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Simple... buy a full-face mask (however, you'll still have to do skills to pass the course). The problem with full-face masks... when performing your flooding skills, there is a lot more air-space to purge. In other words, you might want to learn to mouth-breathe and ALL of us get a dry mouth...

Strange... click on my Mar-Vel link. Talk to the people there about your aspirations. I think you'll find that Commercial Diving is NOT going to be what you really want to pursue for your purposes of living in a variety of environments but salvage might be a better choice - what you are...

How did we go to flutter kicking? Sure it's a much less 'impacting' kick on the environment below you and the modified frog kick (a cave diver's preferance) is a simple (and more propelling) alternative but I think CaseyJr is primarily questioning whether or not he should concentrate on his...

An interesting point about being neutral and dealing with vertigo too is that in currents often bubbles cannot be relied upon for a vertical reference point... they well may be following the current to a greater degree than the lateral aspect to horizontal. I prefer to use the larger bubbles...

Unless you are in zero visibility or are using a fully contained rebreathing apparatus, you have reference. They are called bubbles and the smallest ones rise at about the rate of 30 feet per minute... key word being 'rise'. If you are neutral, respiration will cause you to rise and fall so...

We can all tell horror stories of near death experiences but the mind-set you had while getting your ribs crushed under that mooring line is something that only you experienced and only you can 'fix it'. It took me nearly 2 years to get one particular student to flood her mask (part of the skill...

There ya go... thanks Nema.

You know... I'm enjoying this interaction amongst the divers here in this forum and expressing that it's nobody's business but the diver's (skindiver) is, in fact, an opinion worthy of expression. Interestingly though, I really wonder if skin diving to 15' (hardly a barotrauma depth for any...

Wait a minute !!! If Mom is a diver, doesn't that make him certified by osmosis? Congrats on the beautiful boy. He already looks like... "who WAS in charge here?"

There is no proof that the study was not manipulated. There is no proof that it was manipulated... therefore believe what you will based on your own analogies of your benefits by drinking water. I myself feel that since my body is approximately 3/4 SALT water... I don't much care for the...

There is not that much more to see below 150' unless you are interested in doing some recovery or deep wreck diving (more training, of course) and I agree with both DA and WeDive that mixing gases beyond Nitrox for anything less than a deep dive is ludicrous and wasteful of the limited resource...

There are any number of places where you can find Pelagic experiences during certain times of the year - just check the migratory habits of the particular species you prefer and pray for nice weather. I'm inclined to suggest the areas around Costa Rica for Hammerheads, Manta Rays and an...

Hydro testing places a 5/3rds overpressure on the tank... if it passes the Hydro, who gives a crap what any diver tries to tell you. It's good to go to at least it's specified and rated pressure. I get overfills all the time and I've been diving since 1970 - I've yet to have issue with a tank...

Everyone on our team was schooled in basic maintenance, disassembly and assembly of the AGA's we used and it was required after each training (and yes, we actually did train weekly - IADRS was awed at that). The Mask and tank was the only 'community' equipment we shared and, other than size...

A Rescue Diver Certification and 60 dives logged is the prerequisite to begin a Divemaster Course through PADI. I tend to agree with Archman that you might want to accrue more experience with actual diving before venturing into a Divemaster certification simply because 32 dives isn't really...

Hi Tim, The Steel 95's are going to make a slight difference in your overall need for weight on your belt. You did say that you currently carry 20# of weight in addition to Steel 80's but what you didn't say was if that 20# is a salt or fresh water weighting. Either way, your 95's (100's) weigh...

There is your solution... if you want to pay what CEE charges rather than what Castaway charges, fill your tanks at CEE and stop whining. It seems your money is going to CEE rather than Castaway anyway so why should Castaway give you a break on partial fills? As one who has done the fill...

Many new tanks have a '+' sign stamped on them next to their pressure rating which indicates that they are okay to fill 10% above that rated pressure. 3900 is by far beyond the '+' indicator (3000 + 10% = 3300, not 3900) and had I been standing there, hot or not, I'd have something to say about...

Velvia does make a 100 ISO Slide Film which you may find quite suitable for your marine images. On the downside, I've always felt that Velvia seemed to saturate the greens and blues more so than the warmer colors which is why I've always favored it for landscape images, flora and fauna and not...

Be careful folks... I see it now, a certification from PADI: Fitting Room Dive Buddy... $40.