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Whats the problem, when I lived in Papua New Guinea, I did hundreds of solo
dives off liveaboards/PNG Dive boats with my Camera. Crystal clear water,
mostly less than 20 metres, photographing & filming the marine life.

In the mid nineties, operators requested that solo divers (read
photographers) carry a Pony bottle in case while concentrating
filming/photographing, ran out of air.

Most photographers would spend hours under/near the boat getting that
perfect shot. You didnt have to go far!

I havent come accross many "BUDDYS" willing to sit under the boat in ten
metres of water for an hour and half while you shoot off a role of film on a
unique creature.

Maybe its OK with you, but havent seen it too often.

So Im a stroke, stiff shit, I dont need a baby sitter to reef dive with my
Camera. I wore a pony for years, never used it once, didnt see a need for
doubles either for the depths we were doing.  Never ran out of air once,
after 90 mins, you are either out of film or battery was flat on the video.
Its not hard to look at the gauge. I dont need a buddy to tap me on the
shoulder every five minutes to check my air!

When doing a wreck/diving deep, you would dive as a group/with a buddy.

Hugh, South OZ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Markwell" <joeldm@mi*.co*>
To: "Techdiver" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 12:30 AM
Subject: RE: solo diver cert


> on 7/8/02 3:52 PM, Joel Markwell at joeldm@mi*.co* wrote:
>
> > Here's the infamous Rodale's page on SDI's solo training:
> >
> > http://www.scubadiving.com/training/instruction/solocert/
>
> I note the onerous requirements for solo diving off Mike Balls live
aboards:
>
> >> Including a fully redundant air system with a minimum of six cubic feet
of
> >> air;
>
>
> Wow. Safety is No. 1 with Mike
>
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