Scuba Diving

[Pauche]

Originally posted by archenemy@May 13 2005, 02:15 PM

hi guys...open water diver here..

 

basically you have to feel confident in the water..dont have to be a strong swimmer whatsoever...

 

the cost will range from $300 all the way to $800, depending on where you take your course.

 

i paid $380 for my course in 1997, with my open water in local waters (pulau hantu..yucks!)

issit a one time cert that u get, u can dive anywhere in future? does the price include swim gears, etc?

[shepherd]

Anybody has contacts for a cheap open water course?

Want to learn for a long time but buget is very tight.

Can anybody advise?

[floppy]

Originally posted by Pauche@May 14 2005, 12:29 AM

issit a one time cert that u get, u can dive anywhere in future? does the price include swim gears, etc?

its a cert that last u a lifetime. so, its not that ex compare to the lifetime of wonders u gonna experience.

 

price usually does no include dive gears, got to ask the agency conducting it. u can rent if u dun intend to buy. for starters, u just need mask, snorkel, boots & fins. others like wet suit, weight belt, bcd, octopus can be rented. a simple set of equipment can be between $200 to $400 (depending on what exactly u want, the brand, etc).

 

however, open water is only the basic. certain dive locations require more than open water, ie. u need advance at least. in addition, to experience night dives, most operators require you to have advance as well.

 

[archenemy]

unless you are below 15 years of age when you get the license..the cert is for life.

my bro took it when he was 13..& had to go & convert. no test needed..just go there & convert..thats all.

 

the gear you rent from the dive shop is usually not included in the course fee..

 

the gear i have is my wetsuit, snorkel, boots, fins, weight belt, mask...

 

the rest of the equipment not worth it to get unless you have lots of money to burn or you dive for a living...

[archenemy]

one of the most interesting must be wreck diving..

 

too bad i dont have the money to go higher up the diving ladder..

 

i also have problems with my upper respriatory tract..dont have the confidence to dive any more...

[floppy]

Originally posted by archenemy@May 18 2005, 03:49 AM

the gear i have is my wetsuit, snorkel, boots, fins, weight belt, mask...

 

the rest of the equipment not worth it to get unless you have lots of money to burn or you dive for a living...

with regards to the equipment, as long as u dive regularly, even for like 10+ times each year (or roughly 2 trips a year), i think its worth it. however, opinions may differ, no worries.

 

i have:

wetsuit, gloves, mask & snorkel, boots & fins, weight belt & weights, dive computer, primary & secondary torch

 

would like to get (but no $ ):

underwater camera housing, bcd, regulator

 

there r also plenty of stuff nice to have/good to have, such as sausage, knife, underwater writing pad, etc... its a bit like bike accessories. the more u buy, the more there is to buy

[zookeeper]

any one selling their wet suits???

[Guest enHANZed]

juz back from a dive in underwater world ......those interested should go...very memorable

[Guest BoBOKik]

new forum in town. those interested in diving or those already diving. please log on to http://www.sgscuba.com

 

also for those not diving yet and wanna find out more.

[floppy]

Originally posted by zookeeper@May 21 2005, 07:11 AM

any one selling their wet suits???

long or short?

size?

[Metalfyre]

I think can join this thread liao...haha

 

going for open water in 2 week's time

[hondacbr2001]

Scuba and traveling really don't mix does it? I was up traveling to

Perhentian last week and I make a choice to travel by train. Train is a

night mare you will say,ya with 13 hrs before you arrive at Perhentian

Island.

But to my surprise it is better than traveling by coach the usually way

where any dive center will do. Let me tell?you why. You can sleep all the

way to perhentian ,walk around if you want and if you like a maggie soup in

the middle of the night. By the way we?left on Friday Night .Train have a

canteen that operate through the night for the hungry ones. We arrive fresh

and ready?to dive the next day (Saturday). We make 3 dive on the first day

and another 3 the next day (Sunday) a total of 5 day dive and 1 night dives.

We left the Island after our 6th dive and hit straight to the train station.

Check in to our nice little bed where we reflex back on what we see at

Perhentian the last two days. We are back in Singapore on the 3rd day

Monday) around 1030am ready to go for work. This is definitely for those

that have a hard time of getting your leave.

 

 

 

June Diving Special

 

Dive Juara (Southern Part of Tioman)

27-29 May

$299 6 space left

 

Advance in Juara

27-29 May

$350 6 space

 

Perhentian By train

2 to go Anytime.

Call us for info.

 

June Advance Special

$390 one night stay at Mersing

 

June Juara Special

$330 one night stay at Mersing

 

June Aur Special

$270

 

Feel Free to call us for more information.

 

 

 

Cheers

 

Mark and Charles

 

 

Mark & Charles SCUBA LLP

4B Smith Street

Singapore 058918

65 62233539

Mon to Fri 1200 to 2000

Sat and Sun 1100 to 1800(Appointment Only)

[email protected]

http://www.mcscuba.com.sg

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happy holiday peeps !!!

[yappiez]

Originally posted by islander@Mar 25 2005, 08:08 PM

hi,bros & sis.anyone has good condition used BCDs,regulators and dive equipment to sell?no preferable brands.do inform me thanks.

 

tioman abit choppy.went last week.but did saw a green turtle wif my lousy disposable.

hi there, i couldnt resist but try to improve the pic.

here it is. sorry if i didnt ask u eariler......

[tian_xia81]

hello guys,

 

yupe i a diver here. heh wanna organise a year end trip tp places in thailand or indonesia or maybe a live on board heh.

[patR1ck]

Yoh... will be org a dive trip to tioman this 24th June. Anyone interested to tag along can PM me. OW are welcome. Can pm me for price quotes

[tian_xia81]

Originally posted by patR1ck@Jun 13 2005, 06:52 PM

Yoh... will be org a dive trip to tioman this 24th June. Anyone interested to tag along can PM me. OW are welcome. Can pm me for price quotes

heh so bro where will u be staying?? which resort?? any trip for july?? heh i be at redang at tat period

[Axxis]

ah.. just realized there are two diving threads here.

alamak

:s

[tian_xia81]

hey guys any ntu or nus divers here.

 

heh nus organising a dive camp from 11 to 15 july and the price is 430 for open water and 320 for leisure. heh can check out more info here : http://nusdiveclub.org

 

who's interested. heh while stock last wor

[aH_gUAn]

Anyone interested in going for advance water in july?

 

Planning to go Tiomon to take it

 

Any one interested pls PM me

 

Thanks

[ashenZ]

I'm upzz for leisure dive tripss~~~

 

But budget wise abit constraint......

 

Best if got packge ard $300 to tioman/aur/dayng area with equipments inclusivee~~

 

Haha~

[tempest]

Actually, don't have to buy packages from Singapore. They are generally more expensive. Get contacts from Malaysia. Simply go into google and type the dive locations you are interested in. Then liaise with the dive operators there directly, definitely much cheaper, I kid you not.

 

Anyway, seems like courses are getting cheaper these days. $380 for advance, $350 if more than 4 people going. Who's on?

 

http://www.friendlywaters.com.sg/courses/AOWAur2005.pdf

[Axxis]

went to Aur last weekend. The visibility wasn't half as good as I'd expected. Didn't see anything interesting at all apart from one pathetic little turtle.

Pretty disappointed.

=(

[ashenZ]

serious? mi goin aur this weeked....

 

hope can visit the pinnacles at last..... after getting moi advance.. nvr dive for 2yrs liao....

[Guest enHANZed]

kindda sick and tired of diving aur/dayang/tioman areas....

[josefcaballero]

helooooo divers... hiakz! me diver too AOW... done vietnam nha trang and koh tao. Aniway just sayin HI!