Padi, Learn to dive in Mazarron and Murcia

How often have you been beside someone who dries their regulator dust cap by blasting it with air from the cylinder?, maybe you do it yourself, personally i find it a terrible habit to be avoided and more so now after doing some research. Air released from a cylinder can be as high as 130 decibels in sound (decibel is a measurement of sound) 2 minutes exposure to 130db of sound begins to cause damage to the ear, imagine 30 divers doing it one after the other which is often the case on liveaboards or in other high density areas of divers, for only 10 seconds per diver this equates to 5 minutes more than double the time from the beginning... read more >>

Some of you may or may not know that PADI have restructured the pre-requisites for the PADI Rescue Diver Course. Before the 2009 update it was only possible to become a Rescue Diver by firstly completing the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course. This is now no longer the case as of the 2009 update you can take the Rescue Diver Certification by completing the PADI Adventure Diver course. This means that you can become eligible for the Rescue Diver cert by completing only 3 dives of the Adventure Diver course instead of having to take the 5 dives involved in the Advanced Open Water Diver course. The only criteria to follow is that 1 of... read more >>

All credits for the post below go to John Bantin of http://www.Divernetcom online diving Magazine. PADI courses in Mazarron SWIFTLY FOLLOWING JUAN CARLOS down through the water, I decided to pull on the hood of my 5mm suit. At about 30m, it was getting chilly. The tranquil wreck lay beneath us. Great glitterings of bream hovered around the superstructure and pairs of moray eels peered out of portholes. The old steel hull was covered in colourful sponges, and massed anthia-like fish filled every cavity. The occasional amberjack made passes in futile attempts to pick off stragglers. There was no current. We swam around the holds and through the... read more >>

Diving in Mazarron. try dive Ever wondered what its like to go Scuba diving with PADI?, how it feels to breathe underwater?, the sounds?, the sights?, what its like to be weightless? well now there is no need to wonder Subaquamundo in association with Zoea Centro De Buceo will be offering free try dives every Sunday from April throughout the summer from Puerto De Mazarron, Murcia on the Costa Calida in Spain. Whats involved in a Try Dive? A “Try Dive” is exactly what it sounds like, its the opportunity for you to take part in your very first Scuba diving experience. You will take your “Try Dive” with a PADI professional... read more >>

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Equipment considerations. When you begin your life as a Scuba diver you will soon become aware that your new found past-time is dependent on technical pieces of equipment and developments in science and human physiology which go hand in hand to ensure the safety of you and your dive buddy and also and your enjoyment of the underwater world. The first thing that you will be thinking is breathing, this is done by the use of compressed air in either steel or aluminium tanks (often called cylinders or bottles), these in turn are attached to regulators which deliver the air to your mouth (no breathing through the nose so this can be a pretty wierd... read more >>

If you are over here on holiday with the family then there is a strong possibility that getting in as many as 12-15 dives in a week is not going to go down too well with the spouse and the kids etc… listed here are a few other things for the non divers to do or maybe yourself if you fancy a bit of a surface interval. One thing we would recommend if only for the view is to take a trip up to the Castillitos battery high on the cliffs between La Azohia and Cabo Tinoso, here are two huge 38.1 Vickers guns with a range of 20 miles and also several smaller guns which point out towards Cartagena built in the early part of the 20th century as part... read more >>

While you are here in Mazarron you may be wanting somewhere to stay, whether you want the lazy life of a hotel or the home comforts of a villa you will be spoilt for choice, as well as some of the best diving in Spain Mazarron can also boast a relaxed, typically Spanish resort with typically Spanish facilities and holiday rentals, be it hotel, villa or apartment there is sure to be something here for you and your budget. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Where to stay!", url: "http://blog.subaquamundo.com/?p=85" }); Read More →

Learning to dive in Murcia, PADI enriched air nitroxSubaquamundo have a PADI Enriched Air Speciality course for 8 people booked in for the 1st of March (its on a Sunday) here in Mazarron. Why not come along and join us. The course consists of Nitrox theory where you will learn the benefits of diving with Nitrox, its not just down to longer bottom times and shorter surface intervals. You will also learn how to use the Equivalent Air Depth tables in conjunction with the Recreational dive Planner as well as using the 32% and 36% tables. For further information take a look at the PADI diving with enriched air, nitrox in Mazarron details on the subaquamundo... read more >>

night diving in mazarronNight diving in Mazarron is ideal, three sites come to mind straight away, Isla de paco, Cala de faro and El bajo, isla de paco will take you to a maximum depth of 12 metres and theres lots to see here. The topography is seagrass and rock walls which drop sharply off the island itself. The marine life is totally different now its dark you will find Cuttlefish, Crabs and Slipper Lobsters coming out of there daytime hide holes. Navigation at night here is pretty straightforward just follow the island out and follow it back and you should be back at the boats mooring in a cinch. Cala de faro is another goody much like Isla... read more >>