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If you're checking to see if it's legal, and how you plan to punish me, please allow me to explain. I'm a PADI Master Instructor of Scuba Diving, and I spend my working days teaching scuba in Thailand. One of the most rewarding experiences for my diving students' is shooting great photographs of aquatic marine life.

Making underwater photographs in Thailand has many advantages for divers searching for that 'perfect shot';

Clear blue water
Warm water averaging 28 degrees centigrade
Pristine Coral Reef formations
Established Diving Centers and Scuba Equipment Shops

 
The most popular tourist areas for scuba diving in Thailand are Pattaya, Phuket and Koh Samui. These resorts offer great fun and excitement for beginners and certified divers. Whether it's vibrant fish life, colourful corals or sunken ship wrecks, the camera won't stop clicking while you're scuba diving in Thailand. I've captured pictures of Seahorses and giant Gorgonian Sea Fans in Phuket, Black tip reef Sharks in Koh Samui, and World War 11 ship wrecks in Pattaya.

Todays modern camera equipment has changed the way that scuba divers 'shoot' fish underwater. The traditional film camera is still used by many diving professionals, but digital underwater cameras have made underwater photography both accessible and affordable to the majority of scuba divers. Learning to Scuba Dive is not difficult for most people who are comfortable in the water, but snapping great photos under water takes novices some time to learn. One of the most important attributes is good buoyancy control. Apart from all the obvious advantages that neutral, relaxed buoyancy has for scuba diving, if you're trying to compose that image of the tiny yellow blob, commonly known as a Frogfish, being able to hover almost motionless just centimetres away from your subject is what sets you apart from the norm. Also, as recreational scuba divers descend, water absorbs colour. Starting with Red, Orange and then Yellow, and as you dive deeper, you'll lose Green and Blue. Strobe lights help to restore some of the colour that's lost, which is how the professionals obtain fantastic vibrant colours from their images.

I fully appreciate that not every diver has a passion for taking pictures of the new world that they've discovered. Many divers are more fascinated by ship wrecks, perhaps diving deep or making dives using nitrox (an increased amount of oxygen) but most of my scuba buddies have admitted that they are very keen to share the wonders on the underwater world by shooting pictures of fish and other marine life. With modern technology as a friend, it's now possible to store and share underwater images with your family, friends and even the general public via social sites and the internet. The dive may have been the most amazing experience that you've had, but it's so much more powerful to share the adventures with those for whom it may not be possibly to try scuba diving. PADI scuba courses teach student divers how to capture and share underwater photographs, and the Digital Underwater Photography course is now available to all scuba divers from the age of ten.

Private scuba lessons are becoming more popular now, especially in Thailand. Taking a dive course with you own private scuba instructor offers exclusivity, the personal touch, and usually more flexibility. So to enrol in the shooting fish course, otherwise known as the PADI DUP (digital underwater photography) course, you do need to be a certified diver of at least ten years old. But be prepared for some underwater fun that diving in Pattaya has to offer. The coral reefs are shallower here than other dive sites in Thailand, and the other advantage is that scuba diving in Pattaya is available year round because the Gulf of Thailand tends to be sheltered from the southwest monsoons that arrive in Phuket from June until October. Pattaya is not a famous diving destination, but beginners and experienced divers will be rewarded with some of the best wreck diving in Thailand. So, clean up the lens, replace the batteries and make sure that you have a watertight seal, because when you dive in Pattaya the camera never lies. You really can see Turtles, Seahorses and Sharks, and the wreck dives will leave you breathless (pardon the pun) as you drift along US Landing Crafts from the Second World War that were intentionally sunk by the Thai Navy for the local Thai divers and tourists on a scuba diving holiday in Pattaya.

Learn how to Shoot Fish in Thailand the passive and harmless way with a private scuba photography course from a Master Instructor at www.private-scuba.com

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Whether you are interested in technical diving or going pro some time in the future, you will need a dive log showing you have enough experience to move to the next level. Some resorts even insist on seeing dive logs before they will take you to some more advanced dive sites. In these days of increasing litigation it is good for them and for you to know that your fellow divers are experienced enough for the dive.
2. you can track how much you breathe and see it improve

We all want to spend as much time underwater as we can. Usually are limits are set by how fast we breathe our air. It is really nice to see how much we relax over time and our breathing slows to give us more time underwater.
3. its a journal of your diving adventures you can show and tell

You come back from your vacation buzzing with great stories of your dives. Pull out your dive log with your photos and you can answer all the ‘how deep/how long/how warm’ questions. When you get your buddy to sign your log book you can put names to faces on your group photos as well!
4. the quickest way to check the weights you need for different kit

If you dive throughout the year in different waters you will be snugged up on some and minimal on others. Why waste any time on your first day of your vacation testing for weight when you can look it up directly from last year?
5. its where you collect your shop chops

Some of them are funky, some plain. Shop chops (or stamps) are only available from the dive resort after a dive. How many do you have?
6. a great excuse to get that cute diving guide to share his/her email

No diver is going to refuse to sign your dive log and while you are standing there its easy to suggest you stay in contact. Need we say more?
7. your manta ray sighting is recorded for all time

You might want to frame it and put it on the wall (or record it on an online dive log for all to see) but you definitely want to record it for posterity!
8. helps you learn fish identification

Your dive log is the perfect place to keep notes and sketches of fish you could not identify underwater. It already contains information about the dive site and depth you were at, both of which help narrow down potential species. You never know when you will bump into a marine biologist and you can whip out your dive log and impress them with your drawing!

9. easy comparison of dive sites year on year

Do you have a favourite vacation destination? If you go back to the same dive sites often, just a few notes in your dive log will help you track changes in fish life and environmental changes.
10. its got all the stats of your favourite sport

How many? how deep? what countries? how often? Its all there with a dive log. With a paper log you have to add things up yourself but there are many software dive logs and online dive logs that will do it automatically for you. It’s not everyone’s bag, but well all love to compare and discuss so let some somewhere do it for you and you always have the information at hand.

Heard all the reasons for not keeping a dive log. Read the top 10 I have heard at top 10 reasons for not keeping a dive log

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Have you ever wanted to take a tropical vacation to a location where you would be able to have fun and play as well as learn something? Costa Rica is an ideal location to have the best of both of those worlds. Splash in the beautiful turquoise oceans and take up learning Spanish. Or enjoy diving in the warm, inviting waters off the coast of Costa Rica.

Going to a foreign country can be both exhilarating and frustrating. With all the sights to see and things to do it's a fun time. However, the barrier of not being able to speak fluently with the local population can be aggravating. By vacationing to Costa Rica, you can spend time studying abroad learning the language as well as having fun! In Costa Rica, the "Ticos" or local population will gladly help you in your learning quest. The teachers are local, native speaking, and teach at levels found in universities. You will get well-rounded education. Coupling two hours in the classroom and two hours of applied instruction, you will retain what you have learned much easier. Courses last from one to four weeks depending on what you sign up for.

Since you won't be studying all day, and classes are only Monday to Friday, why not spend your free time doing something fun! Diving in Costa Rica is exactly what you need after a day filled with instruction. Offered is the CMAS 1 Star Diving Certification. This should leave you safe in the water and also make you feel confident about diving. Diving into the water you will find many different reefs. Most of them are formed from volcanoes and coral. With depths from 25 to 115 feet and water temperature of 78-84F, and great visibility, this is proven to be a spectacular experience. With plenty of dive sites located off the coast, you will definitely not be in short supply of something interesting to see.

When you have seen enough coral, don't forget to enjoy the fish that you will see while diving. From Trumpet Fish to Fine-spotted Moray Eels, there is not a short supply of fish during your dive. You may even encounter sharks, starfish, dolphins, and many other aquatic animals. Don't worry, though. The sharks are non-aggressive.

If you are interested in both diving in Costa Rica and learning Spanish, there are combination programs for both. Take a four week Spanish and Scuba Program. You get your Spanish classroom instruction, basic CPR, scuba dives, snacks and drink while on scuba boat, a guided waterfall hike, and more!! Now is the time to act on your dream vacation desire and book a diving vacation in Costa Rica. Couple that with Spanish instruction, and you will have fun and learn some knowledge you can take home with you!

For an aesthetic experience about diving in Costa Rica and study spanish in costa rica, LaEscuela is the best place to visit. Besides, Costa Rica gives you the chance to escape from your routine life. What are you waiting for pal?

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Deciding where to go for your next diving holiday can be a little tricky these days. Should you take the easy route and enjoy something closer to home, only to be swamped by hundreds of others at the dive site or go long haul, escape the masses and go in search of the garden or eden – only to find the visibility is poor and the flight times overbearing.

Egypt has long been the first port of call for today’s traveling diver, and why not? It’s just a four hour flight, almost guarantees good, sunny weather and generally the visibility is unsurpassed by anywhere in the world. Combine that with colorful coral reefs and a wide diversity or marine life and you pretty much have the perfect ingredients for a diving holiday. Trouble is so many others have the same idea, even traveling through the deep south on safari boat now won’t mean you’ll get the dive sites to yourself.

Divers who want to experience solitude at the sites now must face up to the fact that things aren’t as they were and in order to recreate those experiences of adventure, travel and discovery you are going to have to travel. Dive holidays in Asia have the potential to reignite these feelings, here’s my top three locations to fulfill your needs of an all round great diving holiday.

1. Sulawesi – Located east of Borneo and north of Bali. Fly Singapore Airlines London to Manado (with a short stop in Singapore). Then just 1-2 hours from the airport and you can be diving on a spectacular wall, surrounded by one of the most diverse marine systems on earth. Beautiful.

1. Komodo – Fly London to Bali. Various airlines. Dive holidays in Komodo can be spectacular and not too difficult to organise. Catch a safari boat from either Sanur or Benoa in Bali. The boat will travel overnight then, after a quick early morning breakfast its diving time.

1. Pulau Weh, Sumatra. Just a short flight from Kuala Lumpur you‘ll find the island of Pulau Weh. Offering truly superb dive sites far from the crowds.

There’s a huge amount of information on dive holidays in Indonesia, on the web, through articles written by journalists and on forums. These days it’s not so difficult to get off the beaten track, it just takes a little more effort, and more often than not you’ll be rewarded.

After ten years of worldwide dive travel and professional employment we created a travel company that seeks to enter Asia's most remote and exciting locations for experiences above and below the surface Dive Safari Asia. For photos, video footage, destination guides and details of our tours visit Diving Asia.

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Triggerfish Appearance

The triggerfish can become quite a large fish, sometimes up to 3 feet in length.  They travel in groups, and are characterised by their green scales covered in spots or stripes.  They are an attractive fish, usually very popular with snorkelers and scuba divers.  They have a fairly flat body and two dorsal spines which they can lock, giving them their name “trigger” fish.  They use this ability as a defense mechanism against their predators.

Triggerfish Activity and Behaviour

The triggerfish is a generally solitary fish, swimming around the reef feeding on small invertebrates that live around the coral reef.  During their breeding season, the triggerfish hides their eggs in a hole and can become quite aggressive in order to protect their eggs.  Their have been cases of a triggerfish attacking scuba divers and snorkelers and because some of them have big teeth, these attacks can draw blood, although are unlikely to result in any serious injury.

Triggerfish Species

There are several different kinds of triggerfish, all of which are different in appearance, whether it be size, colors or actual design.  Species present in the Maldives include the Titan Triggerfish, the Clown Triggerfish and the Picasso Triggerfish.  The Picasso Triggerfish is probably the most spectacular of the varieties, thanks to his stunning black, white and yellow markings.

Where to find Triggerfish in the Maldives

While Triggerfish are very commonly spotted in the Maldives, there are several dive sites where encounters are more common than others.  These include:  The Fihalhohi Reef, Meeru Island and Ari Atoll.

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As the summer rolls to an end around the country, the Phoenix area is still scoring 100 degree days.  Unlike most cities around the United States, summer doesn’t come to an end on Labor Day weekend.   In fact, it is common to have 100 degree days well into the month of October.  And, when those cool days come, it is a welcome relief to most residents in the valley of the sun.

However, for us Scuba divers, Labor Day is a signal to start thinking about the cooler water that will soon follow.  Diving in the Phoenix area is a year round activity.  In fact, most divers prefer the winter months as the water is clearer, more dive sites are available (due to lake conditions) and there are less boaters on the water.  The trade-off: water temperatures get significantly cooler in the winter months.

While the west coast water temperatures may be pushing low 50s and even high 40s in the winter time, the lakes around Phoenix Arizona range in the mid 50s to low 60s.  This leaves a lot of Phoenix divers shivering for warmer waters.  However, for many hearty divers, they are suiting up in a heavy 7mm wet suit with hood and gloves or, some divers, desiring to stay longer and head to deeper colder realms of the local lakes may be in a dry suit. 

Jeff Varner, owner of AZ Divers on 40th Street and Bell, says “many of his divers have switched over to diving dry, because it’s simply more comfortable in cold water“.  Varner continued to say, “that this is the time of year, before the water gets cold, when divers come in and start asking about dry suit classes and purchases“.

Dry suits work on the premise of sealing off your body from the cold water, using an air tight suit.  Neoprene or latex seals on a diver’s neck and wrist, keep water out of the suit.  Underneath the suit, a diver wears thermal protection to keep him or her warm.  Of course, this air space must be managed.  When a diver gets in the water, pressure is applied to the outside of the suit and starts to collapse on the diver.  At some depth, this can be a crippling squeeze.  Divers have a valve on their suit, usually mounted on the chest, which has a low pressure inflator hose attached to it from his or her Scuba tank.  To keep the squeeze to a minimum, a diver can add air to (1) reduce the suit’s squeeze, and (2) the air acts as an insulating source. 

Air is a much better insulator than water.  A body in a wetsuit conducts heat 20 times faster that a body in a dry suit.  This type of heat loss can cause diver discomfort causing a premature end to a dive or, worse, can be a cause of hypothermia.  Of course, like your lungs, mask, ears and BCD, a dry suit becomes an additional air space to manage.

As a diver, managing air spaces is vitally important.  Managing your ear and mask air space is as easy as blowing into your mask or equalizing your ears.  Managing the air space in your lungs is done by following the number one rule of scuba diving -- never hold your breath. Managing your BCD and a dry suit is key to proper buoyancy.  Proper buoyancy means that you are in complete control of yourself underwater.  You, generally, remain neutrally buoyant preventing uncontrolled ascents and bouncing off the bottom which can cause impaired visibility or damage aquatic life.

“Simply put, the biggest benefit for dry suit divers is staying warmer longer underwater“, says Tim Moore, a local Phoenix instructor.  “While the benefits are significant and obvious, you have to weigh those advantages with the cost and training issues“, Moore continued.  

There are two types of  dry suits.  The most common dry suit is a tri-laminate shell with latex seals.  Known as “tri lam”, this type of dry suit has incredible flexibility and uses ranging from tropical caves to ice diving.  The tri laminate shell has little insulation to it.  However, it comfortably allows you to put an insulating barrier underneath it.  The thicknesses vary depending on water temperature.  The other dry suit type is neoprene dry suits.  The sizes range from 1mm to 7mm.  These tend to be less flexible.  However,  neoprene acts as the insulator.  Thus, multiple barriers are not necessary.  In some cases, such as with a 7mm dry suit, a bathing suit and tee-shirt is all that is needed underneath. Costs can vary wildly on a dry suit.  A low end neoprene dry suit can cost as little as a high end wet suit.  However, a high end tri laminate dry suit can run a couple of thousand of dollars.

While materials are the predominant factor in determining price, dry suit options can certainly spike the cost of new suit.  Options for dry suits include a variety of accessories include zip seals, zipper location, valve location, thigh pockets, built in shoes, suspenders, and of course, the suit’s colors.  Options, at the time of ordering, seem expensive.  However, dry suits tend to last a lot longer than wet suits.  So, you options aren’t the place to skimp.  Buy what you want, as you should only have to buy a dry suit once. 

Off the Rack or Custom Fit?

While many shops around town have “off the rack” dry suits available for sale.  Fit is the absolutely most important factor to buying a dry suit.  A poorly fitting dry suit can cause a loss of flexibility, air management issues, and discomfort.  Not many of us are a perfect off the rack fit.  A little to tight in one area and a little too loose in another is very significant while diving. 

I strongly advise to choose a custom fit option for your dry suit.  Your local dive shop can measure you and determine exactly what you need to order your dry suit. 

Training Considerations

Unlike a wet suit, you can’t just jump in the lake and dive a dry suit.  Even a seasoned diver will find his or her first several dives clumsy and uncomfortable.  It is imperative at this early stage that new dry suit divers get properly trained.  Most dive shops, in Phoenix, offer dry suit classes.  Prices range from $100 to $150 including a certification card upon successful completion.  A dry suit class usually has a little self study and classroom work.  This is where you will learn the characteristics of a dry suit.  Classroom lecture is followed by a 1 to 2 hour pool session or shallow water session so you can ‘dial in’ in the mechanics and special skills necessary to dive a dry suit.  After a pool session, dry suit divers are taken out into the open water and complete two training dives with an a qualified specialty instructor.

Once you are certified as a dry suit specialty diver, practice is essential.  It is generally recommended that new dry suit divers spend a significant time, with a qualified buddy, practicing the skills learned in their dry suit course.  Special attention should be placed on slow ascents and safety stops.  After a couple of dozen dives, it is common for to hear divers say they prefer diving dry.  It’s also common to hear new dry suit divers question why they did this in the first place.  When you find yourself in that position, keep practicing.

Diving dry is a financial, time consuming, and educational commitment.  This commitment offer numerous rewards and allows divers to maximize their dive season.  No longer is a diver restricted to warm waters or being cold and uncomfortable in cold water.  Whether it’s a deep wreck, a long cave penetration or that mid winter need for blowing bubbles, dry suit diving is a safe way to keep warm.

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John C. Flanders, Jr., a seasoned and well traveled diver for over 20 years, is a recognized leader in both the dive and business communities.

Mr. Flanders is an SDI/TDI Instructor Trainer, NAUI Instructor Trainer and a PADI Master Instructor. Mr. Flanders is a SeaSigns Instructor Examiner and the Director of International Training. Mr. Flanders is also trains divers in over 50 different specialties, technical diving and public safety diving. As an Instructor Trainer for both Emergency First Response and Divers Alert Network Courses, he assists in training instructors to teach these valuable safety courses.

John has published numerous articles and manuals for the dive industry and is a frequent contributor to Diverwire, an industry leading portal for Scuba Divers.

In over 20 years of diving John has explored almost every ocean and/or sea in the world off the coasts of 6 continents. He is an avid cave and wreck diver. He also enjoys hiking, kayaking, rock climbing,camping, golfing, sky diving, reading and writing.

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  Choosing the right dive center can make a huge difference on your experience whether you plan on learning scuba diving or simply dive for fun

As veteran scuba diving instructors working in various places around the glove let us help you out a bit on your quest for a perfect dive vacation:

Dive center rating

Dive centers rating can tell you about the quality of its facility, safety standards, instructors rating and more. The rating status normally follows the dive operator's name.

Dive center location

Location makes a huge difference. Having to walk with equipment to the dive center or from it to the water/boat. Being able to chill and relax after the dive. A dive center is no longer just that, it can be the center of your vacation. Make the best of it.

 Facilities

Showers, toilets, classrooms, dock, equipment storage, all are key elements that make a dive shop pleasant for its costumers.

 Staff

Get to meet your stuff members, as you'll probably spend some time with them. Check their rating, knowledge and experience, make sure they are also familiar and experienced at the local dive sites as professional divers can be experienced elsewhere and lack vital knowledge when working in new places.

If choosing to take a course, see what else your instructors can offer after participating in it.

Boats

If you don’t intend on shore diving, have a quick look at the boats available, are they fast and stable enough to get to sites easily? Would you have enough space? Would you be protected from the sun? Are there any O2, 1st Aid, and Spare kits onboard?

Equipments

If using rental equipment, check it first. You don’t need to be an expert, or even a diver to know old or badly maintained equipment from a new or well maintained one. Insist on visiting the equipment room, and if there are special demands for sizes, exposure suits thickness or prescription masks, make sure you let the dive operator know about it in advance.

 Packages Offered

Many operators offer various dive packages that may include accommodation, free dives, discounts, special offers on additional courses or deducted retail prices.

 Atmosphere

A key part in any diver's routine is socializing, meeting people and having fun. Spend some time around the dive centre, meet the stuff and customers, and get the vibes, some dive centers offer much more than just diving, make use of that

 Class or Group Size

A key element in diving is to dive in small groups. In courses you learn more and get more attention from your instructor. When diving, fewer divers mean more chances of seeing creatures up close. It doesn’t mean diving with small dive operators; just make sure your group size remains small….

 Activities

Not all dive operators can offer everything, so check if your dive center offers anything extra, and a unique experience that makes a difference.

 Environmental Awareness.

Please ask what the dive center offers to minimize the effects on the marine environment. Please report any misbehaving such as loitering, touching the reef and marine creatures, and disregarding diver's buoyancy problems. Help us keep the ocean clean and healthy.

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Florida has exceptional dive sites that have something to offer to scuba enthusiasts regardless of their level of ability. From shallow dives that offer plenty of bottom time to deeper more technical dives for the more experienced diver.

BLACKMAR'S REEF:

If you are looking for one location that will provide an entire week of diving, then Blackmar's Reef might be just the place for you.

You will find Blackmar's off the coast of Jacksonville. It's a diverse scuba site that is both man-made and the work of nature. You will find five large wrecks that include airplanes, a super barge, a tug, and even a ferry boat.

To complement these, you will find natural limestone reefs with soft coral growth. Even though the reefs are not exceptionally large, it tends to be a magnet for a diverse range of  marine life. If you are interested in photography, this site is a must visit.

THE GATOR BOWL REEF:

If you are interested in a dive that is one of a kind, this site might be of interest to you. After being given a NFL franchise, someone in Jacksonville had the inspiring idea to drop the press boxes from the old stadium onto a group of small reefs.

Now they are a popular Florida diving site and the sprawling press boxes are home to huge schools of assorted game fish. Don't forget your light, because there are plenty of caves to explore in the same area.

You will also discover that the gator bowl reef is a popular night diving spot.

COPPEDGE TUG:

As part of the Jacksonville artificial reef program, the Chippewa was sunk off the coast in 1988.

One advantage of this site is that it sits in only 75 feet of water. This makes it an excellent dive site for the beginner as the depth allows for plenty of bottom time.

You will find the tug sitting upright with it's prop still in place. At first the wreck might be difficut to spot amongst the thousands and thousands of fish that occupy the reef.

THE HALSEY:

This world war II wreck can be found just offshore of Fort Pierce.

It may well be one of the state's most interesting "natural" wrecks you will enounter.

It sits in the exact position it settled to the bottom after it was torpedoed. The bow, midships, and superstructure sit upright, but the stern settled upside down.

The ship is fairly intact, and is in about 90 feet of water.

Most likely the fish you will spot here will be of the large variety. That might include barcuda, nurse sharks, and big grouper.

If you look carefully at the sea bottom you may spot some extremely large lobster as well.

KINGFISH HOLE:

If your interests lean toward night diving, this site off the Treasure Coast might be just the dive for you.

It has the advantage of being quite shallow at 40 feet or so, and as a result you have the opportunity to spend lots of time on the bottom.

You'll be able to observe lobsters, and large schools of snapper, and it you're lucky, some nurse sharks having a nap under one of the many overhanging ledges.

THE PLAYGROUND:

This is for the more serious, experienced diver. The Playground is located in West Palm Beach and sits at 125 feet or so.

Pipes, and culverts are scattered across the sea bed. This provides an opportunity to see some very large, green moray eels. Barracuda are also in the neighborhood, as are some very big residents such as, eagle rays, whalesharks and even sunfish reaching weights over 500 pounds.

SAND KEY:

This tiny strip of land is located near the southwest of Key West. It has a huge variety of dive sites as the island that houses the Key Lighthouse is surrounded by reefs.

Off the South side, brilliant colored coral can be seen in every direction you look.

The area is simply teeming with fish and has interesting trenches that are fun to investigate.

As you venture further out, the bottom will begin to slope away. This is where you want to be sure and have a camera along as often eagle rays and huge morays can be spotted in the area.

Whatever your experience of interests when it comes to scuba, Florida is sure to have a site to make your next dive a memorable one.

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99% of the time these concerns aren’t based on fact, but more on hearsay, so it’s our job to put the facts straight and alleviate their anxiety. But that’s not to say that there aren’t some marine species that you need to look out for!

So putting the records straight, here’s a review of the hazardous, (and not-so hazardous) marine life you’ll come into proximity with scuba diving Koh Tao, Thailand.

Sharks

Following many generations of Hollywood movies, sharks have developed a pretty fearsome reputation, leaving new divers either intrigued or petrified!

The reality is that scuba diving in Koh Tao, you’ve got to be lucky to see a shark, but when you do it’s a fantastic experience. Bull Sharks at Koh Tao’s Chumphon Pinnacles grow to an impressive size, but when you do spot one, they swim away quickly. There are no known occurrences of them attacking divers in Koh Tao (preferring to eat small fish!).

In the extremely unlikely event that you did encounter a shark which was behaving aggressively, you should remain still and calm, and slowly move away.

Trigger-Fish

Koh Tao’s Titan Trigger-fish on the other hand are a different deal, and are well know to the local diving instructors and PADI Divemasters.  The trigger-fish are extremely territorial, and build nests out on the sand, near many of the Koh Tao dive sites. Whilst most of the time, the trigger-fish can be seen peacefully feeding on corals, at other times of year it’s best to keep away from their nesting area as this will only provoke an unwelcome reaction!

Jellyfish

Fortunately Koh Tao diving doesn’t normally involve coming into contact with jellyfish. The most common time to see jellyfish is when you’re sitting at safety stop depth above one of Koh Tao’s deep pinnacle dive sites, with jellyfish drifting past in the current. The best action is to face into the current and keep a look-out – if you do spy a jellyfish drifting towards you, move out of it’s path. If you’re unfortunate enough to receive a sting, once back on the boat treat the sting with vinegar and remove any remaining tentacles using forceps.

Scorpion Fish

Scorpion-fish are masters of camouflage, merging in amongst the corals on most of the Koh Tao dive sites. Normally pretty small, the scorpion-fish is lined with a series of spines as a (self defense mechanism).  Generally, scorpion-fish sit very still, so if you control your buoyancy and try not to touch the corals (which you shouldn’t anyway), you won’t have a problem. If you were unlucky enough collide with a scorpion-fish and get your skin punctured by one of those spines, most likely you’d suffer local pain and swelling, which can be relieved by bathing in hot water to denature the venom.

Anemones

Magnificent anemones look spectacular and are abundant on the Koh Tao diving sites. But be careful not to brush against them – contact with bare skin can leave an irritating rash.

Rocks and Corals!

By far the most common cause of injury from diving is due to bad buoyancy control, or putting your hands where you shouldn’t. Most of the corals (and many rocks) are very sharp so grabbing them can result in cuts. It’s important to get these properly cleaned, as there are many bacteria living in the tropical water, which can lead to an unpleasant infection if left untreated.

So that takes care of our commonly encountered hazardous (or not so hazardous) marine life. Check back again soon for part three of our series of lessons from the Koh Tao PADI Open Water course where we’ll look at the buddy system and how to communicate underwater, or for more info, check out the Simple Life Divers website [http://www.simplelifedivers.com].

By Simple Life Diving Koh Tao
Sairee Beach, Koh Tao, ST Thailand, 84360
web: http://www.simplelifedivers.com
tel/fax: +66 77 456 329

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Scuba diving equipment has evolved to become sophisticated, incredibly safe, reliable and high performance. There’s a massive range of options and features available, to allow scuba diving in any environment.

To familiarize you with how a set of scuba diving gear works, we’ll run you through a basic set, and discuss what options and features would be suitable for warm water Koh Tao diving.

How Does Scuba Gear Work: A Typical Koh Tao Diving Setup

Scuba Cylinder

Firstly we need somewhere to store the air which we’ll be breathing whilst underwater. Scuba cylinders or tanks) come in a range of sizes and materials. Scuba diving Koh Tao we opt for aluminum cylinders, which are resistant to the corrosive salty ocean conditions, compressing air into 12 litre cylinders at two hundred time normal atmospheric pressure (200 bar). That volume of air allows an average diver to dive for about 45 minutes at normal recreational depths, (factoring in a safety margin).

Regulator – First Stage

This is the bit which attaches to the valve of the scuba cylinder. Since the air inside the cylinder is at two hundred times normal pressure, we need to reduce that pressure down to make it breathable. This is the job of the regulator first stage. Most first stages reduce down the pressure to about ten bar above ambient water pressure (called the intermediate pressure), which is then fed down to the ….

Regulator - Second Stage

This is the bit that you put in your mouth and breathe from. The second stage contains a large diaphragm which the surrounding water pressure pushes on. What that does is adjust the intermediate pressure (delivered from the first stage) to exactly the same pressure as the surrounding water. The result is that when you breathe in, a valve opens and allows air to flow freely. When you stop breathing in or exhale, the valve remains closed allowing you to conserve your air supply.

Regulator - Alternate Air Source

In case your buddy has an equipment problem, you also have a alternate second stage attached to your first stage, which means in the event of an emergency your buddy can also breathe from your cylinder. This is one of the reasons why it’s always a good idea to stick with a buddy when scuba diving.

Buoyancy Control Device - BCD

Obviously we need a way of keeping the cumbersome cylinder attached to us, so the BCD is a robust jacket which allows you to strap the cylinder to your back. The BCD also has a second important function. You can adjust the amount of air inside the jacket so that you hover motionlessly in mid water and control your position underwater. Whilst at the surface you can inflate the BCD to avoid swimming to stay afloat, and save energy.

Wetsuit

Your body looses heat about twenty times faster in water than air, so you’ll need to wear some kind of exposure protection to keep warm. The good news is, Koh Tao diving has very warm water – usually about 30C. That means during the Padi open water course we usually wear a 2.5mm neoprene ‘shorty’ wetsuit , which keeps us comfortable during the dives.

Weights

The bad news is that neoprene is buoyant (as is body fat),  so to be able to descend underwater we have to carry some lead weights. The easiest way to do this (adopted by most Koh Tao dive schools) is to attach the lead to a weight belt which you secure around your waist prior to each dive.

Scuba Diving Mask

Your eyes can’t focus in water, so you need to wear a mask to be able to see when diving. If you have a little spare cash and plan to invest in piece of scuba diving gear of your own, make sure you buy a mask. A good diving mask makes all the difference to your Koh Tao diving experience – if you can see properly you’ll have a much better time!

Diving Fins

With all this gear, it becomes a bit tricky getting around underwater. To make life easier we wear large, rigid diving fins which take all the effort out of swimming, allowing us to maintain our air supply and explore the Koh Tao dive sites with ease.

For more info, visit the Simple Life website [http://www.simplelifedivers.com], and don’t miss part two of our series of lessons from the Koh Tao Padi open water course, where we examine some realities and myths of dangerous aquatic life!

For more info visit the Simple Life Diving Koh Tao website at:
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Choosing the best Koh Tao Diving sites

But as an experienced diver it can be difficult getting honest advice to determine the most gratifying dive sites for you to visit.

Like any commercial entity, dive schools are bound by a number of factors which will influence their preference of dive site each day.  This includes having to choose suitable dive sites to accommodate student divers, [often more lucrative and numerous for the dive school than certified divers], or logistical constraints such as scheduling or fuel saving.  And that’s without introducing weather and diving conditions such as current or visibility into the mix.

So to help make sure you don’t get sold a ‘red herring’ diving Koh Tao, Thailand, here’s an honest run down of the top five must-see Koh Tao dive sites, compiled by Simple Life Divers:

1. Chumphon Pinnacles

A patent choice for the best Koh Tao diving site, the Chumphon Pinnacles is located 45 minutes north-west of Koh Tao [traveling by hard dive boat]. In past Koh Tao diving seasons the big draw of the Chumphon Pinnacles were resident juvenile bull sharks, recurrently spotted by divers.  We’ve not been so opportune during 2009, but blessed with excellent visibility have enjoyed many whale shark sightings to add to the chevron barracuda, giant groupers and batfish around the dive site.

2. Southwest Pinnacle

Another exciting prospect for deep diving, the Southwest Pinnacle lies approximately 7 nautical miles off Koh Tao, so again has better than average visibility for Koh Tao diving. One central pinnacle is encircled by smaller, deeper, rocky outcroppings, with the summit of the core pillar completely carpeted by magnificent anemones and pink anemone fish. The dive site is swarming with large populations of pelagic species.

3. Sail Rock

Equidistant between the diving Mecca of Koh Tao and neighboring Full Moon Party island Koh Phangan, Sail Rock is a small rocky isle, less than 70M in diameter. From above the surface Sail Rock’s sheer faces descend vertically down to a depth of 25 – 30M where they meet a sloping bottom composed of sand and silt. The most remarkable feature of the dive site is a narrow ledge which snakes across the undersea wall at a depth of around 6M. Some years ago, the Thai Military used Sail Rock as a target for Naval Munitions exercises, and on striking this ledge created an undersea chimney which descends vertically down through the ledge from six till eighteen meters depth. Nautical charts still show Sail Rock [or Hin Bae in Thai] marked as a dangerous area, but the Thai Navy has long since ceased any exercises.

4. Green Rock

Taking a quick look at the island of Koh Nang Yuan just a few minutes ride from Koh Tao, above the waterline you see giant scattered boulders, randomly cascading down the contour of the island to the ocean’s edge. So it’s not too difficult to imagine the same topography existing below the surface. Koh Tao’s Green Rock dive site is a maze of giant scattered boulders, creating a fascinating mix of overhangs and small caverns which are intriguing to explore. North of this Koh Tao dive site lies a flat sandy plateau, which serves as a nesting ground for Yellow Margin and Titan Triggerfish. Be sure to avoid this vicinity at certain times of year, else you’ll be in for a ‘breathtaking’ surprise.

5. Twins

We can’t compile a top five Koh Tao diving sites listing without mentioning Twins.  For a shallow coral dive site we couldn’t have formulated a better design. The name derives from two areas of rocks, one at 6M separated from the second at 12 to 18M by a narrow sandy belt. Finally there’s a deeper third rock down at 18-20M, which means divers can pick their depth depending on their dive objectives. Best of all, within a small area you can see all our common tropical reef varieties including porcupine fish, blue spotted sting-rays, moray eels and trigger-fish. On the sandy plain adjacent to Twins, you can even spy tiny seahorses, making a great opportunity for digital underwater photography diving Koh Tao.

For a full description of all twenty five of the Koh Tao diving sites visit http://www.simplelifedivers.com

By Simple Life Diving Koh Tao
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Tel/fax: +66 77 456 329

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Koh Tao is a small tropical island, located in the Gulf of Thailand. It's sheltered position means Koh Tao offers great year round diving, with many deep pinnacles and coral reefs close to the island.

The vast array of marine life is staggering. Within a short twenty minute boat ride you can reach more than 25 dive sites, serving as a home to thousands of tropical marine species. On almost every dive you can see wrasses, butterfly and angel-fish, squid and cuttle fish, hawksbill turtles, sea snakes, sting-rays and more. If you're lucky you can even see the biggest fish in the sea - the whale shark.

Learn to Dive with the PADI Open Water Course

Over the duration of the four day diving course Koh Tao's Simple Life divers can show you all the best scuba diving sites - you'll be sure to have an awesome time.

The Koh Tao Padi open water course begins with an orientation and some scuba diving theory, then we get our dive gear on and head into shallow water. You'll practice more than 20 scuba skills in a controlled environment, getting you relaxed and comfortable in the underwater environment.

Then the best bit. Four open water dives on the coral reefs around Koh Tao. Expect to see moray eels, sting-rays, blue ringed angel-fish, turtles, puffer-fish and more. Experience the amazing weightless underwater world of scuba diving.

Also importantly, Koh Tao is a great destination for the apres-dive. Evening time, there's nothing better than to enjoy a cold beer in one of the laid back beach bars, and chat about the days diving stories!

Our PADI Open Water Koh Tao package puts together absolutely everything you need - the four day Koh Tao diving course, use of all scuba diving equipment, your own PADI manual and dive certification and four nights accommodation.

For more information on diving Koh Tao, visit our website at http://www.simplelifedivers.com

Posted by Simple Life Divers
Sairee Beach, Koh Tao, Thailand, 84360
Tel/Fax +66 77 456 329
web: http://www.simplelifedivers.com

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Cambodia is located in the Gulf of Thailand between the countries of Thailand and Vietnam. Cambodia is a new diving frontier and has a few dive centres and therefore the country offers a real chance to explore dive sites. There will be plenty of chances to dive unmapped dive sites and even some not discovered yet.

The diving tourism is located around Shanoukville which is also known as Kompong Som. The town as rapidly grown but is blessed by white sand beaches wrapped around the headland.

Located just off shore from Shanoukville are the islands of Koh Rong, Koh Kon and Koh Rong Samloem which are known as the Kompong Som Island group. You can find more islands further south which are visited by snorkelling trips.

The Royal group of islands of Koh Tang and Koh Prins offer some of the best sites for divers with good coral growth and some occasional big creatures. String Ray Alley as you guessed as plenty of String Rays to keep you happy.

Koh Tang and Koh Prins islands are located several hours by boat from Shanoukville and are best visited on an overnight trip which can be slightly difficult to arrange but they are less affected as other islands that have been dynamited nearer the shore.

Most of the country coast from Koh Kong up to the Thai border is virtually unexplored and get for the adventurous divers who like explore.

As with most spots along the Thai gulf coast the diving is seasonal with variable visibility. The dry season from October to November thought June offer the best diving, as low rainfall offers better visibility.

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Australia needs no introduction when it comes to diving as it probably has the most famous diving location on the earth called the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef stretches for a total of 2300km from Queensland to Papua New Guinea.

The Great Barrier Reef is not one reef but a mass of 2900 connected reefs which makes it the largest reef system in the world and is home to over 1500 fish species and 400 kinds of corals and has over 30 species of whales and dolphins.

The Reef has been a marine park since 1975 and can be divided in 4 sections, the northern area is a little visited section, the popular Cairns and central section and the southerly Capricorn section in the south. Each year almost two million visits go to the Barrier Reef and will use Cairns and Port Douglas for day trips and liveaboards.

Cairns liveaboard operates say there is a chance to see Minke whales in the cooler months of the years which are the month of June and July. As the Minkes are curious the dive boats will just anchor and wait for the whales to come.

Off the coast of Townsville is the wreck of the Yongala which was a luxury yacht that sunk in 1911, the 109m wreck ranks as one of the best dive sites in the world.

The diving extends down south into New South Wales and Victoria. Lord Howe Island located near Sydney is one of the southern most coral reefs in the world.

The waters get cooler as the further south we go and the waters of Melbourne you will find fur seals and dolphins as well as many wrecks. Around Tasmania you find the kelp forests and sponge gardens and also have taken there fair share of wrecks too.

In the western side of Australia you will find Ningaloo reef that is famous for its whale sharks, the reef is from the Coral Bay to Exmouth.

Divers looking for sometime more extreme might want look at the caves under the desert of Nullarbor Plains.

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Malaysia has a long and extensive coastline and the scuba diving is good along both coasts of Malaysia as well as East Malaysia on the Malaysian Borneo.

On Sabah, is the world renowned dive location of Sipdan Island that is normally ranked as one of the best diving locations in Asia. Previously you could stay on Sipdan but recently the government closed them down and now you will need to stay on the nearby resorts.

Staying nearby is still worth the trip and Sipdan is an oceanic island which means it raises from the ocean bed, you can walk of the beach and then dive a 600m wall dive.

Other islands nearby are worth a visit with some good muck diving at Mabul, where you can dive at a old oil rig which has many frog fish and large moral eels too.

The main land of Malaysia has all year round diving as one side of the coast is dry and the other has monsoon rains. The islands along the east coast are popular location with many travels coming up from Singapore. The islands are from the Thai border down to Palau Redang, Palau Aur and Palau Tioman.

On the west coast of the main land is Langkawi which is just north of Penang which is a good spot for snorkelling and divers alike, with a marine park and some 17 dive sites too.

Another nice location to dive is Layang Layang which is around 300km from the Borneo coast and is an island and 13 reefs, the dive season for this island is from MArch to September but most divers go for the hammerhead sharks in the month of July.

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