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DM Club Weekend Trip - Farnes Island Seal Diving

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Hello Divers! Some people say "UK diving is not as good as oversea diving". Well, yes, there are beautiful coral reef divings available overseas; however, UK diving can be amazing eye-opening experience. Seal Diving is one of the example.  Seals are like puppy dogs. As soon as they find you, they accept you as "play mates" and start playing with you! They are AMAZING!! When you are diving, you are basically "visitors" in the water world. You will enjoy watching and visiting beautiful marine creatures. Some of them may show you their interests in you, but there is hardly any interaction with them. Don't go! Play with me!! When it comes to Seals, they are totally different. Farnes Island area is well protected area, so they know that the divers won't harm them. They know that we are coming to visit them. They know that we LOVE to PLAY with them. They will come to nibble your fins, ask for belly scratches, give you High Five, etc. My

SDI Solo Diver Course - Ready to take full responsibility for own safety?

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For Scuba Diving, Safety is very important factor. After all, we don't live under water. (I wish I could!!) The more experienced you are, the more we shall be humble about safety check and all. We shall not forget 'Buddy Check' not only for your buddy's safety but also for your own safety. Buddy Check is a common standard for safety in Scuba Diving, Recreational & Technical Diving. We are not supposed to dive ALONE...unless you are trained for it. Yes. There is a specific training course for Solo Diving. SDI Solo Diver Course is the practice of self reliant scuba diving without 'Dive Buddies.' Solo divers should be skilled in self-sufficiency and willing to take responsibility for their own safety while diving.  It is not for everyone. The Solo Diver Course stresses proper dive planning, personal limitations, and accident prevention, as well as the benefits, hazards, and proper procedures for diving solo. As you can see, diving with Dive Buddies is l

DM Club Tech Week in Malta 2018

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Malta is one of the popular destination for scuba divers, not only Recreational Divers but also Tech Divers.  Maybe not so much for Fish Lovers, but cristal clear water and many kinds of wrecks in different depth, that is something other countries cannot offer. DM Club Tech Week in Malta 2018 started on 21st of September. We used the facility and service of DiveSystems Malta. They are one of the best dive centres in the island.  We used to live in Malta, working as Scuba Instructor about 5 years and we know DiveSystems is most capable dive centre there for Recreational and Technical Diving. Our plan was to dive on HMS Stubborn (submarine, about 55m deep), HMS Southwald (ship wreck, about 70m deep), and Le Polynesian (ship wreck, about 60m deep). Unfortunately, half of the plan had to be changed due to the strong wind coming from big storm covering Mediterranean. Alternatively, divers were taken to new dive sites in Gozo. Since their gas mix was already made for the de