Diving Knowledge, Tips and Tricks

IDC & Dive Masters Cheat Sheet For Scuba Diving

Posted on by Corry Allan
09
Oct

Equations, Meanings and Terms Reflex Respiratory Centre – Detects High Carbon dioxide Hypoxia – Insufficient Oxygen Anoxia – Severe Oxygen Depletion Hypocapnia – Insufficient Carbon Dioxide Hypercapnia – Excess Carbon Dioxide Bradycardia – Slowing of the Heart (Cold moisture on face) Apnea – Breath Holding It takes 8-12 hours to eliminate carbon monoxide Physics Water displacement (saltwater) Ltrs x 1.03 = A Object weight – [Read More…]

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Marine Conservation

Popes Eye Underwater Webcam

Posted on by Corry Allan
Popes Eye Underwater Webcam
05
Oct

First-ever rocky-reef, live-feed underwater webcam Reef Cam is Melbourne’s and Australia’s first underwater webcam to be installed. This is a great way to check out Port Phillip Bay’s coolest residents at Popes Eye, located just of Portsea Pier, Wich is about a 10 min Boat ride for Scuba Divers and snorkellers. Reef Cam is a great way to check [Read More…]

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Marine Conservation

Melbourne Sea Slug Census

Posted on by Corry Allan
Melbourne Sea Slug Census 2019
05
Oct

Sea Slug Census 2019 Underwater Census Suggestions Photos for the census are to be taken within Port Phillip Bay, Westernport Bay and surrounds, between 00:01 am Friday 4 October 2019 – 23:59 Monday 7 October 2019. Send in one photo for each species of sea slug you encounter on census weekend. You don’t need to [Read More…]

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Gear Care & Maintenance, Tips and Tricks

Types of Scuba Diving O-rings

Posted on by Corry Allan
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24
Sep

About the Different Types of O-rings O-rings can be made of a very long list of exotic materials; most are inappropriate for SCUBA DIVING applications. The materials commonly used in SCUBA applications appear in the following table. Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Copolymers (NBR or Nitrile) Most o-rings used in SCUBA are manufactured from Nitrile, a hydrocarbon-based synthetic rubber. [Read More…]

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