Scuba Diving

JR8 · Post by **JR8** » Thu, 30 Jun 2011 4:40 pm

ozroadrunner wrote:Thought I'll reignite this topic...

I've just moved here. I've got my open water diver licence/card.. It has been carefully preserved for the last 2 yrs and is unused since the time I got qualified

I'm looking for a refresher course .. any suggestions on refresher courses - preferably ones that are run on the weekends and in open water?
Any dive buddies who wants to join me are more than welcome!

OzRR... what you need my friend is a Scuba Review. Any decent dive centre in the region could do that for you.

http://www.padi.com/scuba/padi-courses/ ... ba-review/

Post by **nakatago** » Thu, 30 Jun 2011 5:15 pm

JR8 wrote:
ozroadrunner wrote:Thought I'll reignite this topic...

I've just moved here. I've got my open water diver licence/card.. It has been carefully preserved for the last 2 yrs and is unused since the time I got qualified

I'm looking for a refresher course .. any suggestions on refresher courses - preferably ones that are run on the weekends and in open water?
Any dive buddies who wants to join me are more than welcome!
OzRR... what you need my friend is a Scuba Review. Any decent dive centre in the region could do that for you.

http://www.padi.com/scuba/padi-courses/ ... ba-review/

looks like I need one too now...

JR8 · Post by **JR8** » Thu, 30 Jun 2011 6:57 pm

If you're newly qualified and had a break of say two years yes, you are going to need it. Even a year gap after getting your card is arguably... going to need refreshing.

It is quite subjective, some people just forget all they have learned, some just need a tune-up

Post by **nakatago** » Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:22 pm

JR8 wrote:If you're newly qualified and had a break of say two years yes, you are going to need it. Even a year gap after getting your card is arguably... going to need refreshing.

It is quite subjective, some people just forget all they have learned, some just need a tune-up

It will almost be a year; I still have the book (as in textbook). Eh, I don't mind a refresher. I do mind not having resources, though.

ecureilx · Post by **ecureilx** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 9:44 am

nakatago wrote:

Seriously, a weekend in Peurto Galera or Peurto Princesca would have been cheaper, right ?? Just curious - what made you head up to Tioman to Certify ??

Post by **nakatago** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:06 am

ecureilx wrote:
nakatago wrote:
Seriously, a weekend in Peurto Galera or Peurto Princesca would have been cheaper, right ?? Just curious - what made you head up to Tioman to Certify ??

As I live in Singapore now, not really as I'll need to book a flight back home...and if Puerto Princesa, the flight to Puerto Princesa as well, as opposed to the drive and boat trip to Tioman. Also, non-Filipino friends here in Singapore invited me to go with them for certification. I compared the prices and they're roughly the same. It's one of those "been thinking about it and it never came up but now here's my chance so I'll grab it" kind of things.

Before I moved here, a friend already invited to go learn scuba diving with them already. I declined as I didn't have resources then to go on semi-regular dive trips. But when I got here, someone invited me and I realized I have the resources now...well, except time, apparently.

JR8 · Post by **JR8** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:39 am

I wonder if you could do a Scuba Review in Orchard Towers?

Post by **nakatago** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:57 am

JR8 wrote:I wonder if you could do a Scuba Review in Orchard Towers?

does muff diving count?

ecureilx · Post by **ecureilx** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:58 am

JR8 wrote:I wonder if you could do a Scuba Review in Orchard Towers?

nope .. I ain't got enough dives to review OT

I could review the Dive spots in PG and PP and Subic ..

JR8 · Post by **JR8** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 3:10 pm

I MASTER scuba diver

p.s. Edit to add, well, actually I'm not, but I am a DiveMASTER bwahahaha....

ecureilx · Post by **ecureilx** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 3:13 pm

JR8 wrote:I MASTER scuba diver

And talking of OT, sometime ago, there was a dive operator .. of course, he was in the 12th floor or higher .. the office floors .. not the fishing floors

JR8 · Post by **JR8** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 4:12 pm

ecureilx wrote:
JR8 wrote:I MASTER scuba diver

And talking of OT, sometime ago, there was a dive operator .. of course, he was in the 12th floor or higher .. the office floors .. not the fishing floors

And this is where you went and had your gear serviced right?

ecureilx · Post by **ecureilx** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 4:56 pm

JR8 wrote:
And this is where you went and had your gear serviced right?

No sir .. not at all .. never had my gear serviced in Singapore

And .. well, I am bit loathe to venture beyond my favourite haunt at Level 1 .. (or Ground floor for non-Singaporeans ..

)

Talking of gear, my only hear is my prescription dive glasses .. and no more ..

RAYLIM · Post by **RAYLIM** » Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:31 am

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Post by **nakatago** » Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:39 am

RAYLIM wrote:I notice last post was 2010 then all quiet. Anyone interested to form an expat scuba club (unofficially) ? I am a PADI instructor. My email is raylso2001@yahoo.com.sg

will you be willing to arrange trips without an overheard charge?

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