From the dive centre
Dive journal
Trip reports, gear notes and the practical answers we find ourselves giving on the boat.
Written by the people who guide the dives
Everything here is written by our own instructors and guides rather than commissioned - which is why the trip reports include the mornings we cancelled and the gear notes tell you what not to bring.
If you are planning a first trip, the season guide and the packing list are the two worth reading before you book. If you have just certified, start with the article on air consumption.
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16 articles
Dive GuidesTen Things Nobody Tells You About Your First Open Water Dive
The briefing covers the skills. It does not cover how loud your own breathing is, or why everybody forgets to look up.Read article
SafetyHow to Read a Dive Briefing
Six minutes of a guide talking over an engine, and most of it is more important than it sounds. Here is what to actually listen for.Read article
Dive GuidesWhen to Dive the Andamans - A Month-by-Month Answer
The season runs October to May and the answer changes a lot inside that. What the water actually does, month by month.Read article
Gear NotesWhat to Pack for a Diving Trip With a 15 kg Limit
The domestic baggage allowance to Port Blair is the real constraint on what you bring. Three things earn their weight; the rest can be rented.Read article
Trip ReportsThe Neil Jetty Dive Nobody Expects to Like
Grey silt, four metres of water and a set of concrete pilings. Six divers went in reluctantly and four of them wanted to go back the next day.Read article
SafetyNo-Fly Times, Explained Without the Table
Eighteen hours, and the reason is more interesting than the number. Why the last day of a dive trip is never a dive day.Read article
Reef LifeReading the Reef: What the Fish Are Telling You
A reef is not a picture, it is a set of behaviours. Once you know what three or four of them mean, every dive gets better.Read article
Trip ReportsNight Diving for the First Time
Everything you know about a site changes once your torch is the only thing lighting it.Read article
Trip ReportsThree Days on the Far Reefs: A Trip Report
Six divers, three mornings, and one cancelled crossing that turned into the best dive of the week.Read article
Gear NotesHow to Choose a Wetsuit That Actually Fits
A wetsuit works by holding a thin layer of water still against you. Everything about fit follows from that one sentence.Read article
Trip ReportsTurtle Bay: The Easiest Great Dive We Run
Twelve metres, no current worth the name, and turtles that stopped caring about divers years ago.Read article- Dive Guides
Ten Things Nobody Tells You About Your First Boat Dive
Kitting up on a moving deck is a skill nobody teaches you, and there is a right place to sit.Read article 
Gear NotesLooking After Your Own Regulator
Rinse it properly, store it flat, and get it serviced before the season rather than during it.Read article
Dive GuidesWhy Your Air Lasts Longer Every Trip
New divers get through a tank in thirty minutes and worry about it. It fixes itself, and there are three things that speed it up.Read article
Trip ReportsA Week in the Life of a Divemaster Intern
Six weeks in, forty dives logged, and an honest account of what the internship is actually like once the novelty wears off.Read article
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Who writes these?
Our own instructors and guides. Every article carries the name of the person who wrote it.
Can I ask a question about an article?
Yes - the form in the sidebar of every post goes to the dive desk, and the person who wrote it usually answers.
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