Dive #127 - Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

Dive Location: Lotties Lagoon

Dive Center: Ningaloo Reef Dive

Dive Date: 18/12/13

Time: 1:18pm

Dive Type: Boat Dive

Total Dive Time: 0:59

Max Depth: 8.9m

Visibility: 5m

Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 82:16

Buddy: Jenny Gossett

Weight: 4kg (3mm wetsuit)

Description: Saw a few reef sharks

Dive #126 - Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

Dive Location: Asho's Gap
Dive Center: Ningaloo Reef Dive
Dive Date: 18/12/13
Time: 9:45am
Dive Type: Boat Dive
Total Dive Time: 0:52
Max Depth: 10.2m
Visibility: 5m
Temperature: 25°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 81:17
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Weight: 4kg (3mm wetsuit)
Description: Good first dive on Ningaloo Reef although the visibility wasn't the best

Dive #125 - Aqaba, Jordan

Dive Location: First Bay South
Dive Center: Red Sea Dive Center
Dive Date: 04/11/13
Time: 1:05 pm
Dive Type: Shore dive
Total Dive Time: 0:50
Max Depth: 14.7m
Visibility: 20m
Temperature: 24°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 80:25
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Weight: 5kg (3mm full wetsuit - I was slightly heavy)
Description: Great dive. One pinnacle towards the end was covered in brightly colored fish and several lion fish.

Dive #124 - Aqaba, Jordan

Dive Location: First Bay North
Dive Center: Red Sea Dive Center
Dive Date: 04/11/13
Time: 11:22 am
Dive Type: Shore dive
Total Dive Time: 0:44
Max Depth: 19.6m
Visibility: 20m
Temperature: 24°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 79:35
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Weight: 5kg (3mm full wetsuit - I was slightly heavy)
Description: Great dive. Lots of bright coral and fish.

Dive #123 - Aqaba, Jordan

Dive Location: Seven Sisters (New Canyon area)
Dive Center: Red Sea Dive Center
Dive Date: 03/11/13
Time: 1:29 pm
Dive Type: Shore dive
Total Dive Time: 0:48
Max Depth: 13.7m
Visibility: 20m
Temperature: 24°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 78:51
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Weight: 5kg (3mm full wetsuit - I was slightly heavy)
Description: Another great relaxed dive. Seven coral pinnacles and lots of marine life.

Dive #122 - Aqaba, Jordan

Dive Location: New Canyon
Dive Center: Red Sea Dive Center
Dive Date: 03/11/13
Time: 11:20 am
Dive Type: Shore dive
Total Dive Time: 0:40
Max Depth: 25.3m
Visibility: 20m
Temperature: 24°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 78:04
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Weight: 5kg (3mm full wetsuit - I was slightly heavy)
Description: It's so easy and relaxed to dive the Red Sea. We don't leave until 10:30 am, so we can sleep in. We just meander down the beach and hop in the water, and the coral reef is right there. And there was a military tank... enough said!!!

Dive #121 - Aqaba, Jordan

Dive Location: Al-Yamaniyeh - Cedar Pride ship wreck
Dive Center: Red Sea Dive Center
Dive Date: 02/11/13
Time: 1:44 pm
Dive Type: Shore dive
Total Dive Time: 0:36
Max Depth: 14m
Visibility: 20m
Temperature: 24°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 77:24
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Weight: 5kg (3mm full wetsuit - I was slightly heavy)
Description: The Cedar Pride wreck was in great condition and was very large. The group moved a bit quickly unfortunately as I would have liked to explore the wreck a bit more, but it was still a good dive and got a few good photos.

Dive #120 - Aqaba, Jordan

Dive Location: Al-Yamaniyeh - Coral Garden (Cedar Pride ship wreck site)
Dive Center: Red Sea Dive Center
Dive Date: 02/11/13
Time: 11:41 am
Dive Type: Shore dive
Total Dive Time: 0:38
Max Depth: 17.4m
Visibility: 20m
Temperature: 24°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 76:44
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Weight: 5kg (3mm full wetsuit - I was slightly heavy)
Description: Nice coral reef close to shore. Not a huge amount of marine life but a number of different fish species including a large Napoleon and a small ray.

Dive #119 - Manemba Atoll, Zanzibar

Dive Location: Aquarium, Mnemba Atoll
Dive Center: Scuba Libre
Dive Date: 09/14/13
Dive Type: Boat dive
Total Dive Time: 0:43
Max Depth: 15.6m
Visibility: 10m
Temperature: 24°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 76:04
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Description: Even better second dive. Plenty of marine life and a huge turtle. Nice current meant we didn't need to kick much.

Dive #118 - Mnemba Atoll, Zanzibar

Dive Location: Coral Garden, Mnemba Atoll
Dive Center: Scuba Libre
Dive Date: 09/14/13
Dive Type: Boat dive
Total Dive Time: 0:36
Max Depth: 21.6m
Visibility: 10m
Temperature: 24°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 75:21
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Description: Great first dive in Zanzibar. Went out with Laura and Andy again. Great crew from Scuba Libre

Dive #117 - Kande Beach, Malawi

Dive Location: Kande Island
Dive Center: Aquanuts
Dive Date: 09/07/13
Dive Type: Freshwater boat dive
Total Dive Time: 0:45
Max Depth: 15m
Visibility: 10m
Temperature: 24°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 74:45
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Description: After a 53 minute surface interval we went down again and this time it was much better. The visibility was about twice as good and there were a lot more fish. Stayed close to the wall of the island. As always I didn't take my camera on the better of the two dives.

Dive #116 - Kande Beach, Malawi

Dive Location: Kande Beach - Outer Reef
Dive Center: Aquanuts
Dive Date: 09/07/13
Dive Type: Fresh water lake boat dive
Total Dive Time: 0:34
Max Depth: 12m
Visibility: 5m
Temperature: 24°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 74:05
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Description: Not great visibility but an okay first dive in Lake Malawi. Saw a few fish and a sunken tree and Jeep. First dive with Andy and Laura.

Dive #115 - Great Wall, Mozambique

Dive Location: Great Wall South - Witch's Hat
Dive Date: 08/21/13
Dive Type: Boat dive about 200m from shore
Total Dive Time: 0:36
Max Depth: 23.1m
Visibility: 4m (bad)
Temperature: 22°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 73:31
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Description: Very poor conditions. Strong surge and poor visibility. Really just wanted to go out because we were in Mozambique.

Dive #114 - Lighthouse Atoll, Belize

Dive Location: The Aquarium - Lighthouse Atoll, Belize
Dive Date: 12/21/12
Dive Type: Boat dive
Total Dive Time: 0:50
Max Depth: 18.2m
Visibility: 25m
Temperature: 27°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 72:55
Buddy: Another guy on the dive trip (Jenny sat this dive out because she had sore ears)
Description: Third dive of the day and final dive in Belize. Saw a couple of Eagle Rays, a turtle and many eels. Probably one of the best dives of the trip.

Dive #113 - Lighthouse Atoll, Belize

Dive Location: Halfmoon Caye Wall - Lighthouse Atoll, Belize
Dive Date: 12/21/12
Dive Type: Boat dive off small island on the atoll
Total Dive Time: 0:50
Max Depth: 18.4m
Visibility: 25m
Temperature: 27°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 72:05
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Description: Starting to get a little bit choppy

Dive #112 - Lighthouse Atoll, Belize

Dive Location: The Blue Hole - Lighthouse Atoll, Belize
Dive Date: 12/21/12
Dive Type: Deep blue hole dive
Total Dive Time: 0:29
Max Depth: 40.3m
Visibility: 10m at depth
Temperature: 26°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 71:15
Buddy: Stayed in group with divemaster
Description: Deep dive into the famous Blue Hole. Amazing stalactite type features down at 40m.

Dive #111 - Turneffe Atoll, Belize

Dive Location: Turneffe Atoll North, Belize
Dive Date: 12/20/12
Dive Type: Boat dive
Total Dive Time: 0:53
Max Depth: 18.2m
Visibility: 20m
Temperature: 27°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 70:46
Buddy: Jenny Gossett

Dive #110 - Turneffe Atoll, Belize

Dive Location: Black Coral Wall - Turneffe Atoll North, Belize
Dive Date: 12/20/12
Dive Type: Boat dive
Total Dive Time: 0:52
Max Depth: 26.7m
Visibility: 20m
Temperature: 27°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 69:53
Buddy: Jenny Gossett (1st dive with Jenny)

Dive #109 - Barrier Reef, Belize

Dive Location: Tuff Canyon - Barrier Reef, Belize
Dive Date: 12/19/12
Dive Type: Boat dive at barrier reef just off Ambergris Caye
Total Dive Time: 0:58
Max Depth: 19m
Visibility: 15m
Temperature: 27°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 69:01
Buddy: Sarah Parkins
Description: Great dive with lots of sharks

Dive #108 - Barrier Reef, Belize

Dive Location: Esmeralda - Barrier Reef, Belize
Dive Date: 12/19/12
Dive Type: Boat dive at barrier reef just off Ambergris Caye
Total Dive Time: 0:52
Max Depth: 22.9m
Visibility: 15m
Temperature: 27°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 68:03
Buddy: Sarah Parkins

Dive #107 - Turneffe Atoll, Belize

Dive Location: Turneffe Atoll North, Belize
Dive Date: 12/18/12
Dive Type: Boat dive at off-shore atoll
Total Dive Time: 0:54
Max Depth: 18.4m
Visibility: 25m
Temperature: 27°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 67:11
Buddy: Sarah Parkins
Description:

Dive #106 - Turneffe Atoll, Belize

Dive Location: Mini Elbow - Turneffe Atoll North, Belize
Dive Date: 12/18/12
Dive Type: Boat dive at off-shore atoll
Total Dive Time: 0:51
Max Depth: 25.3m
Visibility: 25m
Temperature: 27°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 66:17
Buddy: Sarah Parkins (met her on the dive boat)
Description: Great first dive in Belize

Dive #105 - Lover's Point, Monterey

Dive Location: Lover's Point - Cove 1, Monterey CA
Dive Date: 11/04/12
Dive Type: Shore dive as part of mapping excercise for DM class
Total Dive Time: 0:15
Max Depth: 10m
Visibility: 2m
Temperature: 13°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 65:26
Buddy: Nick Kerson
Description: Second dive for the mapping excercise however, because of the surge, we had to give up trying to get more mapping data and just returned towards the shore. It's always a bad sign when the surfers are paddling out with you.

Dive #104 - Lover's Point, Monterey

Dive Location: Lover's Point - Cove 1, Monterey CA
Dive Date: 11/04/12
Dive Type: Shore dive as part of mapping excercise for DM class
Total Dive Time: 0:37
Max Depth: 11m
Visibility: 5m
Temperature: 13°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 65:11
Buddy: Nick Kerson
Description: First dive for mapping excercise as part of the PADI Dive Master course. Got a lot of data to build contour map. Surge started to pick up towards the end of the dive.
I also tried to play around with my weights. I went in with 14lbs (2x4lbs and 2x3lbs on my tank) but was a little light. I borrowed 4lbs from Nick and was sufficiently heavy to decend. I'll probably add another 6lbs to my BCD pockets next time.

Assist in 3rd Open Water class

Date: 10/29/12

Student - Jenny Gossett

Jenny did a solo class with Neil today as Eric was away on vacation. Nick was the main assistant today and I filled in as a second student.

Assist in 2nd Open Water class

Date: 10/22/12

Assisted in 2nd OW class.
Students - Eric Pape and Jenny Gossett

I completed the pre-dive briefing and the following was completed by the students:

1) Prep SCUBA equipment

2) Enter water (controlled seated without SCUBA gear)

3) Weighting check in shallow water

4) Don SCUBA unit, adjust straps, practice deflation and both power and oral inflation methods.

5) Face in water breathing from regulator

6) Underwater in shallows:  reg removal, blow bubbles, replace and clear.

7) Underwater in shallows: reg remove and discard behind shoulder, blow bubbles, recover replace/clear and resume breathing    

8) Partial mask flood and clear

9) Alternate Air Source use receiving and donating air (for 30s), first with instructor, then with each other and DMCs

10) Swim into deep water EQUALIZING EARS and mask

11) Ascend slowly using a weighted ascent line

Session was ended with a post dive briefing  by Neil

Assist in 1st Open Water class

Date: 10/15/12

Students - Eric Pape and Jenny Gossett
Viewed OW video before class

Both completed 200 yard swim and 10 minute float. Participated in snorkel practice, skin diving class and commenced DSD session. Also established positive buoyancy, oral and power inflated BCD, surface and underwater breathing with/without maks, remove/recover/replace regulator and cleared partially flooded mask.

Dive #103 - D.L.Bliss, Lake Tahoe

Dive Location: D.L Bliss, Lake Tahoe
Dive Date: 08/19/12
Dive Type: Shore dive assisting Altitude Dive for PADI AoW class
Total Dive Time: 38min
Max Depth: 16.2m
Visibility: 7m
Temperature: 10°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 64:34
Description: Practiced a few extra navigation techniques and attempted to (with little success) prevent students kicking up a sand storm and work on their buoyancy control
Students - Stacy, Steve, Katy, Sandrine, Shawn

Dive #102 - D.L Bliss, Lake Tahoe

Dive Location: D.L Bliss, Lake Tahoe
Dive Date: 08/19/12
Dive Type: Shore dive assisting Deep Dive for PADI AoW class
Total Dive Time: 38min
Max Depth: 21.9m
Visibility: 10m
Temperature:10°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 63:56
Description: Wall dive along point as southern end of beach at D.L.Bliss State Park
Students - Stacy, Steve, Katy, Sandrine, Shawn

Dive #101- Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe

Dive Location: Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Dive Date: 08/18/12
Dive Type: Shore dive completing rescue exercises and skills demonstration as part of Dive Master training
Total Dive Time: 36min
Max Depth: 8m
Visibility: ~5m
Temperature: 12°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 63:18
Description: Completed the final Divemaster Skill Development task - breathing from a free flowing regulator, attempted the last Waterskills Exercise - equipment exchange while sharing a single source and completed the Diver Rescue exercise.

• The skills development was completed successfully, scoring a 93/120 for the 24 skills. A pass mark is 86 with no mark less than 3. Neil assigned this a pass as per his email on 08/21/12.
• The equipment exchange wasn't as successful, since I couldn't get the single source breathing rhythm correct and in control enough to do the actual exchange. My breathing rate also increases whenever I remove my mask - something I definitely need to work on.
• The rescue exercise was completed satisfactorily and awarded a pass by Neil as per email on 08/21/12.

Dive #100 - Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe

Dive Location: Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Dive Date: 08/18/12
Dive Type: Shore dive assisting Navigation for PADI AoW class
Total Dive Time: 15min
Max Depth: 8m
Visibility: ~7m
Temperature: 11°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 62:42
Description: Set up for the Navigation speciality for the AoW class. Learned to set and retrieve line and float and tie in a dive arrow.
Students - Stacy, Steve, Katy, Sandrine, Shawn

Dive #99 - Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe

Dive Location: Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Dive Date: 08/18/12
Dive Type: Shore dive assisting Peak Performance Buoyancy for PADI AoW class
Total Dive Time: 42min
Max Depth: 21.3m
Visibility: ~5-7m
Temperature: 11°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 62:27
Description:Assisted in the Peak Performance Buoyancy speciality. Had a few students who were generally more buoyant than they needed to be.
Students - Stacy, Steve, Katy, Sandrine, Shawn

Assist in AoW Theory Class

Date: 08/07/12

Assisted Neil and Dennis during theory class for AoW PADI course. Reviewed Peak Performance Buoyancy, Navigation, Deep, Altitude and Night diving specialities.
Course held at Dennis' house in Fremont.

Waterskills exercises for Dive Master course

Date: 08/06/12

Completed:

• 400 yard swim - 3pts (9:28)
• 800 yard fin swim - 3pts (17:30)
• 100 yard tired diver tow - 4pts (2:37)
• 15 minute float - 5pts
• Equipment exchange to be completed at dive site in Tahoe

Total = 16pts (pass is 15pts)

Neil assigned a pass mark as per email on 08/21/12

Also completed 23 of 24 of the Divemaster Skill Development tasks. Will complete the final task at the dive site in Tahoe.

Dive #98 - Monterey Bay, California

Dive Location: Del Monte Beach
Dive Date: 04/22/2012
Dive Type: Shore dive as part of Rescue Diver course
Total Dive Time: 0:20
Max Depth: 5 m
Visibility: 5 m
Temperature: 14°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 61 hours 45 minutes
Description: Rescue scenarios as part of PADI Rescue Diver course. Completed course and awarded certification.

Dive #97 - Monterey Bay, California

Dive Location: Del Monte Beach
Dive Date: 04/21/2012
Dive Type: Shore dive as part of Rescue Dive course
Total Dive Time: 0:20
Max Depth: 5 m
Visibility: 5 m
Temperature: 14°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 61 hours 25 minutes
Description: Application of rescue diver techniques dealing with tired, panicked, unconscious and lost diver. Surfacing with diver and maintaining BLS while returning diver to shore.

Dive #96 - Monterey Bay, California

Dive Location: San Carlos Beach Breakwater
Dive Date: 05/09/2011
Dive Type: Salt water shore dive
Total Dive Time: 1:04
Max Depth: 14 m
Visibility: 8 m
Temperature: 14°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 61 hours 05 minutes
Description: Much better than first dive although not a loot of sea life. Visibility was better through the kelp and at shallower depths.