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We would like to congratulate Bannan, Graham, Wade, mike and Sal who completed entry level Openwater course with Andy Read more about entry level certification here.

Check it out! Our new shop front loud and proud in the centre of beach road Pattaya City.. This picture is from our new Google Plus account which you can visit by clicking the picture

Dive Site Review - Hin Yai - Samae San Thailand

Whilst Dave sat pondering some navy maps he decided that with out new boat 'Sirens Of The Deep' we would use her newly equipped state of the art sat nav and GPS fish finder to go in search of new dive sites....

After 2 attempts we scored Hin Yai and under water rock pinnacle where Visibility ranges between 10m (30 ft) and 30m (100ft).

SO far we have only dives this rock about 10 times what we can tell you is this... The top of the pinnacle states at 14m deep and descend down to 32m to the sands around it. the north east side has a fishing net across it which has made for an interesting nudi branch home and moray eel play ground..

The site is right in the open gulf so the visibility is generally good and large score of fish constantly flow in, past and around the pinnacle and exciting new site we are looking to get more familiar with soon :)

Photos of the month below are all taken at Hin Yai enjoy!

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Scuba Tips - Controlling an Uncontrolled Ascent

One of the scariest things that can happen to a Scuba diver is an uncontrolled ascent either intentionally initiated in an emergency or by unintentionally often caused by faulty Scuba equipment. Recently a good friend of mine encountered a sticking inflator hose on a new BCD.. This malfunctioning BCD caused my good friend to ascend from 14m to the surface in under 20sec.

Despite being a terrifying experience, No major physical harm came about however as with everything in scuba diving, it is essential to remain calm and be prepared since such an eventuality can have drastically more severe outcomes.

So in light of this I have being thinking about how I train my students in this respect and got to thinking as an scuba diver and instructor trainer I could and should maybe review this with myself and in turn all my friends and anyone reading.. staying fresh and reviewing skills is element to staying safe after all yes?

The first and most important thing to do is to try and control/slow your rate of ascent to prevent lung over expansion injuries and possible decompression sickness. An emergency ascent caused by malfunctioning inflators stuck in the on-position or loss of a weight belt, is rather scary as they affect your ability to control your ascent rate. In such circumstances a diver should perform the flaring manoeuvre.
If you can quickly identify the cause of your ascent in time try to do so, maybe pulling on your BCD dump valves to ensure that all the air has escaped or can escape in the even of a sticking inflator.

BDC air dump valves allow air to escape faster than the low pressure inflator can fill the jacket and should stabilize the leak. but remember which dump value is the most effective depends on your body position. As the air inside seeks the highest point if your positioned head up the shoulder dump will work however in a feet up position this wouldn't work as the air would be near the bottom back of the jacket raising upwards in this case the back dump release is perfect.

If the low pressure inflator button is stuck in the on position, quickly disconnect the inflator hose and dump the air from the BCD by tugging on the air dump valves. However if you have lost your weight belt, your best option if you cannot fin downward to retrieve it or signal your buddy to control you, is to flare and prepare for an emergency ascent.

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