open water

Hi! My name is Matthew and I'm fairly new to diving. I live in southwest Florida where diving isn't as popular as I thought it would be, but I still go every chance I get. I have 20 open water dives under my belt and looking to start getting into advanced open water. Something fairly irrelevant...

So I’ve been to Bali twice and dived Nusa Penida and Tulamben for just a couple of days before heading out to Komodo each time. From what I reckon everywhere seems to be good for AOW divers up to 30m. My friend recently got certified and with just 6 dives under the belt - is it worthwhile to go...

Hi all, I have a basic OW certificate with about a dozen OW dives. I recently moved to a coastline, but I haven't gone diving in the ocean in about a year (although I have done a couple of quarry dives since). I recently talked to a local PADI instructor/dive charter owner about easing back...

As a trainee divemaster I had my first student today and I took her through open water 2. For those reading along, much of the controversy that follows begins here. Are we taking about Open Water Dive #2, or Confined Water Dive #2? I took her through her pre-dive safety checks and explained...

I have a friend who wants to get certified and asked me for some advice. So I am looking for recommendations of instructors who teach OW classes in a DIR configuration with proper buoyancy, trim, skills, etc. I did mention GUE Rec 1, but he didn't seem to be willing to do it because of the...

As a PADI MSDT Instructor I teach PADI's AOW certification. This means that someone fresh out of OW class (4 open water dives) can do 5 more open water dives for a total of 9 open water dives and have a certification card that declares that they are an "Advanced Open Water" diver. I am sure that...

My fiance and I just finished our open water diving class. About 8 years ago he perforated his eardrum. It has since fully healed but he has had lasting tinnitus. When we were doing our open water dives he had trouble equalizing in the ear that he perforated (not positive they are related but...

Probably the nth time this has come up, but asking since I dont see a lot of new (and relevant) datapoints. Which place is better to get open water certified? I know it depends on the scuba instructor/school, time of year, things you want to do etc. But in case we take most out of the equation...

IMG951154 by ReefDiverRich posted Aug 12, 2019 at 8:15 PMHello all.. ReefDiverRich here from northern New Jersey. I currently have my NAUI open water and Drysuit certification, currently doing the advanced and nitrox checkout dives. I have 13 dives as of today (8/12/19) but will certainly have a...

Hi all :) As of tomorrow, (if all goes well), I will have completed my open water certification with just the two last dives to go. Most things I have found fine and I am quite comfortable in the water. I am just a bit anxious with the mask clearing exercises (mask replace and removal). I can...

Just registered here, but been reading through the posts for some time. Got PADI OW certified back in 2004 but stopped diving for some time until I got back into it in 2017. Logged a little under 60-dives (and counting...). Mostly beach diving weekends and occasional boat dives if I can...

Hi there, I have designed a log page based on my own needs and I'd love to get some feedback on it! It's aimed at relatively new divers with less than 100 dives so I'm looking for 25 people to participate in a (short) paid survey about the page. This covers the layout, order and fields...

Hey there I currently live in NY and looking to complete PADI openwater certification confined and open water dive portion as i have completed the elearning portion. I'm going to be in Ocala, FL Aug. 24-27 and lookin to see if anybody else on here would like to do the cert with me or if there is...

Hello all, I am an OW diver from South Florida and am looking to take my training one step further and take AOW courses. I've looked at a few different agencies to do this with and was looking for advice on what the best agency is to earn the AOW rating. Of the few that I've seen, I believe...

Hey guys, my name is George i am new here looking forward to participate in this board and learn new things. Currently have about 20 logged dives and thinking of doing my Divemaster cert. Thanks for having me here. Kind Regards George

Top of the line scuba diving setup. Add a tank, weights and wetsuit and you are all set for diving open water. I would rather not price things out piecemeal. I'm selling as a set, so please do not inquire about purchasing items individually. This gear has a total of ~8-12 individual dives on...

Hi all, was reading up on military equipment, specifically helmets recently when a random thought hit me. How viable is it to wear a helmet in a recreational open water setting? Off my mind, I can think of some advantages, and of course, disadvantages. Advantages - Provides a good GoPro...

Our son Olin first learned to dive when he was 12 years old. Did his first night dive at age 14. Over the next 28 years he did around 400-500 dives. All this without ever getting certified. For his 40th birthday present the wife and I splashed out and bought him an open water...

Hey guys, I hope this is in the right place. So I have been a PADI OWSI (+5 specialities) Instructor since early 2012. I taught a fair amount throughout that year, then left for an island and taught there for a while. The diving was incredible but the living conditions not great, so I came back...

Any advice on dm internships that are out there? I would eventually like to work up to IDC and make a career out of Scuba. I currently have my open water and enriched air certifications. Any advice about anything scuba related would be of great help! Thank you!