roro22

Hi
This is something I've been wanting to try for a while now so I think I might give it a go
How did you get into it?
Any tips?
Thanks

rs1072

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only muff mate

JTECH James

iTrader: (13)

yeah me too,

im not explaining how you get into it though, its a long complicated process starting with a first date....and can end in years of pain

rsvan

same as, we dive at 5 and no muff to tough

JTECH James

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oh, and never dive in the red sea....its chewy

righthooker

always get permision first lol

SS1

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she pulls the plug out ..and then your in a world of hate

Si B

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I'm currently qualified as a Padi Rescue Diver, but haven't been diving in a couple of years.

Another thing on the list of jobs to do in 2009!

Steven_RW

Scuba diving is all good.

Tips: forget learning in this country, it takes ages and its freezing cold and not reliable. Save it for when you are in a hot country and sit your padi open water over a 3 to 4 day full tim stint. Ace fun and something that you will always try and do which ever country you holiday in.

Good luck - and also good luck with any muff diving opportunities too lol

RW

MikeR

I used to do a lot of Diving and still do a little now, it is great fun do PADI and do it in a hot country, take it seriously when you are learning because it is a dangerous sport and the reprecussion of fucking about are serious.

I dived for work so got in to it that way, it is not a cheap sport if you buy your own gear but like everything you get what you pay for,.

Mike

Red16

Getting PADI qualified is on my 2009 list of things to do, somewhere like Sharm El Sheikh, Cape Verdi Islands etc

Stu.H

Would LOVE to SCUBA at some point!

fuzzy

i dont know if steven gerrard is a member here?

roco

well worth giving it a shot , i was shit scared of deep water before learning but now ive dived all over the world including with sharks, its a experience you wont forget or regret

roro22

There is a diving place local. I might give them a call see if they teach.
Beter get used to the cold tho
Whats PADI?

roco

PADI is the accredited body from which you gain diving qualifications there is also SSI both are equal and interchangeable you will need a qualification in order to go on dives the course you will go on first is the open water course which qualifies you to 20 meters after that you can do others like advanced, night and wreck diving etc try your local place they will be valuable help, it's alright doing it abroad but you will want to do it here after and your local place will know what ahen and where plus most of the places abroad are what we would call dive factories just churning out badly trained dangerous tourists ENJOY

roro22

Thanks mate

Gatecrasher

more than just a Rescue Diver if your at that level si start my rescue corse iver the next few weeks 3 pool sessions and then a dip in the sea this side of xmas lol

roro go for it you will love it best thing after Skydiving and the Nurburg i have ever doneand it wont cost you 40k in a year to have fun and the equipment is a lot more reliable than fords

Andy_R

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Ideal where you are mate, Puffin dive centre close by and the Breada on your doorstep, you've some other cracking dive sights in the sound of Mull too.
You'll likely want to do your wreck diver in addition to your Padi Open water, get out and into the wrecks.

MikeR

Scape Floe would be awsome in my mind, on Nitrox great amount of bottom time some fantastic sights for sure


Mike

Red16

The wife and I are midway through our PADI Open Water course now, theory/classroom sessions completed, 5 confined water dives completed, 2 open water dives at Capernwray at the end of the month

Loving it so far, and ive nearly accomplished one of my things to do in 2009

Big Will_

So Nitrox is worth the extra training? It's the next step for me i think, been wanting to get some feedback from people who've done it

I upgraded from Scuba Diver up to Open Water when i was out in Sharm El Sheikh earlier this year, truly amazing diving over there!

We having a PF diving trip then?

Si B

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PF Dive trip, sounds good to me

Would also like to know more about Nitrox stuff, got to be added to the list of things to do!

Red16

The PADI Nitrox course is about 5 hours long and Ł90, it's all classroom based calculations, planning etc... no pool action at all. It's going to be one of the first speciality dives i choose to do.

MikeR

Nitrox is 100% worth doing it is a far safer gas to dive the after effects are better you feel less fatigue after the dive.

Diving to say 130ft on Nitrox is the equivilent to diving to 90ft on air so the partial pressure is alot less.

It does not allow you to go deeper it simply allows you to stay at a given depth for longer.

I suggest it to everybody that is serious about there diving. you can get alot longer at the bottom so more bottom time for your money, you will pay slightly more for the tank fills but only marginally.

If you have your own equipment it should really be O2 compatible and you have to use O2 compatible "o" rings etc and likewise if you have a computer it needs to be able to calculate nitrox percentages.

In short well worth doing, l have been diving it for 8 years and have taken it to accelerated decompression diving and it has a major effect in that.

With regards a PF dive trip, Scapa Floe July/August l would be up for it at the moment an entire German fleet scuppered at 130ft in cold clear water, perfect

Mike

MikeR

Bump up for Si and Will


Mike