Stayed: Sheavens Resort, dived out of Vascos. Both recommended
Dived: Under Vascos, plane wreck, El Capitan, LST, USS New York
Time: 6 days of diving, 10 course dives plus 2 extra dives
Gear: Double AL80s on EAN33, AL40 stage, Manta Sr reel w/ #36 line, Halcyon spools & arrows, 3mm steamer, 21w HID Explorer can light & HP LED backups
Day 1 Saturday 30 October
Drove up from Manila, dropped gear at shop, met locals, got everything set up
Day 2 Sunday 31 October
Dive 1, on construction site (dry): Instructor laid line, demonstrated tie-offs, wraps etc. Blind exit (banged my head!) with touch comms, recovered line. Swap over & repeat
Dive 2, under Vascos: Laid line, blind exit with touch comms. Recovered line. Reverse team positions and repeat
Day 3 Monday 1 November
Dive 3, El Capitan: Clipped off stages, laid line, air share exit, recovered line. S-drill, valve drill. 67 minutes/20m
Dive 4, El Capitan: Clipped off stages, laid line, no mask exit, recovered line. S-drill, valve drill. 77min/21m
Day 4 Tuesday 2 November
Dive 5, El Capitan: Clipped off stages, laid line, blind lost line drill, recovered line
Dive 6, LST: Laid line, recovered line. Really silty, very low viz
Day 5 - Wednesday 3 November
Dive 7, LST: Clipped off. Laid line, air share exit. Lost diver drill. Recovered line
Dive 8, New York: Clipped off. Assessed wreck, 360 site tour. Took some photos. Terrible viz
Day 6 - Thursday 4 November
Dive 9, NY: Clipped off. Viz so bad we swam off the end of wreck without noticing! Laid line, recovered line. Lots of silt, could only see 6 of line at times
Dive 10, NY: I bailed to go to doctor instead, been sick all week
Day 7 Friday 5 November
Dive 11, NY: Clipped off. Toured engine room on & off permanent line, Jayson guiding amazing! Yes, this was a trust me dive
Dive 12, plane wreck: Toured plane wreck on the way back to the dock
Day 8 Saturday 6 November
Finished academics & exams, packed up gear and headed back to Manila
Summary: Really enjoyed my first exposure to team diving. Great sites for wreck training low visibility made everything a good challenge, shallow enough to have good bottom times with nitrox and little narcosis. Looking forward to doing some more practice, & planning trips to Coron and/or Truk next year
Dived: Under Vascos, plane wreck, El Capitan, LST, USS New York
Time: 6 days of diving, 10 course dives plus 2 extra dives
Gear: Double AL80s on EAN33, AL40 stage, Manta Sr reel w/ #36 line, Halcyon spools & arrows, 3mm steamer, 21w HID Explorer can light & HP LED backups
Day 1 Saturday 30 October
Drove up from Manila, dropped gear at shop, met locals, got everything set up
Day 2 Sunday 31 October
Dive 1, on construction site (dry): Instructor laid line, demonstrated tie-offs, wraps etc. Blind exit (banged my head!) with touch comms, recovered line. Swap over & repeat
Dive 2, under Vascos: Laid line, blind exit with touch comms. Recovered line. Reverse team positions and repeat
Day 3 Monday 1 November
Dive 3, El Capitan: Clipped off stages, laid line, air share exit, recovered line. S-drill, valve drill. 67 minutes/20m
Dive 4, El Capitan: Clipped off stages, laid line, no mask exit, recovered line. S-drill, valve drill. 77min/21m
Day 4 Tuesday 2 November
Dive 5, El Capitan: Clipped off stages, laid line, blind lost line drill, recovered line
Dive 6, LST: Laid line, recovered line. Really silty, very low viz
Day 5 - Wednesday 3 November
Dive 7, LST: Clipped off. Laid line, air share exit. Lost diver drill. Recovered line
Dive 8, New York: Clipped off. Assessed wreck, 360 site tour. Took some photos. Terrible viz
Day 6 - Thursday 4 November
Dive 9, NY: Clipped off. Viz so bad we swam off the end of wreck without noticing! Laid line, recovered line. Lots of silt, could only see 6 of line at times
Dive 10, NY: I bailed to go to doctor instead, been sick all week
Day 7 Friday 5 November
Dive 11, NY: Clipped off. Toured engine room on & off permanent line, Jayson guiding amazing! Yes, this was a trust me dive
Dive 12, plane wreck: Toured plane wreck on the way back to the dock
Day 8 Saturday 6 November
Finished academics & exams, packed up gear and headed back to Manila
Summary: Really enjoyed my first exposure to team diving. Great sites for wreck training low visibility made everything a good challenge, shallow enough to have good bottom times with nitrox and little narcosis. Looking forward to doing some more practice, & planning trips to Coron and/or Truk next year