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Hi Just wondering if someone could advise which download cable I need to order to go with my DG01. Didn't receive one when I originally purchased. Cheers Des

The PADI Tec Diver Course standards specifically provides the following note in the Equipment Requirements section of the course standards: Note: A lift bag/DSMB is not considered a reliable method of backup buoyancy control. Cheers Des

I used to be an ANDI instructor when they had an office in Australia. They had good materials, good standards and no problems in recognising the qualifications - and that was the late 90's so recognition should only be greater.

Around the South Pacific, some memorable ones include: - SS Yongala (wrecked off Townsville, Australia) - SS President Coolidge (wrecked off Santo, Vanuatu) - USS Saratoga (Bikini Atoll) - the wrecks of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Cheers Des

No problems. Good luck with your DM course. Have fun!

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PADI standards do not require any specific equipment configuration, but do define what equipment you might have. So you can use BP/W and long hose. In my experience, some DM/IDC candidates who use BP/W and long hose have had difficulties with some basic skills, such as scuba unit remove and...

The AI Course has for the last decade or so been the first part of the PADI IDC. With the new 2010 program, before undertaking either the AI Course or the IDC, you'll complete a series of modules either through online elearning (recommended) or in face-to-face delivery with your CD or Staff...

Just got back from a trip to the Solomon Islands. Did 19 dives on this unit, plus a handful before hand. So far I've done tec deco dives using the Z+ algorithm and multiple no-stop dives using the DSAT algorithm. What a great thing to have both options available, allowing me to choose what I...

Congrats on earning your Divemaster certification. The PADI AI Course is essentially the first part of the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). The second part is the OWSI Program. During the program, you'll learn about learning and instructional systems, how to teach confined water...

The DSAT TecDeep Diver program covers the full range of tech diving with air, EANx and Oxygen up to a maximum depth of 50m (165ft), with full decompression and multiple stage cylinders. The TDI Advanced Nitrox Course covers no-decompression diving using air, enriched air and pure oxygen up to a...

Actually thats not totally correct. If the course is being run by a PADI Dive Center or Resort then PADI Resort & Retail Association (IRRA) standards do require that oxygen be available, and that has been the case for some time. Cheers Des

How often do these types of accidents occur? I've only done 1,100+ dives, and have only been nearby when one diver was hit by a prop from a dive boat. I wasn't at the scene, just diverted from diving there by the coast guard. This was in Florida in 95. No first aid at the scene would have...

The sad part is that CPR and first aid are simple skills that anyone can learn, and should. Yet many don't because they are put off by the complicated approach to training and skills development used by many organisations. We need to get more people in the community trained in basic CPR and...

As of this year, to be an EFR Instructor Trainer (IT) is a prerequisite to get on the CDTC. In past years its been run as part of the CDTC, so the vast majority of PADI CD's should be EFR-ITs. Cheers Des

The only "more advanced course" that PADI requires an EFR rating for, AFAIK, is the PADI Course Director Training Course, which has EFR Instructor Trainer as a prerequisite. To become a PADI Master Instructor, you need to have EFR Instructor (among other requirements). At all other levels...

All confined water skills must be covered for certification. The skills for confined water dives 1-3 must be covered before open water dive 2, and the skills for all 5 confined water dives must be covered before open water dive 3. The only optional skill, as has been stated, is buddy...

The three dives a day limitation applies to open water dives, not confined water. 5 confined water dives in a day is do-able, but not ideal for learning in most cases, IMHO.

If your dive computer has logging capabilities, you could download that and print up the dives. Another means would be to make a legal declaration (in Australia its called a Statutory Declaration) attesting to the number of dives you have made. Another would be to rebuild a logbook from data...

Hi Bob PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors (the certification level attained after completing the PADI IDC (or OWSI Program) and the PADI IE are qualified to teach OW, AOW, Rescue and Divemaster courses, as well as three standardised specialties (Peak Performance Buoyancy, Project AWARE and AWARE...