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Hemmoor is a great spot to dive. You can have fun at 10m, or at 59m (if your training allows it, ofcourse). Spent a long weekend diving there, but I'm still dying to go back and explore more (hopefully next time on trimix). They have one very specific requirement for equiment, namely two...

For now, we're basically doing the same. Our opinion is that a hard copy, real log has more value, as it encourages some form of bonding among people while logging (instead of everybody just tapping away on their smart phones). I think logging on paper is faster too. Only if they're going to...

This is sort of true, but not entirely. You can enter your total amount of dives, regardless of the online logging (at least, it used to be like that). Also, your instructor will enter the total number of dives when certifying you for a specialty or course. This does not (again, not in the past)...

Not having read the entire thread, I'd still like to chip in. A little while ago (in February), my Area Manage (SSI Benelux) sent all DivePro's in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg an e-mail containing a 38 page document that outlines all skills. I understood from a befriended Instructor...

The most important thing for your instructor to do, is order your certification. From what I know, online divelog pages are not required to be signed off, but to be fair, I'm not completely sure: SSI only recently moved to a full online way of training, and I have not yet taught a course in a...

SSI training standars basically state that if you've met the minimum requirements for the course, you have to receive your certification. It specifically states (alright, specifically, translated from the Dutch Training Standards I have in front of me): If a student satisfies the SSI standards...

Was that with the old online material? From what I've seen, the new stuff is easier to use and better presented than the old online OWD program. To be fair, I'm yet to teach a course with the new "digital revolution" material.

This doesn't need to be a problem. I've been diving a non-air integrated computer for years now without a problem. You do need an external pressure gauge though. I think I've lost you there. Any dive computer operates on a decompression model it performs calculations on. As the manual...

For a limited budget, I'd highly recommend the Subgear XP-10. Easy to operate (even with thick gloves on) and virtually indestructible. My club has 10 of these and with every OW student using one during their OW dives (until they have their own computer ofcourse), they see a lot of water an...

Not a problem. However, if you, at some point in your career, get to the level of SSI Instructor Trainer, you're required to use the SSI Total Teaching System for all recreational classes, except for those that are not covered by SSI's materials.

The only thing you, or your LDS basically, can do is to change the battery, make sure the o-ring of the battery compartment is in good shape, and make sure the outside is clean (no salt deposits on sensors etc). Your LDS won't be able to do anything if a sensor is off or something like that. The...

To be completely honest, I never trust size charts in general. With your height and weight, I'd say an L would be good for you, but as this all depends on how the weight is distributed over your body, there's no real way to tell. By the way, the sizes in the website's size chart don't seem to be...

Not able to switch from nitrox to air is quite common with dive computers. My own computer will reset tissue loading if I try to do so. Just set it to EAN21 and you'll be fine. Some computers give slightly different NoDeco times when you have it on EAN21 then on Air (it eludes my why), but...

Both are rear-inflation BCs, where the BCJ-8000 seems to be the luxury version: more padding (back and shoulders), stainless steel D-rings, roll out pocket, knife mount, active purge assist deflator. Although I don't have experience with these specific BCs (but I do with more than enough other...

To be fair, this wasn't xDeep themselves. TecDiveGear is the (on of the?) distributor for the US, so they don't control shipping etc, they're only relaying what they've been told by xDeep. And July wasn't the first date, the first shipment date was "End of March".

The prime reason for critique wasn't not paying attention to this thread, it was the lack of overall communication. When asking for concrete times and dates, they were not given, and delivery times were pushed back (due to CE re-certification, I give the that, but still a date other than "a few...

Just giving an example, to be honest, I've never dealt with Scubapro computers myself, but he seems pretty happy with his (he's been diving it since it came out). My point was just that I currently see a trend here that everyone, regardless of past, current and future diving ambitions, should...

Asking for an objective answer regarding the Petrel here, isn't very likely to get you any. ;) Yes, it's an amazing computer, and I'm getting one myself, however, in my opinion you should really think whether it is what you want or need. There are plenty computers out there with a great display...

I've been diving a very simple computer (Mares M2) for a while now, and I'm finally starting to consider dropping down $1000 for a Petrel. You just got your OW certification, I'd recommend you'd first get a simple computer, start doing some more dives (I'm of the school of thought that you're...

It still saddens me. They had a device with such huge potential, and then completely blew it with delays, bad communication, and more delays. I might buy a Black BT some time in the future as a backup, but for now I'm going to pass.