| It can be an exciting or terrifying
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| | sport divers and multiple gas computers
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| experience - buying your first
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| | for tech divers. Get your dive
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| scubadiving gear. When you first walk
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| | instruments in a console for easy
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| into the Aladdin's cave just groaning
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| | reference.
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| with the latest dive technology, your
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| | For regulators BCDs and instruments,
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| question is likely to be "Where do I
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| | check the warrantee. If you intend to
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| possibly start?" The answer is quite
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| | travel, it should be worldwide. Some
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| simple. Choose your dive centre very
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| | offer lifetime warrantees for parts.
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| carefully - then, if you enjoyed your
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| | Beware buying product over the Internet,
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| scubadiving course, trust them to outfit
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| | as there may be no warrantee. In many
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| you with the best dive gear for your type
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| | countries, scuba dealers will not honour
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| of diving.
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| | internet warrantees, as the product was
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| When you select your dive centre start by
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| | not bought through a licenced dealer and
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| establishing the credentials of it.
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| | ownership is hard to authenticate.
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| Generally, the more status the dive
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| | You will want to stay warm and may only
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| centre has, the more it has been audited
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| | need a shorty wetsuit in the tropics. As
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| for quality and customer service. If
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| | you move further away from the equator,
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| possible, choose a PADI 5 Star Career
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| | you might need a full length 5mm or 7mm
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| Development Centre. Failing that, try a
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| | wetsuit or even a drysuit. Try to buy the
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| PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre
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| | best you can afford as you will not enjoy
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| and so on down the retail status list.
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| | even the most spectacular dive if you are
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| Other training agencies have similar
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| | trying to stay warm. Night diving is
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| ratings. Word of mouth is another very
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| | fantastic - only if you are warm. Comfort
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| strong indicator as most people tell
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| | and fit are critical.
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| others about a bad experience.
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| | When you select your dive mask try every
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| After you have completed your course,
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| | one on display. Ssniff in hard and listen
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| unless you are totally focused and do it
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| | for air leaks to ensure an exact fit.
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| beforehand, you will want to buy your our
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| | Additionally, press the mask in over your
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| scubadiving gear. There are literally
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| | nose and brow to ensure there is no
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| thousands of different dive items on the
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| | contact. Some mask lenses can be changed
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| market and each scuba retailer offers a
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| | for prescription lenses. If you wear
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| selective few brands. Normally these
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| | glasses ask your scuba dealer which ones
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| equipment lines are complementary so that
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| | will take prescription lenses. Identify
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| the dive centre should be able to satisfy
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| | the dive masks that fit then try those
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| novice or experienced recreational divers
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| | few again. When you get to the best
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| through to highly experienced technical
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| | two, choose the cheaper one. If your mask
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| divers. If you are about to buy your own
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| | does not fit well, you will not enjoy
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| scuba gear take time to read our advice.
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| | your scuba diving. Resist the temptation
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| Probably the most critical dive equipment
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| | to buy a cheap snorkel. You need a good
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| is the regulator and buoyancy control
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| | one so you can breathe on the surface
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| device BCD) combination. The regulator
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| | face down. Accept the dive centre
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| should be selected on performance and
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| | retailer's advice.
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| reliability, that is ease of breathing at
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| | Fins are your propellers. Get fins that
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| the depths you intend to dive to. Do a
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| | fit your feet properly, without placing
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| careful price comparison if your budget
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| | pressure on your toes or the bridge of
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| is critical. Your scuba dive centre
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| | your foot. Always wear your own dive
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| retailer will guide you here.
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| | booties when trying on fins. Split fin
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| A BCD must be comfortable but most
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| | technology is state-of-the-art now and
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| importantly it must be able to lift your
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| | worth every cent. Try for a soft or
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| face clear of the water at the surface.
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| | medium flex fin. If you want to be a
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| The inflator mechanism must be easy and
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| | technical diver, select firmer split
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| fast to operate. Check the lift of a BCD
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| | fins. Get spring straps if your retailer
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| before you start loading the integrated
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| | has them.
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| weight system up with lead weight. While
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| | You will need weight unless you are
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| it may lift you wearing a wetsuit, it may
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| | negatively buoyant at the surface. When
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| be overloaded once you take it off to
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| | you purchase your BCD, consider one that
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| pass it (with any integrated weight &
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| | allows you to carry weight in the BCD
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| cylinder) into the boat. Recreational
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| | weight pockets rather than around your
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| BCDs are not designed for technical
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| | waist. Many women do get minor bruising
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| diving and should not be used for that
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| | on the hips through wearing heavy weight
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| purpose.
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| | belts. With a drysuit you will generally
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| You will need to consider your
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| | need more weight than you would with a
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| instruments as well. Whatever your
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| | wetsuit. Contoured weights are preferable
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| financial position you will need a
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| | to slab weights.
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| submersible pressure gauge (SPG) and
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| | You are now set to have fantastic
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| compass. It may be cheaper to purchase a
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| | scubadiving adventures. Enjoy the freedom
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| dive computer rather than a depth gauge
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| | of gliding in the ocean current along
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| and timer / underwater watch. Dive
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| | coral encrusted walls, through underwater
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| computers show dive and surface interval
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| | canyons, exploring timeless shipwrecks
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| details as well as guiding your ascent
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| | or absorbing the stillness and
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| speed.
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| | tranquillity of a freshwater lake.
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| Some give integrated information on
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| | Wherever you are, you will enjoy your
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| nitrogen absorption and gas consumption.
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| | scuba diving if you are confidant that
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| With a computer it is easy to retrieve
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| | you have chosen your scubadiving gear
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| dive information so you can log your
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| | wisely.
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| dive.There are also Nitrox computers for
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