All passed!
Submitted by SamC on Thu, 2009-01-01 11:42
G'Day All,
Finished up yesterday, passing my Scuba ticket..
Pretty long few days learning all the skills and safety etc etc....all done now and can get out there on my own and get into some crays!!!!
Now the fun parts starts forking out $$$ to get the gear...
If any of you guys need a dive "buddy" then i will be more than keen...
Happy New Year,
Sam
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Cheers,
Sam
till
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Grats Sam, good to hear you
Grats Sam, good to hear you passed.
I hired a full set of gear from mindive for $50 for the first week (you get one free hire), then $100 per week after that, till I picked up what I needed.
If this bloody wind doesn't let up, we won't be doing any dives =(
Paul G
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Good stuff Sam ,its a whole
Good stuff Sam ,its a whole new would down there ,i just love looking around. I have a speargun but have never used it ,i leave it at home. I take my camera and cray loop,still not cought a size cray ,not that i try to hard, hope your diving adventures are safe ones ,and look forward to some stories.
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SamC
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Sure does Paul...waiting for
Sure does Paul...waiting for the vis to clear up a bit as it was pretty bad yesterday off Mindarie!!
Cheers,
Sam
Cheers,
Sam
Paul G
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Yer i dived out Two Rocks
Yer i dived out Two Rocks with Alfred Till and Tracey ,was really stired up . From the look of the ocean now its clearing up pretty quick.
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alfred
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Hey Sam, congrats! Must
Hey Sam, congrats!
Must admit that diving is lots of fun at the moment.
A short day out diving sure beats a long day getting beaten up by the wind and waves, whilst fishing!
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Blake.T.
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hey sam, if you dont mind me
hey sam, if you dont mind me asking, how much did it cost you? i'm really wanting to get into it but i'm still sussing a few things out.
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cost
spend some of your money.
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SamC
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Blake
Ended up costing me $400...
$345 for the course
$45 for 2 boat dives on the last day (optional)
$10 for the hire of some fins and booties i had my own snorkel n mask, wetsuit was included in the price (obviously if you have your own gear theres no cost involved, otherwise it more the less things you haven't got)
plus $10 more if you want to get a log book (optional) they are recommended though...
Cheers,
Sam
Cheers,
Sam
Blake.T.
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thanks sam, who did you do
thanks sam, who did you do it through?
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SamC
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Mindarie Dive Academy
www.mindive.com
Cheers,
Sam
Cheers,
Sam
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thanks mate, i'll look into
thanks mate, i'll look into them.
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tonyb
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Hi Sam, I finished mine also
Hi Sam, I finished mine also with PDA a few months ago. Still have not been back out since. I want to go and dive for some crays but the weather has not really been right for when the time was available. I'm keen to go out over the next couple of weeks, can let you know when I do if your interested?
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tonyb
anytime mate, give me a pm when you want to head out...
Cheers,
Sam
Cheers,
Sam
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Good onya Sam
There's a whole group of people getting their tickets lately.
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Well done Sam, Go get some
Well done Sam, Go get some gear and get out diving....
Sadly only 1 in 10 people who do the dive course continue to dive.
Bart-Man
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good on ya mate
Opens up a whole new world.
Watch out for those whities....................
feral1975
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good on you sam ,
good on you sam , logbook wise itds good to keep a record as some dive charters will actually guage your logged dives and work out your experience level , but i use the computer and record everything on my hard drive like water temp , clarity things seen , gear faults ect . Would be keen to do a few 20 metre dives when you get a few in your book definatly
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Dean
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Good stuff mate, tehre are
Good stuff mate, tehre are some good landbased options around when it is windy, I picked up 5 crays the other day.
wayneleech
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hi sam - just finished my
hi sam - just finished my 2nd day of the four day course with Mindive today:) have two more days (next sat/sun) to go then i'll have my ticket! i live up near mindarie and plan to head out for some crays so i'll let ya know when i'm short of a buddy;)
kane
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Hi Sam, Congratulations on
Hi Sam,
Congratulations on getting your ticket.
Im booked in to do my ticket when i get home from work in about 3 weeks with PDA at hillarys, ive already bought all the gear, have a 4.8 metre centre console boat, if your ever keen to go give us a shout mate,
I live close to hillarys and work away doing a 28 days on 28 days off roster so available alot of the time.
Have a good one
Goooooone Fishin!
Gooooone Fishin!
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Good on ya Sam now just to
Good on ya Sam now just to get out and get in the water well done.
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haha i'm getting mine on the 16 feb... cant wait to dive tooo
NO PAIN NO GAIN!!!
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Welcome to the underwater
Welcome to the underwater world Sam. Don't tell too many how good it is down there....its getting crowded!
Safe diving and the crays a waiting for you. As said, log ya dives for the first few years as they are needed for interstate charters. I stopped logging after about 10 books though.
Cheers Pete