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I wish to offer condolences for your loss.

Before you run to see a marriage counsellor, chillyinCanada may have identified the problem. Perhaps your husband knows you are the better diver and has issues dealing with it. Not every guy can admit something like that. I know, as my wife is actually the better of the two of us at diving. She...

Innovative Scuba www.innovativescuba.com carries a product they call Sea Snips. It is just trauma shears and a sheath. I zip tie the sheath to my BC such that the Velcro opening on the sheath faces toward my body so it doesn't accidentally get opened. They work very well and are much cheaper...

Alex is the editor of Dive Training magazine. He has put excerpts from the book in the magazine as articles.

I don't think that everyone starts out wanting to be a dive instructor. I simply wanted to get certified. My wife also felt the same way. I took Advanced and Rescue to expand my knowledge, on the road to improving my dive skills. Once we joined a dive club, I had the opportunity to help with...

.... you cannot figure out why nobody notices you? I have the same problem when I dive with my wife. Life is tough!!!!

I bet at a time like that survival may be more on your mind than SCUBA. Besides, if I sat next to a SCUBA legend for the entire flight I would have already asked EVERY QUESTION POSSIBLE.

Newbie, from what I have observed, people that are dyslexic are the hardest working people that I know. Perhaps the extra effort that you are willing to put towards learning translates well for other endeavours in life. What I recommend is to sit in on a couple of open water sessions to see...

Congratulations!!!!!

You demonstrated excellent judgement by calling the dive. Besides, it wouldn't have been fun at all when you feel that bad. There is an old adage in aviation that is applicable. Appropriately modified, the adage is " It is better being on the shore wishing you were diving than to be diving...

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Congratulations!!!!

I know its a bit late for suggestions now but my CD gave some good words of advice. He recommended not to try for the highest score but to concentrate on PASSING the tests instead. He mentioned that nervous IE candidates would blindly try for a perfect score instead of focusing on the main...

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Unless the person is very skinny and wearing no weights, why not simply ditch the lead? That should create positive buoyancy.

I would probably give the dive shop credit for trying to do the right thing, even if they may not be technically correct. It wouln't be wise to risk selling an entire gear package by doing something stupid, like insisting on a mandatory course through the shop. The diver could simply order it on...

Now, all they have to do is find water deep enough to dive in on Mars and they will be good to go. And Martians. OW could then lead to the Deep Space Specialty course. OTOH, it sure beats teaching courses on Uranus. :D

Congratulations!!!!!

Tell the divemaster or instructor about your lack of recent experience if you are going on a guided dive. There is no guarantee that they will take it into account but you will have given them valuable information as to what you are (or are not) capable of doing. Also, make sure the dive is...

The helmet dive would still be using compressed air. All else sounds good. What about taking sailing or windsurfing lessons together? She could then go enjoy the water too and won't feel left out.