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We would like to congratulate George who got wet for the first time with us and completed their PADI Openwater course. Welcome to the world of scuba diving!

Amit, also decided to learn to dive this month and joined George in getting his PADI in becoming an open water diver, Well done to you both.

Dive Site Review - Koh Sak - Deep Reef - Pattaya Thailand

On the west point of the bay the reef line-slopes away deeper to about 14m and if you know where to look a small detour over the sand takes you onto a deep reef. This area is highlighted by many rocks and soft coral combined with a forest of whip corals growing from the rocky areas. The hard corals tend to dominate the shallower water around here so the soft corals are well worth descending to deeper-water for at about 18m especially at the right time of day when they are blooming their full multitude of colours!
The marine life is fair and varied. Familiar reef inhabitants are nudi branch, moray eel, puffer fish, sea horse, damsels and the occasional Bamboo Shark and giant grouper can be found hiding under the rocks. Over the sandy areas here you can also find (if your eyes are keen) some demon stinger stone fish which are a strange but interesting edition to diving Pattaya.

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Monthly Special - Suunto Zoop Dive Computer Review

The Suunto Zoop is the newest Dive Computer from Suunto and replaces the incredibly popular Suunto Gekko. It has very similar functions and setup to the Gekko but now has a PC interface for dive profile downloading.

Suunto Zoop is great value for money, easy-to-use and suitable for all divers alike from beginner to professional. Even though the Zoop is a great choice for your first dive computer, it still has full decompression capabilities and nitrox mode which means it will still service you well for many years to come.

As with all the the Suunto range the Zoop has a very easy-to-use push button operation with a simple, straightforward menu structure. Not only does the super-bright phosphorescent large LCD display make the Zoop really easy to see in the dark when charged by torch light but also easy to read generally because the display is so large making it ideal for divers who don't like small difficult to read displays and gauges.

You can wear Suunto Zoop as a wrist unit, or mount it on one of Suunto's Combo consoles. Using the Suunto RGBM algorithm, Suunto Zoop enables continuous decompression for optimal ascent time. Both ascent rate and available no-decompression time are displayed graphically with clear colour-coded indicators. Visual and audible alarms are given whenever necessary and you can also enable maximum depth and dive time alarms.

The Zoop features both Air and Nitrox modes. It can be programmed for nitrox mixtures of 21% to 50% oxygen and adjusted for oxygen partial pressure of between 1.2 and 1.6 bar.

Scuba Tips - Using a Dive Computer

1. Dive computers are very reliable however using one still requires you to plan your dive. Know how to plan a dive using recreational dive planner guidelines, dive your plan, and allow your computer to calculate the actual allowable bottom time accounting for changes in desired depth and time spent there.

2. Dive computers will not stop you from diving a saw-tooth profile, where you ascend, descend and ascend again throughout the dive. This kind of dive profile is risky. Avoid doing it.

3. Most dive computers do not monitor your air supply, keep monitoring air supply and allow enough air for a slow, safe ascent and a long safety stop.

4. As dive computers calculate individual time, depths and limits, never share a dive computer.

5. If a computer malfunctions during a dive abort the dive, slowly ascend to 5m/15ft and make a long as possible safety stop.

6. Carry back up devices such as dive watch, depth gauge and pressure gauge.

7. Read manufacturers guidelines and follow carefully. Know your computers feature before you go diving.

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