PADI scuba divers??

[CyprusCraig]

Anyone else interested in Scuba diving.

Currently doing my rescue course then doing my divemaster by Christmas, only done 12 dives but loving every minute of it.

Going to Zenobia wreck dive on saturday.

Then hopefully travel the world for a year or two doing a divemaster before settling down with a "proper" job.

[Dupont666]

CyprusCraig said:

Anyone else interested in Scuba diving.

Currently doing my rescue course then doing my divemaster by Christmas, only done 12 dives but loving every minute of it.

Going to Zenobia wreck dive on saturday.

Then hopefully travel the world for a year or two doing a divemaster before settling down with a "proper" job.

Can highly recommend SE Asia for diving.

If I can get a job out there (proper job), its all I will do on the weekends... Loved diving off the Gili Islands, even tho the coral reef had been destroyed by the fishermen (dynamite fishing I believe) still saw trigger fish, moray eels, nudibranches and other stuff.

[Smiler.]

If you see a yellow knife in the tyre of a merc, it's mine

[Jasandjules]

Yes, I am a scuba diver as well (warm water only).

Dream is to dive with an adult whaleshark (crossed of Manta a few years ago).

[IanMorewood]

Yep fantastic to be under the sea especially in warm water, would never have wanted to do it as a job though.

Enjoy the Zenobia shes a big mother.

[Jasandjules]

My retirement plan is a dive school in the Maldives... Just have to win the Euro Lottery to buy an Island now......

[Dupont666]

Jasandjules said:

My retirement plan is a dive school in the Maldives... Just have to win the Euro Lottery to buy an Island now......

Same here but in SE Asia and cant wait.... if I get enough money together to retire early then bonus.... then a small yacht, the OH and the enough stuff to dive with and im away for a few years...

[Outbound]

Rescue diver here, do enjoy it thoroughly but will probably look to move up a rank when I have finished Uni.

[moles]

Tried scuba last year in Kenya and I couldn't get on with it at all. Kept having panic attacks when I removed my mask or got the slightest bit of water in the back of my mouth and would shoot up to the surface. A shame as I really wanted to get into it.

Edited by moles on Monday 10th August 15:52

[Justayellowbadge]

AOW, but intend to do more.

[Shabs]

Advanced Plus diver here, I do both warm and cold water but much prefer warm. I make sure I dive once a year at least when I go the Caribbean over Christmas, it is excellent around there.

A nice "dive" that I recommend if anybody is in the neighbourhood is to do the shark tank dive at the Melbourne acquarium (I am going back in March to visit family and will do this again). Lots of big sharks and rays, an incredible experience (just watch out for the Snapper, they eat ears )

Shabs

[twiglove]

I am an advanced and a Nitrox Diver (NAUI) I love it but unfortunately since moving back here I have not been able to do much I too only tend to enjoy warm water dives..

Best thing I bought after passing was a decent Dive computer/Light and Knifes

[swiftpete]

moles said:

Tried scuba last year in Kenya and I couldn't get on with it at all. Kept having panic attacks when I removed my mask or got the slightest bit of water in the back of my mouth and would shoot up to the surface. A shame as I really wanted to get into it.

Edited by moles on Monday 10th August 15:52

You need to learn how to use all the gear in a shallow smimming pool really. My chum told me about being chucked in the sea somewhere on a trial with the gear on and had a similar experience. If you try again but do it in a pool first to get used to breathing underwater and taking mask off and replacing it etc, you're guaranteed to enjoy it when you actually get in the sea!

We did have some women on our course who couldn't cope with being in the shallow end of the pool, but if you can't even do that then I don't know why you'd even be trying to do a diving course.

[The Black Flash]

Had a couple of sessions, in the pool and the sea, and loved it. The missus isn't too sure, so I don't know if I'll ever go further.
Both love snorkling though.

[Justayellowbadge]

swiftpete said:

moles said:

Tried scuba last year in Kenya and I couldn't get on with it at all. Kept having panic attacks when I removed my mask or got the slightest bit of water in the back of my mouth and would shoot up to the surface. A shame as I really wanted to get into it.

Edited by moles on Monday 10th August 15:52

You need to learn how to use all the gear in a shallow smimming pool really. My chum told me about being chucked in the sea somewhere on a trial with the gear on and had a similar experience. If you try again but do it in a pool first to get used to breathing underwater and taking mask off and replacing it etc, you're guaranteed to enjoy it when you actually get in the sea!

We did have some women on our course who couldn't cope with being in the shallow end of the pool, but if you can't even do that then I don't know why you'd even be trying to do a diving course.

Off Phuket a few years ago there were some OW students on our dive boat. One was a lady who had done all the pool dives and theory quite happily.

Jumped off the boat with the rest and lost it utterly. Had to be dragged back on board panicking.

Apparently it had never ocurred to her that being able to swim AT ALL was a requisite skill.

[Nightmare]

moles said:

Tried scuba last year in Kenya and I couldn't get on with it at all. Kept having panic attacks when I removed my mask or got the slightest bit of water in the back of my mouth and would shoot up to the surface. A shame as I really wanted to get into it.

same thing happened to a friend of mine - she learnt in the red sea and was fine until it came to mask removing....total panic attack

would totally echo what Pete has said......She has since booked a couple of evenings at local swimming pool and done rest of course there.....loved it and has since been back out in open sea and loved that too.

[Lee_sec]

about a week off finishing my Divemaster course and Oh My God theres a lot to learn - OP - if your thinking of doing your DM then take your time and read as much of you can now with a hope to remembering some of it by christmas!!!

dived in a fair chunk of the world - most of europe - red sea far too many times.. caribbean... off to Kenya in September hoping to get some shark dives in :-) woop

[IanMorewood]

Justayellowbadge said:

Apparently it had never ocurred to her that being able to swim AT ALL was a requisite skill.

What and the instructor didnt even ask yer to swim a lap of the pool before signing her up?

[mel]

I'm not having a dig at you personally but I simply can not comprehend how any one can seriously consider being a "rescue" diver with only 12 dives under their belt. I know it's courses and qualifications etc but seriously at 12 dives you won't have even reached the totaly at ease with yourself stage while underwater let alone being confident enough to assist others should a problem arise. I honestly think if PADI are able and willing to award these qualifications at that level then they are without a doubt dangerous, not just to the student but others around them. I would take a "rescue" qualification to indicate a confident, well trained, experienced, and self sufficient individual who if needed could be called upon to assist in a rescue situation, infact I would look to be able to actually send the rescue diver into the water to do the rescue while co ordiating from the dry side, at anything less than 100+ dives I simply would not have that confidence in any diver, at anything less than level everything is still new and interesting.

[Justayellowbadge]

IanMorewood said:

Justayellowbadge said:

Apparently it had never ocurred to her that being able to swim AT ALL was a requisite skill.

What and the instructor didnt even ask yer to swim a lap of the pool before signing her up?

Guess not. Not all PADI outfits tend to be the same quality - I always look for German, Dutch or Brit owned/run.