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    Question Must-do dives from Khao Lak?

    Hello. I will be in Khao Lak in Feb and will have 4 full days available for diving. Please recommend me (advance diver certification with more than 150 dives but weak swimmer in currents) some MUST-DO dive sites (in order of priority) if I were to do 4 day trips. Thank you in advance.
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    Flights to Marsa Alam

    Hello, Does anyone know which airlines are still flying from France or Belgium or Italy or Germany or Switzerland into Marsa Alam? Thanks in advance for any info.
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    Dental surgery and scuba diving

    Hello there, I have a question: is it safe to go scuba diving just after a wisdom tooth extraction and/or a tooth implant? Or Or is this not even a cause for concern (in which case, pardon my ignorance)? Thank you in advance for advising.
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    Raja Ampat Lodge/Resort Recommendations Please

    Hi there, I am looking at Raja Ampat for my next 2-week dive vacation. As my buddy and I prefer to be land-based, any recommendations for a well located lodge/resort would be appreciated. Some criteria are: 1. A fantastic house reef for snorkelling and diving. 2. A good number of great dive...
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    I'm still cold!

    I've tried ordinary rashguards but they didn't keep me warm enough. How are these different and how much more effective are they?
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    Diving The Red Sea

    Been diving in south Egypt for years. No problem at all for women.
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    I'm still cold!

    I dive with a 5mm in 85F waters:) Between 65F to 85F, I will need a 7mm with a hood and gloves. Hood and gloves make a tonne of difference!
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    Navigation device recommendation please.

    Hi there - Is there something out there more advance than the traditional compass that can help with navigation underwater? Would be great if it could give directions much like a GPS system:) Any recommendation would be appreciated. Thank you in advance for your response.
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    Stuck with beginner diver who runs out of air in 20 mins?

    On hindsight, our lack of experience with liveaboards was as much a factor (i.e. not asking questions beforehand, not knowing our options, etc etc etc). Plus, I didn't/don't think the dive operator was so bad that I had to call them out and warn everyone about it. Short dives aside, it was...
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    Earthquake while diving

    Thank you for all your response. Good to know there is minimal risk.
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    Stuck with beginner diver who runs out of air in 20 mins?

    Hey, thanks everyone for your great advice, I really appreciate it. No animosity towards anyone from that trip; I posted this question just so it would help me - and other divers like myself with little liveaboard experience - know what my options are in similar situations in the future, or...
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    Stuck with beginner diver who runs out of air in 20 mins?

    Hi there - On a recent short liveaboard trip, there was a beginner diver who ran out of air in about 20 mins every single time when everyone else in the small group still had enough to dive another 30-40 mins. There was just one guide, so no option of diving in separate groups for the rest of...
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    Earthquake while diving

    Hi there, Has anyone ever experienced an earthquake while diving? What was it like? What kind of risks do earthquakes pose to divers under water and what does one need to do if caught in a sufficiently major one? Thanks in advance for your response.
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    Abhorrent cold!!!

    Minimum 5mm wetsuit even in 29C waters.... preferably 7mm:) Anything less than that, I start shivering after 15 minutes in tropical waters.
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    Women and everything being heavy in scuba diving

    Yep, struggle with the heavy equipment every single time. Assistance from the dive centre staff or fellow divers are always very very much appreciated!!
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    Singapore doctor dead - Bali

    Any idea what could have caused this fatal accident? Sounds like a low risk dive for someone with over 100 dives and it seems strange to me that diver died from decompression sickness. She was already unwell when down at 20m... Contaminated air probably?
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    Diving The Red Sea

    Never had a problem diving in Marsa Alam, Egypt. I would hesitate to go to the Sinai area though. Enjoy.
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    What thickness wetsuit for Cenotes?

    A 5mm in April was just about right for me for 2 back to back dives... and I get cold very easily in general.
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    Is early January the right season?

    Hi there - My buddy and I are planning to go to either Cozumel or Cancun the first 2 weeks of January. We will unfortunately miss the whale shark season (argh!). Will we be too early for the sailfish run? We are beginner-intermediate divers and usually dive in the Red Sea. Any other...
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    Diving with Sharks

    Hi all, I was really nervous the first time I dived with sharks. I was constantly fearful that one of them would happen to be hungry or in a bad/strange mood that day and attack me:) I have a question: Besides staying close to the reef and not making too much noise/bubbles (as I was...
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