Scuba Diving in Manchester

  DM Club had 2 Red Sea Trip this year. February annual trip and April part2 trip. Both trips were great FUN! February trip was meant to be going to Brother Islands; however, due to the shark incidents last year, the site was still closed.   Instead, the boat took us to Salem Express, well known wreck with very sad back ground.. The accident killed hundreds of pilgrims coming back from Mecca. When diving such wreck, we must remember not to disturb the souls resting in peace...  On the trip, we had good celebrations; 300th dive for Paula, 200th dive for Gary, 50th dive for Sam, Erika & Michelle. Great achievement! Thank you to the kitchen staff for making special cakes. Everybody enjoyed it.  April Trip was for Northern Wreck and Reefs, the most popular itinerary in Red Sea. Great weather and less current. It was perfect for some of the novice divers. We had 5 divers doing their Advanced Open Water Diver course on the boat. How lucky they are to do the course in such a

Scuba Divers are basically people who are in love with the Water World and the Nature; Sea, Ocean, and Marine Life. Human activities are not always great for what we all love. What can we do to make a change? This question led us, Dive Manchester, to work with the Sea Shepherd Ghost Net Campaign(SSGN).  SSGN is one of the activities getting more active in UK. Basically, going out to the sea and clean up the rubbish that people left behind in water. It sounds very simple, however, it is much more to do. First of all, in order to "clean" the sea, you must have a permission from the UK authority. Umm? Wait a minute. Do you have to "pay" some fee in order to do a favour to the country? The answer is "yes". Some private groups and diving clubs have been doing sea bed cleaning for years without permission. Sadly, if someone wants to cause a problem, they can accuse these good people for breaking a law. SSGN has been purchasing the permit to be legitimate. N

Christmas Season has come!! DM Club Annual Xmas Bingo Party was on! We were back to Friendship Inn in Prestwich this year again. It was soooo good last year, so we had to come back for this year. Christmas is the Season of Joy. Having a Club Dinner is a brilliant opportunity to share this happy feeling. We had 39 people joining to this Dinner Party.  We started with pre-meal drinks & chat. Socialising with other divers is always nice. Your next diving gets even more FUN.  For the seating, we shuffled everyone. So, you were not to sit with people who you normally sit together. You get the chance to sit with other divers and make new friends. After all, we all were divers. We have one thing in common; Scuba Diving! And we all love it! Dinner was wonderful. So good! It was 3 meal course. We even had Vegan menu for our Vegan members. And it was very tasty. That is why we have our event there. When we were about to finish the dessert, it was finally the time for Xmas BINGO!!

February Red Sea Trip is our annual DM Club Trip as some of you may already know. Since our last February trip was very successful (in other words, it was great FUN!!), we had more request for Red Sea Trip. Here it goes! We organised another one this year!! This time, itinerary was "Simply the Best", starting at Brothers Island and moving onto the south...and it was the original plan. In the previous week of our trip, there were 2 Shark attack incidents in Brothers Island unfortunately...so our itinerary was quickly changed. Well, after all, safety comes first.  Weather was brilliant for whole week. Water temperature was 26C degree. Yes!! Great!! We were a little anxious about the water temperature, but it was much better than we expected. Although this itinerary requires certain level of experience as a diver, it was the very first "Liveaboard" for some of the members. You know what? They LOVED IT!!  Liveaboard = "Eat, Sleep, Dive, & Repeat"

Bonfire Night is over. It is now time to start thinking about Christmas! Too early you say? Nahhhh! It is already November! Time flies from now on!  Struggling with Christmas Gift Ideas? How about Scuba Diving? Discover Scuba Diving (Try Dive) can be done in warm heated swimming pool, you see. It may be a good activity during the winter. Also Skill Development & Knowledge Development can be done in warm condition even in UK. Great activity idea for winter season when outside is not so pleasant for outdoor activities.  For kids between the age of 8 and 10, there is a course called "Bubble Maker". They will use the same Scuba Equipment like adults but using much smaller cylinders. I tell you they all LOVE IT!! We, instructors, enjoy Bubble Maker so much as well. :D :D  If you have questions, please do not hesitate to give us a call. We can tell you all about Scuba Diving! Diving is FUN!!!  www.divemanchester.co.uk #DiveMCR #DMclubUK #divingisfun

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

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