I'm just completed 10 dives and would like to get my own
BCD,regulator/octi and gauge.
Are the below OK? Any experience/comments/suggestions?
Aqualung WAVE BCD

PADI Divemaster is looking to communicate with Instructors that did
their IDC certification outside of the USA (or home country).
I am interested to know if doing the IDC Course outside the US was a
dis-advantage, or perhaps the opposite? And, what were your most

Does anyone know...what kind of careers involve diving and what
qualifications  and experiences do they require?
Anyone care to share their experiences?
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How exactly are these related...?  Is is possible to derive one from
the other?
The books I have are frustratingly unclear.  I can get my SAC easily
enough from my air-integrated computer, averaged over a long series of

Just curious....should I carry a gun onboard a boat when I'm renting a boat
to go out diving?
Thanks if anyone can help!

   Ok, I'm thinking about getting into scuba diving.  I was going to do it
about ten years ago but just didn't get around to it.  Now I'm starting to
think about doing it.  Anyway,  a few questions:
   Are there any crash courses to learn and get a scuba diving license?

I think scuba diving looks wonderful, and I would love to try it.
Unfortunately, my swimming skills aren't that great. Do I need to be a good
swimmer in order to dive?
(Please don't flame me. It's a sincere question.)

Q: I recall that a low-tech way to detect fish poisoning in your catch
(spear/reel/etc.) is to offer some of the raw meat to a cat.  If the
cat won't touch it, you shouldn't either.  This was brought up in the
context of eating a barracuda that was speared.  Apparently barracuda

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4240235/
reminds me of that chickenhawk cartoon with foghorn leghorn.

 Anybody been here?
 http://www.cancunsteve.com/parkcozumel.htm
                                   Popeye
    Have you noticed since everyone has a camcorder these

I'm going to Aruba soon and plan to dive a few times.  Wanted a cheap
scuba camera that will take decent pictures.  Any ideas?
This "shield" looks promising, but I bet it doesn't produce enough
light and probably makes for extra distortion.    What do you think?

DAN is always looking to add even more value to your DAN Membership. In that
spirit, we extend this special offer to DAN Members at the Seas Expo on
February 21-22 at the McKimmon Convention Center in Raleigh, N.C. Just show
your DAN Membership card when you purchase your ticket at ...

I'm sure most of the rest of you know this, but it was news to me. I
heard about this from a new friend I met in Cancun last month. He's on
the DAN board of directors and has a pretty interesting stories of his
own about diving and hyperbaric medicine.

Anyone have recommendations for this area? I'll be there in late April
(I've been to Palm Beach and had some nice dives, but looking for
other ideas)