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I was there early this may. Was nit great conditions. Strong currents, only about theo thirds of the boat dived.

If you come down, stay away from Breakwater cove during the weekends. Its the gathering point for beginner dive courses throughout the bay area. Not abnormal to see 250 people there on the grass both saturday and sunday. If you do come down, check out the Meridian Fields of breakwater. Head...

I’m glad you haven’t seen it on your trips. I have been to Thailand 5 times also, however only this last one did i dive. I dived 15 dives over the two weeks, just here and there and used a few different providers. About 5-6 different boats for memory. The mishaps i saw were on the same day with...

Thanks man. I made a few post already, well replies, and a couple were not well received haha. I mentioned a few experiences i had on a recent trip to thailand, a couple of resident thailand divers took it personally i think. Oh well. I get back to NZ every year. Love it there. When you come...

Yes, that’s exactly what i’m saying. But not really their fault. The dive operators are not usually the ones doing it. It’s the people operating the boats and the ‘helpers’ As for not practical, to remove your bcd and reg and drop in your bag, why not? I saw lots of dropped gauges, thrown regs...

Three worth doing, i should have specified.

i’m with @drbill , just being your fins and mask and reg set up. the rest is in pretty good condition. Check your tank as you normally would, and keep track of your gear on a big boat if you do end up teaching. Unless your a known face on the boats, they may ‘help’ with your gear. You don’t want...

Recent dives, a few days ago. Three wrecks available in Phuket area. All worth doing. King Cruiser biggest and still the best in my opinion. Plenty of penetrations and fish to see. Shark point, just a add on to fill the day. No sharks there for years. Good but not great. Racha Noi, racha yoi...

Congrats on the Cert mate. A great place to learn the finer points. Plus, when i was there , well, am there now, they run it all pretty efficiently. For anton else reading all the dive shops charge the same amount for everything. Courses and dives depending on PADI or SSI branding. They all got...

I am currently sitting in the Airport (Phuket) after diving in Phi Phi and off Phuket. Things have changed @drbill I would assume a great place for new certifications, warm waters and plenty of company. Even in low season not so much solitude, but alas, that why it got popular. It beautifull...

In my experience, it’s just a feel good factor. Difference of perspectives. By far more accurate ‘feeling’. As a paramedic we had lots of time limits and ideals for different precedures. The feeling you get with knowing exactly when the next task to be completed is APPROACHING is more appealing...

Hello all divers and wanna bees. I’m a New Zealander that now lives in California, Monterey Bay. Recently decided to take my leasure diving to more serious heights (depths?) So now the thoughts and questions are developing and have found this forum very helpful. Sometime hard to sift through...