Red Sea Diving College Sharm El Sheikh

You are looking to end the dive, your buddy decides to deploy an SMB, suddenly you realize your buddy is gone, panic sets in; where has he gone? Ahhh… there he is dangling from 5 inches of string, just below the surface!

As a key piece of dive kit the SMB is an extremely useful tool when used effectively, however improper use can make it dangerous and cause rapid ascents. This month’s hints and tips look at simple things to help make your SMB deployments safer and more effective.

When you look at the amount of heavy lifting involved in preparing for a dive and the methods for entering and exiting the water it becomes extremely important to look after one of your most important pieces of equipment; your back. This month our hints and tips look at ways to help with lifting, kitting up and entering or exiting the water.

The convoy anchored in the secure haven off Shadwan Island; Straits of Gubal on a bright moonlight light, blissfully unaware of its impending doom. Believing that the Royal Navy would give warning of any air raids, the ships settled down for the night under the illusion of safety
Elsewhere 2 Heinkel HE111 bombers were deployed from Crete headed toward the Red Sea, becoming increasingly low on fuel they were anxious about returning to base. As a means of conserving precious fuel the bombers prepared the bombs for release to the sea when they spotted the sheltered convoy. SS Thistlegorm was anchored away from the convoy due to her large cargo of ammunitions, her bigger size and this small distance made her the ideal target for the bombers.

As a thick blanket of snow starts to cover Europe, here in Sharm, we are contemplating changing out of our flip-flops, shorts and t-shirts as winter sets in. Out on our dive boats the chill from the wind can still make you feel quite cold after a dive. For all the divers planning a winter break out here, we have some tips for keeping warm during and in-between diving.

Hi,
My name is Katranitsa Lamprini and I love to dive! As a woman I would like to know what are the risks of diving during pregnancy and what might happen if I dive at the first 2-3 months of the pregnancy. Could something happen to the baby or are there risks for the mother? I have been asking dive instructors about this but they could not give me a definite answer. Thanks in advance!!

Free online and downloadable BLUE magazine issue four is packed full of interesting articles to whet your 2010 diving and watersports appetite. Tour the Numidia with John Kean in the latest Insider’s Wreck Guide; get essential tips from compact camera expert Maria Munn on macro photography; find out why some diving doctors are calling for tougher health screens for technical divers in Talking Tech; read Sara Campbell’s frank account on what it takes to make it as a world-class competitive freediver; sail away on Sharm’s new luxury catamaran; the year’s luckiest guides also share some jaw-dropping encounter stories; plus, much, much more….
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by Jochen Van Lysebettens

If you can’t beat them, join them. This is what started off the thrilling drift dive which makes the currents work for you instead of against you. There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot off along a strong current and watch the reef pass you by as you sail along effortlessly. It’s almost the equivalent of sky diving underwater. Here are a few pointers that will help you enjoy drift diving even more and make it a little safer as well.