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I keep a low profile spearo mask in my bc. Have lost masks on dives and a back up is always nice to have if your strap pops and your primary is gone especially in low vis.

I would not fill it myself first off as any normal compressor will not be clean enough for medical grade O2. That being said any O2 is better than none in an emergency. For your medical bottle no standard yoke or dinner reg will work as they are only designed to be used with an O2 regulator that...

It's not so much the divers who need to be concerned with it. It's Marina owners and their insurance. Not knocking it man. Like I said I used to make my living that way too. The regs on it are about money in my opinion. I got out of it because of some **** that happened to me but I would agree...

Hookah which can only technically considered surface supplied diving (certainly not by any real commercial diving governing body IMCA, DCBC, ADCI, ETC) still would require a 4 man team at a minimum to be lawful. I understand these regulations as they affect my daily life as a commercial diver...

SCUBA ops require topside personnel and a standby diver with the working diver. Surface supplied requires a minimum of 4. Topside, tender, standby, diver. But usually its more on the job site.

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It's not a bad gig man but it's no longer legal to perform ANY commercial work on hookah and if on scuba a 3 man team is required. As of Nov 2016 the USCG and OSHA who govern commercial diving laws have made it illegal and ended the grace period to cease or alter illegal commercial dive ops. If...

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Dan and Steve are 100ton USCG captains and Dan has 30+years Army Special Forces dive experience and Bruce is an EMT and instructor. They are the most skilled crew I have ever gone down with. You won't regret diving with Florida West SCUBA.

Kelemvor I will call the captains (Dan or Steve) and see what's up with the website and let you know. Yes we have a larger boat than anyone else in town who only run 6 packs. Google Megalodon Charters or Florida West SCUBA. It should put you in touch with Steve (owner) so you can set up your...

Venice is FULL of fossils. Don't just target the megs. Sloth claws and mammoth teeth among others (she'll castings and the like) are abundant. Definitely a fun hobby. I'm more a spear than anything else but fossil diving is remarkably rewarding activity.

Dude new Luxfer Al80's are running around $120 each. I remember paying that for used 80s a fee years ago and being happy as hell but it's changed. Good luck on your sale though.

Wave above your site to clear silt and sand and TOUCH EVERYTHING!!! I DM'ed for megalodon charters in venice in the past and that's about the best advice I can give you for fossil technique. You should also be as far as safely possible from your buddy to prevent fouling up the visit even more...

With any new gear I always recommend blind donning and doffing underwater to amp up familiarity. Congrats on your new cert! Diving is all new and totally alien to everybody when we start. I couldn't even count how many dives I have. Hell I do it for a living and still I'm a "new" diver. Good on...

Unfortunately after packing my vehicle to the brim with literally ALL of my worldly possessiins for a move today I stopped at Walmart for an oil change and less than 1 hour after leaving my engine caught fire and I barely had enough time to pull over and escape. Less than 10mins later my life...

It's your reg. It will boil down the performance and comfort you want/need. Now I don't know anyone who absolutely swears by these super high priced regulators because for the most part it isn't necessary for the recreational diver. I get wet every single day and dive with an Aqualung Titan...

I've never seen or heard of an instructor taking or expecting tips. That seems just a shade greedy to me after the course fees etc. Now DM's work for tips almost always and the amount depends on how deep your pockets are and how good you felt the experience was. On average I would receive 40 for...

Pressure is surprisingly not a bad film. (Deep Blue Sea is Makos not Tigers or Whites to the earlier poster)

Depends on the dive, suit thickness, ability, and personal preference. I use both in cold water to compensate for the extra buoyancy of a 7mm+ suit or integrated when working or a rubber belt when spearing. I recommend you get comfortable with both to allow you some diversity in your options...

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