and need some direction. I am in the Bluffton SC area and would like to get my PADI certification. I’d like to dive the local artificial reefs and snapper banks. Spearfishing and some lobstering is my ultimate goal.
Your advice and assistance would be appreciated. Where to get cert? What cert do I need? How long does it take? Etc…
RT
“CatHouse”
21’ Seacat w/ Twin Zuki 4’s
Atlantic Coast Dive Center in Mt Pleasant (884-1500) Surely there must be someone closer to you, just check the yellow pages for SCUBA. If not, call the # above and ask for Tommy or Reid, they will give you the specifics on cost, and timeframe. The class is taught over a period of 3 weeks, or there is an accelerated class taught over a period of a weekend. Regardless of which class you take, you’ll have to return for 4 open water certifying dives. Since distance is an issue for you the weekend class is probably the best.
Since you are in the Beaufort / Bluffton area, I’d suggest you call Captain Roundtree with the Beaufort Fire Department. I understand he is a diver and can probably get you to the right dive shop for your area.
“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad
Equipment:
196cc Sea Pro w/130 Johnson
1- 13 year old
1 - 9 year old
1 - wife (The Warden)
Cat,
You’ll have to either go to chas or sav. to get certified. There are no local shops. I currently get my tanks filled at local firehouses.
Thats chief roundtree with burton fire dept.
16’Fisher W\F25 Yammi & 198B Sea King W\F115 Yammi
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Originally posted by littlebitThats chief roundtree with burton fire dept.
16’Fisher W\F25 Yammi & 198B Sea King W\F115 Yammi
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Thanks.
“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad
Equipment:
196cc Sea Pro w/130 Johnson
1- 13 year old
1 - 9 year old
1 - wife (The Warden)
I am not a diver, but I was under the impression that there was certain mixes of 02 and other elements needed for diving more than a few feet. At what depth do you need something other than the breating air in an SCBA cylinder that we use for interior structure fire fighting?
Compressed clean air is the most you’ll need as a sport diver. Sport diving is diving in less than 100-120 feet. You can use Nitrox the deep er you go for longer dive times.
It depends on the kind of diving you want to do. If you are in the ledges hunting lobster at 110 feet, you might want to get certified for Nitrox. You get longer dive times with less intake of nitrogen…the gas that causes decompression sickness.
If you just diving in the Keys in less than 35 feet of water, air is all you need. Since colored light filters the deeper you go, you see more color in the first 20 feet…so going deep ain’t all that, to me.
/Only buy air from a certified shop that has good clean air. You don’t want to be breathing bad air. You may get away with less then clean air on land…but at depth, bad air can give you a very bad day.
“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dad
Equipment:
196cc Sea Pro w/130 Johnson
1- 13 year old
1 - 9 year old
1 - wife (The Warden)
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Originally posted by claimCompressed clean air is the most you’ll need as a sport diver. Sport diving is diving in less than 100-120 feet. You can use Nitrox the deep er you go for longer dive times.
It depends on the kind of diving you want to do. If you are in the ledges hunting lobster at 110 feet, you might want to get certified for Nitrox. You get longer dive times with less intake of nitrogen…the gas that causes decompression sickness.
If you just diving in the Keys in less than 35 feet of water, air is all you need. Since colored light filters the deeper you go, you see more color in the first 20 feet…so going deep ain’t all that, to me.
/Only buy air from a certified shop that has good clean air. You don’t want to be breathing bad air. You may get away with less then clean air on land…but at depth, bad air can give you a very bad day.
“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dadEquipment:
196cc Sea Pro w/130 Johnson
1- 13 year old
1 - 9 year old
1 - wife (The Warden)
nitrox is not for deep diving, its meant to extend dive time depths under 100’ or so.
we’re only gonna die from our own arrogence. so we might as well take our time.
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Originally posted by StretchArmStrongquote:
Originally posted by claimCompressed clean air is the most you’ll need as a sport diver. Sport diving is diving in less than 100-120 feet. You can use Nitrox the deep er you go for longer dive times.
It depends on the kind of diving you want to do. If you are in the ledges hunting lobster at 110 feet, you might want to get certified for Nitrox. You get longer dive times with less intake of nitrogen…the gas that causes decompression sickness.
If you just diving in the Keys in less than 35 feet of water, air is all you need. Since colored light filters the deeper you go, you see more color in the first 20 feet…so going deep ain’t all that, to me.
/Only buy air from a certified shop that has good clean air. You don’t want to be breathing bad air. You may get away with less then clean air on land…but at depth, bad air can give you a very bad day.
“I am constantly amazed at the stupidity of the general public.”
~my dadEquipment:
196cc Sea Pro w/130 Johnson
1- 13 year old
1 - 9 year old
1 - wife (The Warden)
nitrox is not for deep diving, its meant to extend dive time depths under 100’ or so.
we’re only gonna die from our own arrogence. so we might as well take our time.
You’re probably right. I’m not Nitrox certified. Most of my 175 dives ( 146.3 bottom time hours ) have been in the Keys in 35 foot or less water. The dive boats limit you to an hour per tank and I
Ditto.
Nitrox is your friend here in the SE Atlantic.
The “good stuff” (bugs,grouper,hogs) are gonna be in the 85 plus depths and nitrox will keep you down there longer. However, Nitrox is not for the 130+ diving per se.
If spear fishing is your goal, just get out there and dive untill its second nature. Then, you can start thinking about cocking bands, stringing fish and running off an occaisional shark that wants a free meal off of your stringer.
Go For It.
Key West 1720 90 4 srtk Yamaha
Give John Cercopeley a call he owns cooper river divers. He sells equipment and fills tanks. he has a shop at his house in Goose Creek. Here is his web site http://www.cooperriverdiving.com/mainpage.html
i had not dove for a while and after I got to know john after I moved here he re certified me. Be sure to look him up.