Emma O – PADI MSDT
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Q&A with the First Belgium Female Commercial Diver
Marie Vandenbosch is a 23-year old commercial diver from Belgium. She is the first female commercial diver from her country and currently works full-time with Submar. What is your current job title? My current job title is a Commercial diver in the company Submar. We do underwater work in shipping, salvage, in-water construction inshore and
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Scuba Diving Equipment List and Uses
Are you getting into scuba diving and not sure what is needed to scuba dive? Or maybe you are ready to purchase your own equipment and need a comprehensive checklist. Well, here is our scuba diving equipment list and the uses for each item! Scuba Diving Equipment List and Description Mask & Snorkel You can
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Diving in Costa Rica, Catalina Islands
WHERE ARE WE GOING? Today we are diving in Costa Rica! Heading to Catalina Islands, from the town of Tamarindo. WHY ARE WE DIVING IN COSTA RICA AT THE CATALINAS? The Catalinas is an archipelago of around 17 volcanic rock formations set 2-15 miles off the northwest Pacific coast of Costa Rica in the province
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What is Scuba Diving – All You Need To Know
You’ve probably heard of the term ‘SCUBA’ and wondered, what is scuba diving? Is it similar to snorkeling? No. Do you need special equipment or training for scuba diving? Well, yes, you do! And you have come to the right place to find out everything and anything scuba related. What is Scuba Diving? Scuba diving
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How to get into Underwater Photography
Scuba diving is a great way to check out the underwater world. Combining diving with photography is even better so you can keep those memories, not just in your head, but also on camera. How else are you going to prove to your friends that you saw that whale shark? Figuring out how to get
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Q&A with a Maritime Archaeologist
Chanelle Zaphiropoulos is a Masters Candidate studying Maritime Archaeology. She is a scuba diver who mixes her love of the ocean with marine biology and maritime history. How did you become a Maritime Archaeologist? I was fascinated by the sea for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I watched a lot of
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Predictions for Scuba Diving after COVID-19
As a person who relies on the scuba diving and tourism industries, for income, and as a career, it may be time to worry. Right now we are in the midst of very uneasy and unpredictable times. However, we can speculate what may happen in the future within the recreational scuba diving industry. Here is
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Scuba Diving with Soft Contact Lenses
In my teens, my eyesight was tested and I was found to be short-sighted and needed to wear glasses. This was a catastrophe as it was just not cool. As I got older, I learned how to poke my eye without flinching and transitioned to contact lenses. Much cooler. However, wearing contact lenses came with
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Rescue Diver Equipment List
The Rescue Diver course is a challenging course that will drain you mentally and physically. If you are not exhausted after this scuba diving course, then you didn’t do it right! But it is also one of the most enjoyable and rewarding courses to be taught, and also to teach. Here we created a rescue
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The Georgios G Wreck – Diving in Saudi Arabia
WHERE ARE WE DIVING? Today we are scuba diving in Saudi Arabia at the Georgios G Wreck! HOW DO WE GET TO THE GEORGIOS WRECK? To go diving in Saudi Arabia at the Georgios G Wreck, you should fly to Tabuk city then hire a driver (or rent a car). You will take the Haql-Tabuk