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Dive Gear What kind of equipment, parts do you need when scuba diving- Buoyancy Control Devices A BCD is the vest you are wearing to control your buoyancy. These jackets are available as a traditional BCD, Semi wing BCD and Wing BCD.
Traditional Traditional Buoyancy Control Devices store the air on both sides of the jacket.- Semi Wing Semi-wing BCD's have part of the air in a wing on the back of the jacket. The rest is stored on both sides.
- Wing All the air in a wing BCD is stored on the back of the jacket.
- Regulators A regulator is a device that enables a diver to breathe underwater. The regulator consists of multiple parts, like first stage, second stage, octopus, etc.
- Dive Suits When you want to get your own scuba gear, a divesuit is a good item to start with. You'll have your own suit that fits you body perfectly and makes you feel comfortable under water.
- Fins There are a lot of fins you can choose from when you're purchasing your diving equipment.
- Boots If you're using open heeled fins you need boots too.
- Dive computers The dive computer has almost become an unmissable part of your dive equipment. It shows you a lot of information.
- Masks A mask is your eye opener to the underwater world. Without a mask you clearly can't enjoy everything what's happening under water.
- Cylinder A very important piece of equipment is your cylinder. Without it you wouldn't be able to breathe under water.
- Weight systems There are a few options to choose from when you're selecting weights for your dive.
- Courses As a certified diver you're able to visit places other people cannot go, so find out all you need to know about all kinds of dive courses and levels.
- PADI PADI is one of the world's leading organisations in teaching people how to dive.
- Open Water Diver Ever had the idea of exploring the amazing underwater world? Then a scuba dive course might just be what you need!
- Advanced Open Water Diver If you want to expand your knowledge in scuba diving you can choose to do a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course.
- Rescue Diver If you want to be able to help in diver emergencies and know all about what to do in a situation like that, you should definitely do a PADI Rescue Diver course.
- Divemaster With this course you can take your level in scuba diving to a professional one.
- Open Water Scuba Instructor Wouldn't it be nice to go scuba diving everyday and earn your money with it? Become a professional and live the dream!
- SSI Find out what serious fun is all about and start diving with Scuba Schools International.
- Open Water Diver Are you curious of what's 'down there'? Do an SSI Open Water Diver course and find out!
- Diver Stress and Rescue By doing this course you'll learn all about diver stress, emergencies and accident management.
- Specialties With a Specialty course you'll learn more about a particular kind of scuba diving like deep diving, night diving or underwater photography.
- Dive Control Specialist As an SSI Dive Control Specialist you can guide dives and work on a dive boat or in a resort.
- Open Water Instructor Teach other people how to dive and get them hooked as well? Do the SSI Open Water Instructor course!
- NAUI Since 1959 NAUI Instructors teach people how to dive.
- Scuba Diver Dive into the blue and discover how beautiful the underwater world is as a NAUI Scuba Diver.
- Advanced Scuba Diver Once you've started scuba diving you cannot stop anymore, so learn more in the NAUI Advanced Scuba Diver course
- Rescue Scuba Diver Want to learn more about diver emergencies and how to avoid them? Become a NAUI Rescue Scuba Diver and learn how to act in emergencies.
- Divemaster Assist instructors during scuba dive courses, lead dives and show people the wonders of the sea.
- Instructor Become a pro and learn people how to scuba dive with the NAUI Instructor course.
- Dive Trips Go on a short break or a long, well deserved holiday. Relax and enjoy the scuba diving. Explore new dive sites or the more familiar ones.
- Micronesia Micronesia consist of hundreds of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Micronesia is famous for all the magnificent dive sites with heaps of marine life.
- Chuuk Chuuk state lies within the Eastern Caroline Islands. It's better by most divers as Truk. Chuuk has wonderful dive sites and lots of WWII wrecks that can be visited. The climate is tropical and warm and the dry season is the best time for traveling to Chuuk (December - April)
- Palau Palau has beautiful reefs that is home to more than 2200 species of fish and corals. The breathtaking reefs, wrecks, marine life and the climate, makes Palau one of the most amazing places to dive.
- New Caledonia New Caledonia is an island group in the southwest Pacific. It's a beautiful place that has a lot to offer for scuba divers.
- Egypt
- Sharm El Sheik Scuba diving in Sharm El Sheik is great all year round. There are more than 30 dive sites in the near area including coral reefs and wrecks.
- Hurghada The Red Sea is a marvelous place for scuba diving. In Hurghada are more than 150 diving schools and dive centers where you can do a course, hire gear or take a scuba dive tour. Even liveaboards are possible.
- Thailand Thailand is a beautiful country with lots of dive sites for the perfect under water experience.
- Dive Sites There are a lot of different dive sites of which you can choose all throughout Australia.
- Queensland Australia's Sunshine State gives you access to the largest coral reef in the world, the Great Barrier Reef.
- Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world. This huge natural structure stretches for more than 2000 km along the east coast of tropical Queensland.
- Cairns Cairns is a fantastic place to do some scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef.
- Whitsunday Islands The Whitsundays are a very popular destination in Queensland. The white sandy beaches and clear blue water are a great decor for some scuba diving.
- Brisbane With a lot of fantastic reefs within reach Brisbane is a great place to do some scuba diving.
- North Stradbroke Island North Stradbroke Island is one of the islands in Moreton Bay, just off the coast of Brisbane. This island has a few wonderful dive spots which cater for a perfect scuba diving weekend.
- New South Wales New South Wales has some great dive sites including the sites around Lord Howe Island. A truly magnificent paradise island a few hundred k's off the coast.
- Byron Bay Byron Bay is located in the northern part of New South Wales and is a real backpackers heaven. It's also famous for it's good scuba diving.
- Lord Howe Island The most Southern coral reefs of the world are to be found near Lord Howe Island. A beautiful little paradise island around 770 km northeast off the coast of Sydney.
- Jervis Bay This protected bay has a few of the best dive sites in New South Wales.
- Victoria In the temperate waters of Victoria you'll find a surprising variety of marine life ready for you to explore.
- Wilsons Promontory Australia's most southern peninsula has a lot to offer for divers.
- Port Campbell Along the beautiful Great Ocean Road you'll find some magnificent dive spots.
- South Australia South Australia is, with its temperate seas, a good place to spot some fantastic under water creatures. It has lots of good dive sites in the ocean, but also some of the best freshwater dive sites.
- Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island is a very popular tourist attraction just off the coast of South Australia. It has a lot to offer for scuba divers and it makes a perfect holiday destination.
- Mount Gambier Mount Gambier is famous for its freshwater dive sites in the area. There are lots of ponds and sinkholes that can be explored.
- Tasmania Scuba diving in the cold Tasmanian waters may not sound that appealing, but once you've experienced a dive amongst the giant kelp forests and sponge gardens with all it's fascinating marine creatures, you'll be hooked.
- Bicheno Although the water is pretty cool around Tasmania, it's worth it to do some scuba diving in the clear temperate waters with it's beautiful kelp forests and marine life.
- Tasman Peninsula This southern part of Tasmania has some beautiful shpre dives along piers and reefs. It's also possible to make a boat dive on one of the spongebeds or in kelp forests.
- Hobart Hobart has lots to offer divers. They come from all over the world to enjoy the many dive sites around such as Tinderbox, Bligh Point and Yellow Bluff.
- Western Australia Western Australia is Australia's largest state and is perfect for a scuba dive holiday. In the south you have the beautiful dive sites of Albany and Rottnest Island and further up north you'll find Ningaloo Reef with its tropical fish and coral reefs.
- Albany Albany is a very nice little town in the south western part of Western Australia. One of the main dive attractions is the HMAS Perth. Guaranteed one of the best wreck dives in Australia.
- Rottnest Island Rottnest Island is a little paradise around 18 km west of Perth with beautiful sandy beaches and sheltered bays. The waters around Rottnest Island are warm and clear most of the year.
- Exmouth Exmouth is the place to be if you want to go scuba diving on Ningaloo Reef. Ningaloo reef is a beautiful tranquil place with lots of colourful marine life.
- Northern Territory The Northern Territory has lots of WWII heritage just off the coast of Darwin. A lot of plane wrecks and ship wrecks can be explored.
- Darwin In 1942 Darwin was attacked by the Japanese. Lots of vessels sank just off Darwin's coast. These days it's possible to go scuba diving on these shipwrecks
- Nhulunbuy Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula has some beautiful dive sites. Enjoy the unspoilt pristine blue and tropical waters of the Arafura Sea.
- Wrecks Australia has a lot of wrecks on which you can make fantastic dives. It will give you a great dive back into history.
- Queensland The Queensland coast has a lot to offer for scuba dvers. Old shipwrecks to dive on and ofcourse the Great Barrier Reef.
- HMAS Brisbane The HMAS Brisbane sunk on 31 July 2005 off the coast of Mooloolaba Queensland. She was sunk for scuba diving purposes and forms a very good dive even for the less experienced wreck diver.
- SS Yongala The SS Yongala was a passenger and freight steamer that sank in 1911. Nowadays the SS Yongala is one of Townsville biggest tourist attractions in the diving industry.
- Aarhus The Aarhus is a Danish barque that lies just outside Moreton Bay off the coast of Brisbane.
- New South Wales On the coast of New South Wales you'll find quite a lot shipwrecks on which you can make very good dives.
- MV Malabar The MV Malabar got stuck in 1931 on the headland south of Sydney at Long Bay.
- Centurion Because the remains of the Centurion attract heaps of fish, diving the Centurion makes it a very nice dive up to 18 meters depth in Sydney Harbour.
- SS Tuggerah The SS Tuggerah
- Victoria The temperate waters of Victoria are the home to many shipwrecks. Explore the shipwreck coast and be truly amazed.
- Eliza Ramsden The Eliza Ramsden was only one year old when it hit a rock on Point Nepean Reef and sank in 1875.
- J4 Submarine The J4 was scuttled in the 1920's off Port Philip Heads together with a few other submarines. It's part of Victoria's Underwater Shipwreck Discovery Trail.
- South Australia In the ocean that surrounds a part of South Australia are not only good dive sites to be found, but also some shipwrecks. They each have their own story and are perfect to explore.
- HMAS Hobart The ex HMAS Hobart was scuttled in 2002 to form an artificial reef. There is lots of marine life to be found on the wreck and it's a perfect dive site.
- MV Seawolf The MV Seawolf was donated to a dive club and they scuttled it to form an artificial reef.
- Western Australia Western Australia has a rich history when it comes to shipwrecks. These days one of the best dives in Australia can be made on the HMAS Perth.
- HMAS Swan The HMAS Swan is one of the most popular sites to do a wreck dive in Australia. Scuttled just off the coast of Dunsborough in 1997 in Western Australia.
- HMAS Perth Diving the HMAS Perth is really a fantastic adventure. Albany Western Australia is the place to be as starting point for diving the HMAS Perth.
- Cheynes III The Cheynes III is an old whale chaser that was used back in the days when whaling was still done in Australia.
- Northern Territory In the Northern Territory are a lot of wrecks to be found from WWII. Planewrecks and shipwrecks are scattered around the coast of Darwin.
- Planewrecks Just off the coast of Darwin are heaps of planewrecks that can be explored during a dive.
- Shipwrecks of WWII During the air raid on Darwin on 19 November 1942 by the Japanese, lots of ships got hit by bombs and sunk. These days the wrecks of these ships make good dive sites.
- Wildlife Australia has lots of underwater wildlife. From the tiniest nudibranch to the largest shark.
- Box jellyfish Box jellyfish are best known for the extremely powerful venom possessed by some of their species. They can be found in Australia, the Philippines, Hawaii, Indonesia and other tropical areas.
- Australian fur seals The Australian fur seal is commonly seen in Tasmania, Victoria and parts of New South Wales and South Australia. They're magnificent animals and true underwater acrobats.
- Sharks There are many different species of sharks to be found in the seas and oceans around Australia.
- Sea Dragons Sea dragons are magnificent little creatures that are very hard to spot. They are masters of disguise.
- Whales Whales are majestic animals that can be seen in the waters around Australia during wintertime when they migrate to the north to breed and give birth.
- Sea turtles There are seven species sea turtles to be found all around the world.
- Butterflyfish These beautiful butterflyfish are to be found on reefs in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific ocean. The love the tropical water.
- Angelfish Angelfish are found on shallow reefs in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.
- Corals Coral reefs are tiny animals that live in colonies. These little animals are the reason for so many divers to visit our country each year.
- Media Find out more about books, dvd's and magazines about scuba diving.
- Books There is a lot to read about scuba diving and life under the sea.
- Films and documentaries Enjoy life in the ocean from within your lazy chair while watching these amazing videos.
- Wallpapers The most beautiful photo's of the amazing underwater world for your desktop.
- SOS Ocean Racing Ian Thomson is trying to raise awareness about the problems plastic supermarket bags cause to our precious environment and the animals that live in it. Especially turtles are very vulnerable.
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