Diving in Aus - ongoing thread
Apr 20th 2007, 6:15 pm
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Apr 20th 2007, 9:06 pm
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Could I just point out to you - remember a certain persons misdemeanour at Arromanches beach in Normandy where a certain someone was playing too close to one of the Mulberry pontoons and was tannoyed by a French lifeguard? 
Apr 21st 2007, 3:27 pm
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Tell tail... you need to go out and down to dive so the lifeguard can't be calling you back underwater can he?
Apr 21st 2007, 3:30 pm
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I've snorkeled that one off Dicky Beach as well as a couple more around the Caloundra area, nothing I saw would compel me to return with complete kit. All there was to see was sand sand and more sand a few shells and the odd flathead. Oh and because we were snorkeling and swimming for a couple of hours one of the lifeguards felt it necessary to use the tannoy system as he thought we were in trouble, that was embarrassing
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Apr 22nd 2007, 12:33 am
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The transferring bit is unfortunately the way it is as PADI only qualifies to 30m as standard (even as a divemaster) whereas BSAC Dive Leader is 50m and sport 35m. Then again given that eveyone you will be diving with is likely to be PADI any boat is likely to limit you to around 30m whatever your qualification.
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Apr 22nd 2007, 8:12 am
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Nope 30m so we lost 20m by converting so would def be interested to know can you still be BSAQ without being a club member, anybody actualy in BSAQ but not in a club but still getting yearly up to date cards?
Apr 25th 2007, 9:25 pm
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Re: Diving in Aus - ongoing thread
Originally Posted by northerner
Is that true?! I thought PADI AOW certified you to 40m?!
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Apr 25th 2007, 10:49 pm
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Well Padi is so easy I guess they have to limit the depth.
Has anybody ever failed Padi, other then for not paying
Off to Arlie Beach in the morning and diving, can't wait it's been 3 years !
Has anybody ever failed Padi, other then for not paying
Off to Arlie Beach in the morning and diving, can't wait it's been 3 years !
Apr 26th 2007, 2:41 pm
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Apr 26th 2007, 7:08 pm
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Apr 26th 2007, 7:23 pm
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Arghh! I'm so jeaulous.
Wanted to go diving last weekend and called the dive shop that manages dive permits for our local 100x200x18m mud hole. They said we could come at 11am.
I thought what lazy buggers they were and then it turned out that they were fully booked.:curse:
I WANT MY VISA!!!
Wanted to go diving last weekend and called the dive shop that manages dive permits for our local 100x200x18m mud hole. They said we could come at 11am.
I thought what lazy buggers they were and then it turned out that they were fully booked.:curse:
I WANT MY VISA!!!
Apr 27th 2007, 12:28 pm
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Arghh! I'm so jeaulous.
Wanted to go diving last weekend and called the dive shop that manages dive permits for our local 100x200x18m mud hole. They said we could come at 11am.
I thought what lazy buggers they were and then it turned out that they were fully booked.:curse:
I WANT MY VISA!!!
Wanted to go diving last weekend and called the dive shop that manages dive permits for our local 100x200x18m mud hole. They said we could come at 11am.
I thought what lazy buggers they were and then it turned out that they were fully booked.:curse:
I WANT MY VISA!!!
Apr 27th 2007, 12:37 pm
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I just checked my kit Ann and that shiny new Buddy Commando has a terminally damaged backplate. Not happy, I'm emailing them this pic and leaving the ball in their court.
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