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@toxman My first dive from a 40 ft boat in 6ft seas was a failure because of sea sickness, and this was my first time. The first problem was that the ocean was way too rough. Only go in calmer conditions with good visibility. Don't fiddle with your equipment at the last minute whether on a boat...

I have someone who is going to pay for me to go on the carpe vita in mid november of the this year and want to know if it's worth going. I realize this is a spoiled question. However, I still have to pay about $1,000 for other costs and hate flying. Actually, I hate traveling long distances in...

Is 500 psi at 38 ft really an emergency? He let it get too low but I don't get why you had to air share. I'm new. He had plenty of air to do a safety stop and surface.

@OP I'm new and have anxiety issues as well when I first hit the water, and they usually dissipate after awhile. I just tell myself it's all in my head, which it is. Also, I spent about 90 minutes in the pool the other day. I started getting sleepy on the bottom and had to remind myself to keep...

Well, yes. But at a maximum of about 180 linear ft to the surface. Most of the time about 100ft from the surface. There is a permanent line installed and you can always see the surface. There seems to be some confusion in these parts about what requires a cavern certification and what does not...

Thanks for the replies. I don't mean to say that I have my buoyancy perfect after 8 dives, but the degree to which i was positively buoyant felt extreme given previous experience. I'm going to redo the weight checks in my parents swimming pool. Tipping the right shoulder down did not occur to...

Had some pretty unnerving issues this last dive. By dive 7 I had worked out my buoyancy and trim; it came very easy to me, I did a proper weight check, etc. Today, when my tank got to about 1500 psi I could not stay down, I had to fin hard to keep depth. I've dived in the exact same conditions...

Doesn't sound like we'd get a lot of details from this. If it wasn't DCS, it will probably be attributed to other health problems. How do organizations like DAN classify such? As a new diver who likes to read about accidents, I sense a little wishful thinking about incidents like this, as if the...

You're right. It's not that big of a deal. I'm just a little irked at having to pay $150 for no reason on top of all the other start up costs for my new hobby. Titles and licenses are a real pet peeve of mine. This trend is not exclusive to scuba. It bothers me that our society in general gives...

Excuse me, you're correct. If your stuff is not 02 clean there is increased risk for fire or explosion.

You just have to remember F(O2) X the ata of your depth= P(O2). From slight modifications from this equation you can calculate most of the relevant data you need without even having to worry about the computer. If you did go a little past 110' on EAN32 you can see you're not going to convulse...

My thoughts exactly. A card is a license to learn, just like in anything else. A card does not equal competency.

In a legally sane world yes. People should take their own risks and live with the consequences. It cost be $150 to get the card, and for what?

No. I found the PADI book on it online.

I'm in Ocala. The various springs I have been to do want to see certification cards. As far as the nitrox cert all I can think of is more money for the licensing agencies/ getting out of liability. I got the material through Ocala dive (NASE) and I already knew everything that's in it from the...

I'm recently certified and on dive #10 I had some issues as well. My right ear was having problems equalizing and there was some pain. It's been 3 days and there is still a small amount of pain. And when I lay down on my right side I can hear my pulse pretty loudly in that ear; probably suffered...

I have roughly 5,000 less dives than you, but inflating your BC and finning up would hopefully work. When you start to ascend, you could then start deflating so you don't rocket to the surface.

lol, I just spoke to a diver with 1000 dives and he won't do that either. "Completely calm or a 90ft boat". The trip won't fill up, so I'll wait until the last minute and look at the wind forecast, not that that is a guarantee.

At depth, is being in the ocean the same as being in a spring? If it's more stressful, then I don't know, I guess I'll have to find out. The entry is what killed me. A crewmember said they were consistently 6 ft, with the occasional 8. This fat lady, who only did the first dive took forever to...

He was to be my dive buddy. He did the rest of the dives with the group and DM. He was like " It's ok, you can vomit through your regulator". And I'm like, I'll pass on that, lol!