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I was certified in 1970 (remember NASDS?) Training and equipment totally different then. During training session in both pool and ocean the instructor turned off your air so you actually experienced the OOA feeling before you practiced buddy breathing. Also practiced CESA. I did have to...

That is all true, however, there are a lot of ways of that a log can be kept that a roving watch is on duty. There does not appear to be any requirement for even the simplest of logs

Unless I missed it (which is entirely possible) shouldn't the NTSB have been more critical of the Coast Guard for not enforcing whatever regulations there were in place? If no one is enforcing the regulations and there is no penalty for not following them (I am thinking specifically of the...

I also have an older Nikon Coolpix (a P7100) but with a Fantasea housing. I'm using a Sea & Sea strobe and shoot raw and full manual. I've been using it for a number of years and I am really happy with it except for the shutter delay that fish149 mentions. I have no interest in switching to a...

If you are seriously considering upgrading and staying with Nikon I would recommend that you check what housings are available for the current line of Nikon cameras. I think you will find that housings are not available for the Nikon higher end point and shoot, with full manual, etc. I think...

100% in agreement with you Ken. Diving is a risky sport. With the focus on making it easy too may rec divers have lost sight of that. Physical fitness is only part of being truly prepared for diving, but it is something easily dismissed by too many rec divers. There is a great article in the...

I'm using a Nikon P7100 in a Fantasea housing (shooting raw and full manual). My current strobe has died and I'm looking to replace it, probably going with the Sea&Sea YS01 unless someone can suggest a better option in the same $$ range. My question is what is the best way to connect the fiber...

I just purchased a B2 Octo and was surprised to find that the hose is black! The dive shop where I bought it says that is the way Atomic does it. It was ordered as an octo, using Atomic's catalog number for the B2 octo, so it has a yellow face plate and a 36" hose, but why the black hose? The...

Thanks for the quick response Ron. I will contact Adan

My Cobalt 1 suddenly stopped measuring/reading the dive depth (luckily I wear a backup computer) after 80+ dives. So as far as my Cobalt was concerned, I was not diving even though I was 40' underwater. I assume that the depth sensor has died. My lds sent it in to Atomic 6 weeks ago and all...

NASDS 1971 through San Diego Divers Supply (SDDS), Glenn Stroud was instructor. Also got NASDS Senior certification

I had checked Dr. Kay's 'Altitude Exposure After Diving Article'. The article recommended a minimum wait of 12 hours for an altitude of 4000' and 24 hours for an altitude of 6000'. The article was dated 2000 and I was curious if there is more current information. The plan is to drive back to...

One or our dive group lives in Livermore, CA. Easiest drive is to go via I-5

We are planning a dive trip to Channel Islands. Boat is based in Ventura. Will do 4 dives on Saturday with the last dive ending somewhere around 3:30 or so. Planning on driving home on Sunday. I know the no-fly time would be 24 hours, but what about driving home via the Grapevine? I believe...

Hi All, I currently use an Atomics Venom mask and really like the mask because of the lens and the low volume design. However, it doesn't fit as well as I would like and will occasionally leak, probably because I have a mustache. Does anyone have any suggestions for mask with similar features...

The following is an update from this mornings San Diego Union: Yukon scuba diver died of head injury SAN DIEGO — A Camp Pendleton Marine who died while scuba diving on the Yukon ship accidentally drowned due to blunt-force head injury, the Medical Examiner’s Office said. Lance Cpl...

We're going to be making our first trip to the Big Island and are looking for dive sites recommendations. We are planning 2, possibly 3, days of diving. We are definitely planning on the Manta night dive. What other 'must see' dives should we try to plan? There are a couple of non-divers in...

No problem. And yes. I do use this camera/housing and I bought it through BH

If your sealife strobe has a slave sensor that triggers it to fire in sync with the on-camera flash it should work. One other thing, the $600 price is not through Fantasea. Their 'deal' is $750 for a refurbed P7100 and the FP7100 housing. Check the major New York camera stores, such as B&H...

It would definitely be an upgrade to your DC800. However beware that while the P7000 (which was introduced in 2010) is a very good camera with excellant image quality, it had some problems. The main complaints were slow operational speed and glitchy on-screen menus. These issues were fixed in...