I have a query that I thought someone here may be able to help me
with. I was in a conversation about lung capacities etc, and my friend
was of the opinion that during a free ascent in an out of air
situation, the expansion of the residual air in the lungs would cause

Members of the Andover Sub Aqua Club, http://a-sac.org.uk/, are going
up to Scapa Flow for their 3rd visit, using the Sharon Rose,
http://www.scapacharters.co.uk/, out of Stromness. There are 3 places
left; you could make up the 12. Non diving partners are welcome, as

Just thought I would pop in to say hi.  Have I missed anything?
First impressions seem to indicate that the group has thinned
somewhat.
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Assuming there's anyone still out there, I've got spaces on the
following trips:
Plymouth 19/20 May, on Seeker, max depth 35m, 6 spaces
Weymouth 30 June/1st July, on RJRW, max depth 60m, 5 spaces

As a SAA trainee, I've been advised to get a cheap watch until I've
dived enough to get a computer.
I've got an analogue Tissot PRS200 that is waterproof and I've dived
with it a few times without leaking problems but the face is not very

Or however you prefer to spell it . . .
Does anyone have a map of the headland - the land bit, not the divesites -
or equally useful info please;
Is the area just a collection of hotels, or does it have a town / resort

Been diving up to now with a BCD + 12L or 15L with 3L Pony but need 2nd set
of gear.  Having briefly used a wing and twinset (only in the pool) and
found it very comfortable, have decided to go that route..
I've been offered a second hand setup with twin 7L 300's banded with SDS

have not dived for 4-5 years now.  I was an experienced BSAC
instructor and have dived in Europe, the West Indies and the Indian
Ocean.  I am now over 60 and technology has moved on somewhat in 5
years.