At the beginning of April, we welcomed 36 students from Tømmerup Fri- og Efterskole, a high school in Denmark. Some arrived with their Open Water Scuba certifications in hand, but the large majority had no scuba experience. So we ...
I should start this off by admitting that I love weird fish. I love the unusual, the strange, the creepy. But, I can also appreciate a beautiful reef, colourful coral and the calm of watching a school of Sweetlips hanging ...
PADI certification allows you to dive beneath the surface of the water – 18m (60ft) if you have your Open Water certification. Advanced Open Water (AOW) divers can go to depths of 30m (80ft) after gaining some experience with different ...
You might be looking at investing in an underwater camera system, or you might already own one. If you’re curious why you might choose a dome port vs. flat port, or where to put your strobe(s) for the best photo, ...
So you’ve taken the plunge and are now a proud owner of an underwater camera! Whether it’s an Olympus TG-4 waterproof point-and-shoot or a massive Canon 5D Mk III housing with strobes from Nauticam, it means you have some extra ...
Boat diving! It’s a wonderful thing. It allows you to reach sites that are otherwise inaccessible. You can hop between shores, bays and islands with ease. What this means, however, is you must be prepared for simple problems like broken ...
Much can happen while you’re diving. Equipment issues, unrealistic expectations, aborting early, buddy issues – each can play a role in the wrecking what should actually be a fun experience. The following are some of the most common situations that ...
Scuba diving is extraordinarily unique. You experience weightlessness, breathe underwater, and plunge into the oceanic realm. When you’re certified as a scuba diver, you’ve probably also developed some skills that apply outside the water! Here are six places your experience underwater ...
There is nothing worse than diving incorrectly weighted; you either spend the whole dive adding air to your BCD or you spend the last few minutes of your dive constantly floating up – neither situation is fun, neither is safe. ...
Out of air emergencies and monitoring air supply are prioritised during your PADI Open Water Course, but what if you haven’t refreshed these skills since you did your course 3 or 4 years ago? Here are the steps to help ...
