Tigerman
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I can only reply based on what Ive learned (and so far kept to).ppatrick:...
Tigerman, thanks for many replies. Is it important to dive at the same site during the day time before doing the night dive? The dive op never told anything about that. In fact, I don't even know where in John Pennekemp would I be diving at night...
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According to PADI, you should always do a daytime dive where you plan to do a night dive, in order to get familiar with the area.
What is very differen when diving at night is that you dont see anything except from where you point your light, unless of course its not completely dark. Therefore, knowing the site before you dive can be very helpful if you should need to navigate there for whatever reason. I guess youll be diving with a guide tho? The certification organizations dont exactly have underwater cops with a blue light and a siren coming after you down there, so they cant stop you, just like they cant stop people from diving solo. There is however the remote possibility that you get separated from the group and need to find land. Of course, the procedure for that eventuality is to do a quick search for your group and then surface, so its unlikely. Also, if you turn off the light under water, you should be able to see the other lights.
The fact that you only see what you point the light at is the very thing that makes it so intense. Its only you (and the other divers) out there and the rest of the world is just.. gone. Its SO relaxing doing a nice night dive. And as sure as you slept well after the first dives you did, so you will after night dives, once you have processed the experience that is