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Regular exercise and diving are not mutually exclusive. Avoid heavy exercise directly before and after diving as this does have an increased risk of DCS due to an - increase in heart rate / blood pressure / metabolism / probably other things - as does working excessively during fa dive. But you...

I thought I'd chip in as it's been a while since I posted anything - but it's a good topic of conversation. I worked as an instructor and guide between 2005 - 2014 and have had to deal with a few emergencies. The first was not long after my rescue course and I was a DMT, assisting on a PADI...

Indeed - however my sources are friends, former colleagues and residents of Sharm El Sheikh.... The resort was already on it's knees, and now it's worse... :-( C.

There may not have been an outright ban on flights to Sharm by the German government but they strongly advised against travel to Sharm - and the "ban" was technically about checked baggage not being allowed on the aircraft. ETI and FTI re-routed their aircraft based on government advice, not...

In a way it doesn't matter if it was a bomb or an aircraft failure, the end result is the same - it will cast further doubt as to the safety of flying to Egypt, and hot on the heels of the German declaration lifting the ban on flights to Sharm, some commentators in the German media have been...

Good news at last - earlier this week the German government removed the travel ban to Sharm El Sheikh airport, and have advised tour operators to consider restarting flights. It will take several months before anything happens as flights are scheduled months in advance and all the aircraft are...

Emperor in Sharm is mothballed but will honour bookings if they get them. The physical dive centre is closed but they will respond to e-mails - and it will depend on numbers, they won't put out a boat for just a single diver. As No. 1 Camel Fan Skulmoski says - Camel are still ticking over and...

For both Maverik and Chilly... Most of the Red Sea liveaboards will involve a RIB at some point - the size of some of the vessels makes them impossible to manoeuvre close to some of the reefs, often dependent on the conditions. I can't comment specifically on what type of RIB each liveaboard...

Also check out Blue O Two (blueotwo.com), Emperor Divers (emperordivers.com), Tornado Marine (tornadomarinefleet.com) - I can personally recommend them based on friends and former colleagues who've worked their boats. I still have friends in both Hurghada and Sharm. In terms of personal safety...

For Honduras - I've heard good things about Utila Dive centre - not a specific recommendation as I've never been there personally but I've met a few people who did DM and IDC training there. The Phillippines are beautiful and not as manic crazy busy as the South of Thailand and plenty of...

There are other agencies available in Australia, although PADI and SSI have the largest presence - but let's take it back to the original post. The lady in question is a former instructor; a lot has changed in the last 20 years but the basic principles remain the same. What she needs is some...

I've seen it a couple of times in divers (not myself), but I've had to deal with it and can say the following from my experience, and in response to your questions. - it looks like a skin rash, but is not as bright in colour. It's not on the surface of the skin and as consequence is darker in...

No worries - also was just looking at the Blue O Two website and they also use the Diver's Lodge. As I say - don't really know these places very well but let us know how you get on. The situation in Egypt is pretty dire so it's useful to know who's still operating and what they're doing...

And good day to you, sir! Firstly - it's not completely unrealistic. When I was in Thailand an bunch of the guys who trained me - and whom I subsequently worked with, were, and still are, teaching well into their 60s. BUT - mostly they were there on some form of retirement visa and supported...

Hi StephanieGrace - as a full-time instructor I encountered this sort of situation a few times - one diver had been out of the water so long that I had to teach her how to use a BCD as she had learned in an old-fashioned stab jacket. Firstly - yes, a lot has changed, and regardless of what the...

Hi - I can give you recommendations for Lembongan but since I used to work for a (non SSI) dive centre on that island I have sort of a conflict of interest so I don't want to make recommendations in public. If you want to send me a PM/conversation then I'll be happy to let you know who they are...

Indeed they do - however, not in Eilat! :D

Hi Asher Two dives per day is a sort of default position for a lot of dive centres worldwide. Depending on location and logistics, most will offer at least one more as an optional extra. It might be a third daytime dive or a night dive, or both, but not all dive centres will allow you to dive...

I worked in Sharm for 4 years and have no direct experience of these dive centres but I can offer them as recommendations based on information from people who lived and worked in Hurghada... Emperor (formerly the Dive Tribe) at the El Gouna Moevenpick would be one of them - but as you've...

From my experience (I've worked in Thailand, Indonesia, Egypt and the Caribbean: DAN is actually several different companies under one umbrella - DAN Asia-Pacific, DAN Japan, DAN Europe, and DAN America. As a UK citizen I registered with DAN Europe - but you are covered wherever DAN is present...