Huge congratulations to Hervé Colas, Simon Haynes and Tracy Ford and welcome to the varied but rewarding life of a diving instructor.

Herve had previously done all his training with CMAS and had no idea what a PADI course would entail, despite having some serious pre-course jitters he claims to have enjoyed the whole experience and is now extremely proud to call himself a PADI Instructor.
Perhaps you too feel like a career change or are contemplating a life spent under the sun and beneath the waves; our next IDC starts November with Course Director Alex McNellan.
The dream can become reality!

…it’s the only place to get the latest news and information on a daily basis: Last minutes-as a member you’re the first to know, Daily sightings-be updated what we see on our dives …etc

You can also share your ideas, images and experiences with other College guests or find back friends you made on the boat but forgot to ask their email address.

If successful, the subsidised training scheme will be rolled out to other parts of Egypt.
CDWS chairman Hesham Gabr said the snorkel guide course for Egyptian workers completed earlier this year proved a huge success and future similar pilot training schemes were being looked at.

‘We are now looking at further courses for Egyptian workers in other areas, including tank boys and drivers. The plan will be presented to the Minister of Tourism for approval in September 2009 for implementation in 2010 and 2011,’ he said.

For more info about CDWS visit www.cdws.travel or read their online magazine BLUE for FREE.

Move as little as possible, have you ever noticed how lazy your guide is (underwater of course!)? By letting the currents drift you and being neutrally buoyant, you will be surprised how little effort you need to put into diving which will in turn use less air.Streamline yourself, be a diving equivalent of a sleek sports car, rather than an articulated lorry! This means, all your gauges should be tucked in and not trailing and your body should be as horizontal as possible in the water. With less water resistance you will use less energy…I refer to the observation of the lazy dive guide again! Check your equipment for leaks and have things serviced properly and regularly. Swimming around looking like a giant alka seltzer will waste air that could be used for more precious minutes under the sea.

Kicking rigorously like you are riding a bicycle will be far more exhausting and less effective than long slow kicks, or even practice and develop the frog kicking technique for ultimate ease.
If you really want to achieve the streamlined, relaxed and properly weighted ideal you can take a Peak Performance Buoyancy course which will cover many of these points in detail and give you time to practice in a calm environment.If you have any diving concerns that you would like hints and tips to cover, please email jochen@redseacollege.com and we will try to cover it in our next newsletter.

Take the chance to inspect the newest dive kit and leisurewear around or to meet on of our representatives of Red Sea Diving College.

If you’re a new or established underwater photographer don’t miss the show’s Digital Clinic for a useful exchange of views and tips. Alternatively, take a break from walking the halls in the presentation theatres where top marine life, wreck and cave-diving gurus have been lined up to share news and images of their often-extreme activities.

You can find Red Sea Diving College in the PADI Village at stand PV14.
And by the way, there is free WiFi at the PADI stand!

The presence of the MFO (Multi National Forces and Observers) in Sharm, as a peacekeeping force, is well established and both Vicki, married to a member of the MFO, and Red Sea Diving College have worked to support their social activities and help towards keeping the moral of the troops high.

Providing prizes and diving services to the troops has proved to be rewarding work on both sides, with all concerned realising the position these men and women are in being so far from home and loved ones, and the importance of balancing work and play.

It is with great pleasure and pride that Red Sea Diving College support the MFO, and will continue to do so.

       The Red Sea Mimic Blenny

These cheeky little chappies are happily found hiding out in the shallow waters (2-18m) on all of our dive sites. All you need to do is hunt out some of our beautiful reefs and there they are… Look on hard corals but not in the grass.

This Blenny is noted for its mimicry (Duh!) of its antisocial cousin, the venomous Blackline Fang Blenny. Not only has he half-inched his style…. But he’s nicked his moves too!!!

Growing up to 8cm they are easy to spot as the vibrant blue of their heads fades effortlessly into sunshine yellow… Of course you may looking at his vampirish cousin. Just ask him to smile!

TDI decided this year to open cave diving courses for closed circuit rebreathers, and so we obviously went for it. This December, the first ever CCR Full Cave diving course in the Red Sea will take place at the College, directed by Tom Jaspers from TDI Benelux. Finally, we will be able to explore the many caves in the Sinai on rebreather!
And finally, DSAT decided to reformat all its training courses, to make access to technical diving easier for everybody interested in looking what’s going on beyond that 40 meters depth limit. The new DSAT Tec 40, Tec 45, Tec 50, Tec Trimix 65 and Tec Trimix Diver courses allow now to progress step by step to unveiled depths. Available now !If you’re interested in this or other tek services, send us an e-mail on info@purediving.com, or come and visit us the 24th and 25th of October at the NEC in Birmingham, we’ll be happy to tell you more.

This will be the regular column for the Doctors of the Hyperbaric Medical Centre (HMC), they can answer your medical queries or update you with tips to remain safe and healthy when diving. Let us start this very first column by introducing the HMC and its doctors.

Dr Adel, a diving instructor at the time, was the inspiration behind the multi-place and multi-lock chamber being opened in Sharm as he saw the need for a facility to specialize in diving related accidents. The chamber was built in the USA, funded by USAID and sent here under the ownership of the Egyptian Ministry of tourism.
The HMC and its Doctors deals with conditions from Cerebral Arterial Gas Embolism to fish stings and the common ear complaints. Their patients are just as varied as the nationalities of divers in Sharm and include most of the local diving professionals as well as many members of the local Bedouin community. Dr Adel has an impressive CV, as well as the Director of the HMC he is also the director of DAN-Egypt, a member of the UHMS and both him and Dr Ahmed are

members of the EUBS. Further a field they have a sister chamber in Dahab, run by Dr Haikal Abd Al Tawab next to the Dahabeya Hotel. On behalf of Red Sea Diving College we would like to thank the chamber for standing by 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

So if you have any medical queries please let us know at jochen@redseacollege.com.
The most interesting one will be discussed in our next issue. 

24 hr Emergency Hotline +20 (12) 212 42 92 -
Email: hyper_med_center@sinainet.com.eg

Long term guests Paul and his agent Julian were enjoying a well earned break from their jet setting lifestyle, when his skills were called upon in the most unusual setting… the Red Sea Diving College confined area in Sharm.

Started over 3 months ago over a few after work drinks (as these things always seem to!), Pete and Duncan, two long term Sharmers and Red Sea Diving College staff, struck a deal that neither would cut his hair before the other. After weeks of protests from other staff as well as the respective girlfriend and wife, there was no sign of an end and both were looking a little dishevelled.

A combination of increasing temperature and the quick thinking of a girlfriend led to there being a rather satisfying end in sight. Cue the hairdressing guest! So, after his final days diving, the salon was set up and the busman’s holiday began. With a surprising amount of hair available, the boys were styled and coiffed to within an inch of their lives. How Paul got to where he is now was immediately evident, creating amazing styles with a very limited set of tools, the highlight being the scissors from the workshop!

Each style had to stand up to a tough underwater photo-shoot, and both more than met that challenge.
As a reward for their (co-arced) participation, Paul restored them both to their previous appearances, although there were rumours of money being offered to leave them in a rather different state! Red Sea Diving College would like to thank Paul and Julian, who runs Julian Watson Agency, for restoring the staff to their former glory, and the huge amount of laughter it produced for all concerned.

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