Whether you are looking to do just one day of diving or plan to learn how to dive, you want to be covered for diving. Dive insurance can be expensive however. DAN dive insurance is one of the best and most comprehensive covers out there. Do you need such comprehensive scuba diving insurance? In fact, do you need diving insurance
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As a dive instructor I love to experience narcosis. Seeing other divers affected by narcosis is pure joy. This state is referred to as “being narced”. Sometimes people are afraid of it. Adrenaline junkies seek it out. As a result there are many questions surrounding this phenomena. In particular, is nitrogen narcosis dangerous? What is Nitrogen narcosis? What are the
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Scuba Diving is often considered a dangerous sport. People that do not dive would often assume it is dangerous. It is classified as an extreme sport by most insurance companies. It is healthy to respect water. As humans we are unable to breathe underwater. Therefore a diver is dependent on their equipment and training in order to survive. This dependency
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When you meet people while backpacking through South-East Asia, they often recommend diving. It is on many bucket lists and gap year must do’s. Maybe you are still wondering if you should try scuba diving in Thailand? This article will debunk some of the mysteries and concerns people have when considering a try dive. Where exactly in Thailand should you
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Excited to try Scuba diving on your next trip? Most of us have read some horror stories about scuba diving before. Plenty of scuba diving scenes in Hollywood movies end in disaster. A certain apprehension is natural. After a bit of “googling” around you feel ensured enough, until you enter the landing phase on your flight. Now your ears start
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This week my blog is going to be a very simple one. Drink more water! It amazes me the amount of people that don’t drink anywhere near enough water, some people do not even reach their daily water requirement over the course of a week. Our bodies are made up of around 60% water and we are constantly loosing it.
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The underwater world, as beautiful as it is, is a war zone. Every creature on the reef is in a constant fight for food and shelter and on the watch for larger predators. Many species main defence is camouflage so that potential predators won’t notice them. This makes it a fun and rewarding challenge to find them. However it makes
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You will inevitably come across acronyms when you are around a diving school. You might have even heard some of them before. But what do they actually mean? In the list below you can find some of the most commonly used scuba diving acronyms: ADT – Actual Dive Time When we calculate our dive time using the RDP we refer
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Recently, I have been experimenting with shots beyond the underwater world. Land photography has never been my forte and since becoming a professional photographer, the ocean has been my main focus. I have, therefore, come to realise that in order to be more qualified and versatile I want to extend my photography skills by varying my subjects. To be a
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During a bit of a rough ride to Koh Tao on the ferry, you might have felt queazy or even thrown up. You may have been experiencing sea sickness caused by the motion of the ferry. Excited for your diving course, you might be asking how to avoid sea sickness while scuba divine. This is a very valid question. Can
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