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I drink Coffee in the morning and if the day is miserable in between dives, I also drink water approximately 3 litres in a working day, then when the day is finished I drink several beers wait 12 hours (mostly sleeping) and start all over again. I've been doing pretty much just that for 10...

Now for something controversial! I think that all this B******* attempting to make spear fishing on scuba appear a technical sophisticated sport is a desperate attempt to hide the fact that it is reeedickulussly eeeasy to slaughter fish while wearing scuba. Last time I said that in a Bar...

I have just been given a ziegel balanced first stage and as it was all in pieces in a plastic bag with a split diaphragm I was wondering if anyone out there could point me in the right direction for Ziegel tech support. I need to identify it and obtain some schematics to see whats missing. I've...

I've moved from Belize since the last time I posted on this board and haven't really felt the need to post untill now but this thread really draws the end. Everyone is jumping onto a bandwagon just for the sake of saying, sueing or just feeling important. I can understand the lawyers and the...

OK read it all even the shouting am wondering whether more than one grown up is going to respond but then why bother. Raffles

Hi all Been away for a little as I have just moved to a new job. As to the subject in hand, solo diving has been around for a long time whether it will be accepted by the industry and charter boats isn't actually up to the firms and boats but up to their insurance carriers. When the people...

Sorry Sylv Not Much I've been here six years and not yet dived it all however I think there's plenty of stuff under th Mexico Thread. Raffles

Hi Sharkyy Blackbird Resort is a resort offshore that takes a while to get to and normally means an overnight. The Dolphin centre is a research centre and while they probably won't mind visitors it's probably a good idea to arrange it with them before you leave for Belize. The other option...

hi caribbean diver I live and work here in Belize and can tell you that there is no shore diving anywhere in Belize. All the land masses where you can stay (Hotels etc.) are either behind the barrier reef or in Lagoons making swimming out next to impossible. Huw Parkey is a very good guy to...

..for the link. The syllabus looks OK but nothing very startling. I will have to check out the liability angle for us as a Dive shop tho' before considering accepting it. It may be as some people say that someone is trying to get people to pay for another card but take it from me at present...

Jon T A little one sided on the organisation bashing, ALL the agencies world wide that are in the "business" of providing divng certification have revised there standards "downwards" over the last 10 years, making the oceans more accessible to more people. This has lead to a change in...

Hi John Remora has it right but one other thing besides checking out the on board Instructors, try and find out a little about where your family are going to dive and just what ratio of instructors to new divers there is. Raffles

Sorry I didn't come across this earlier but I dive every day and don't always get a chance to log on. I think that Natashas ideas were sound, all the hotels she mentioned are excellent and the diving in San pedro is ideal for beginners. You can also access other atolls from there. It's also...

Went to the TDI/SDI site but I couldn't find the course in question. As we are about three hours from any help on the dive sites we use until I get an idea of the training involved we won't be letting anyone solo dive here. You don't have to swim with a DM but you do have to have a buddy...

5' 10", 130lbs in 5mm full suit with standard aluminium 80 I use 8lbs lead, with an aluminium 60 6lbs. In 3mm with standard 80 I don't need any weight not even for the 15ft stop with 500 psi. When I'm teaching, like the other guys, I always add 4lbs to make me negative for control and also...

Done it, didn't like it, don't do it' all I can say. Raffles

Hi Pam came on a little late but would like to remind you that telling your DM would definitely be a good idea. I live in Belize if you need any help just e-mail me. Same for anyone else out there. Raffles

I think that if you're ditching your weights at depth you're in enough trouble to need to get to the surface in a hurry, that being the case AGE and DCS will probably be the least of your worries. Otherwise ditching should not be an option. Raffles

I have read all the comments and for the most part I agree with everyone, however as a full time Instructor there are a couple of areas that I think are worth Highlighting. I have worked in the recreational area now for over ten years and can say that 95% of the students that I have trained...

Problem is, and everyone's been on boats and witnessed it, a lot of people don't discriminate, and in a country where fishing is one of the basic industries for locals, and that doesn't have a major GDP it rapidly goes from 1% to 100%. Raffles