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    Dive Team Leader / Head Instructor - Koh Tao, Thailand

    Goodtime Dive is rated as one of Koh Tao's top SSI Dive Centres. We're looking for an experienced SSI Dive Pro (DMI / DCSI+) who has recent and wide teaching experience in the SSI Training System to manage our growing dive team. This is an exciting teaching role that has huge scope for...
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    Padi hologram

    As far as I'm aware they are separate holograms, but there could be a number of variations depending on region and which crew pack (standard, deluxe etc) you purchase. In this circumstance I agree with the others though, it looks like the OP will have to purchase another copy - you could try...
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    Do you feel diving has given you better health?

    Like many posters I think its very much a two way thing. The gear carrying aspect sure helps physical fitness, and while diving isn't (usually!) a cardiovascular activity, you definitely get a lot of muscle toning from swimming underwater. But the desire to want to keep diving - especially for...
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    Finishing AOW

    Yes, any instructor can finish your cert - although it may cost a little more than you think, as unless you have the PIC/online PIC that comes with your AOW manual/online manual, your certifying dive centre will have to purchase another one. But purely in terms of sign up, as long as you have...
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    Is Richelieu rock much better than Similan islands?

    Yep, agreed with both of the above. Richelieu is a stand out dive site compared to many of the other Similans sites where there is a fair amount of coral damage. Personally I also like the big boulder type sites like Elephant Head Rock.
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    Beginner Diving in Philippines?

    I think the diving in the Philippines caters to less experienced divers no problem. Especially in the destinations you specifically mentioned there are plenty of shallow reefs with lots to see and little/no current. So you should be fine. Personally I was not overly impressed by Borocay - too...
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    Night Diving - love or hate?

    Night diving used to be my favourite thing to do - and then I discovered UV/Flouro night diving. I still love regular night dives but taking out the UV gear is definitely my new favourite passtime. There are some awesome glowing fish and corals around and you get to see them in a whole new light...
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    You know you're a diver when...

    You know you're a diver when.....you spent years turning your taps and shower faucet all the way on, and a half turn back :)
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    Thailand diving for newbies

    Yep, another vote for a live aboard, but I agree with Scuba Cat - if you are going to commit to a 3-4 day trip to see the best sites, you should consider getting your advanced, or at very least your deep adventure dive so that you can really get the best value out of the trip. Happy diving :)
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    Recommendations for diving in Bohol

    Wow, that's awful. I had not heard anything about this Kevin, so thanks for the info. I have not visited Bohol since 2010, but when I did I dived with Genesis divers and was very impressed with their staff and service. There are plenty good and easy dives around the area that are great for open...
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    Aow

    From the OP's original description of what happened I also think there has been some confusion between Master Diver and Dive Master here. Taking 5 specs to get the Master Diver rating will provide you with more knowledge and skills to help accomplish you end goals, but as others have said is not...
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    What fins do you dive with?

    Where is the dive centre going to be and what kind of conditions will your friends students be diving in? This will ultimately affect what the best option for his students are.
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    failure rate of Scuba equipment and BCD

    In thousands of dives my only problem that has caused me to abort a dive is a high pressure hose blowout - which happened to me twice with my first regulator (which lasted around 1500dives in total). I've had some minor problems created by a leak in my LPI inflator when a new o ring was...
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    No PADI cert. Can you scuba dive while traveling?

    You are right in your nit picking of course. I was thinking purely in terms of what you'd receive in many holiday destinations/resorts :)
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    Where to go to do my free of (most) charge PADI ITC?

    I honestly don't think you will be able to find a PADI IDC centre that will put you through the IDC and IE for free. As some of the others have said, most internships are paid - by you. Aside from the tuition you'd receive the materials cost money, the IE itself costs money and then there's your...
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    Article/More than 8,000 cases of chikungunya reported in Curacao

    Having had this illness, I can only say I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Keep spraying that deet folks!
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    Diving after an ankle fracture

    If your doctor familiar with diving and the pressures and movements you will have to put on your ankle when you get back into it? If not you may need to seek out a specialist to be sure. You could try contacting your local chamber for a consult. I know a fellow instructor who did this after a...
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    Question for dive center owners/managers

    We have a very small kit room (about 4m deep by 3m wide) comparatively to the amount of kit we have (getting on for 20 sets of shop gear, plus staff gear), so need to be clever with our storage techniques. For fins however, we use horizontal fin racks as we've found its the most effective way to...
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    No PADI cert. Can you scuba dive while traveling?

    As the others have said you can do a try dive/resort dive/discover scuba dive/whatever your dc of choice wants to call it. It should include a briefing and some skills practice (partial mask clear,reg clearing & reg recovery and alternate air source use in most cases). The skills are not...
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    Got my AOW this weekend, now its time to dive and do some specialty courses

    Absolutely get your buoyancy nailed before you take any more courses, and do a heap of fun diving so you can assess for yourself what your strengths and weaknesses are. That will tell you all you need to know about the specs that will be most useful to you! But in general buoyancy, navigation...
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