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Diving Glossary- by Tim Hochgrebe added 2004-09-17
- Have a look through our extensive glossary and find out what some of those tricky terms and abbreviations you keep hearing are all about.
Spotty- by Scramble added 2004-09-04
- Saltwater dripped down the inside of my mask, forming a comfortable puddle just below my nose. Beyond the puddle, the blue water of the Gneerings disappeared, with the only other activity visible being my buddy's bubbles rising around me. I took a deep, cool breath.
So you want to be a SCUBA Diving Instructor?- by Tim Hochgrebe added 2004-08-20
- I have worked as an instructor for about 6 years. I absolutely love it. So I thought I would be able to shed a bit of light on the subject for anyone who is interested in becoming one themselves.
Diving Pulu Keeling National Park and the Emden- by Blaze added 2004-07-31
- There are not many places in the world where only a handful of people can attest to have dived. Pulu Keeling National Park located 14nm north of the southern atoll of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands is one such place.
Shark Bay @ Sea World - A new diving experience- by Tim Hochgrebe added 2004-07-23
- Talking about diving with a difference: we had the amazing opportunity to have a look behind the scenes of the recently opened Shark Bay at Sea World on the Gold Coast, Queensland and go for a dive in the Reef Lagoon.
Snorkelling with Wobbegongs- by ross added 2004-07-16
- My husband, Ross, was snorkelling at sunset and low tide around the rocks at Shark Bay, Iluka, NSW.
Bruce the shark- by Ric Mingramm added 2004-06-29
- Bruce the shark in the classic movie "Finding Nemo" declares I'm having fish tonight! ... I must admit that this was my main thought as I dived for the first time with sharks at Coffs Harbour recently.
Sexy underwater ladies- by Maracuja added 2004-06-29
- December 2003 saw me head to Guam and Palau for my first underwater experience. For many years now I have been trying to become qualified but things have always gone against me ...
What the hell is that noise?- by Ric Mingramm added 2004-05-24
- One of the mantras often espoused by Instructors and Dive Masters is know your equipment - and when (if) you become a Rescue Diver - the same words are drilled into you, know your buddies equipment! ...
The Bends- by Craig added 2004-05-22
- Ask any scuba diver what is the one thing they fear most when diving and they will tell you it is the bends. However, if you get a group of divers together they will no doubt joke that '... we will probably all end up bent sooner or later!'. I myself often joked to friends and family that 'I'll probably just end up bent ...' and like most divers I used to think that it would never happen to me ... but it did. I got bent.
Minke Whales- by Tim Hochgrebe added 2004-05-02
- For the months of May thru August this year, divers will have the opportunity to experience the thrill of a lifetime by diving and snorkelling with minke whales. These graceful and magnificent creatures make an annual northerly trek from the Antarctic seas to the warm waters of the Great Barrier Reef ...
Dad is it possible to dive in brown corduroys?- by Ric Mingramm added 2004-04-21
- ... Well this was to be an exciting one Son Fletcher had recently attained his PADI Advanced Open Water and Enriched Air Specialty qualifications, so this was to be a deep(ish) dive on Nitrox. Conditions were surgy but not too unpleasant on the dive boat ...
What a Day - What a Dive!- by Tubby added 2004-04-13
- ... The rebreathers were removed from their magic black boxes and gas etc checked before donning and rolling over the side of the boat. I found myself starting to sink and lots of bubbles coming from just by my left ear ...
Human Dim Sim in space - or how not to use your SMB!- by Ric Mingramm added 2004-04-06
- A useful safety device for most divers is the surface marker buoy. In essence it is an easily seen surface float which is connected to the diver by means of a thin, strong line, usually carried on a reel.
Getting Spoiled on Spoilsport- by Tim Hochgrebe added 2004-03-25
- So it really is true, you do get warm towels after each dive on a Mike Ball liveaboard ... This is a trip report of a recent 6 day Spoilsport expedition from Townsville to the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea and the wreck of the SS Yongala.
