Mt. Victoria

We went to Mt. Victoria again.

Please see DSAT Blog for the last Blair Athol dive.

I was there for some more photos because I was so tired from carrying the dive gear last time, but I end up carrying the tanks again. I couldn’t watch my buddy suffering.

I think he will write a report on the DSAT Chat so keep eye on it!

Oh! I didn’t write anything last week but I have completed the DSAT Tec Level One on the last Sunday.

We had 4 boat dives on last week end. All skills went really well. However, my buoyancy wasn’t so good few occasions. I need more practice and experience.

2 weeks off and the rest of Tec Deep Course will start 17 July and finishes 26 July. I will  become Tec Diver if everything goes well.

This DSAT Tec Deep Course is challenging but lot of fun at the same time. I would recommend this course if you looking for more in diving adventure!

DSAT Tec Deep Program

Hey Guys!

It’s been raining for some time now and didn’t do much so no photos.

I have started the DSAT Tec Deep Course last week.

We had some academic session and Tec gear configurations on Wednesday and Friday night and dives on weekend.

Saturday, 2 dives

Dive one; Max depth 3.7 m for 62 minutes

Dive two; Max depth 4.6 m for 76 minutes

Sunday, 3 dives

Dive one; Max depth 3.7 m for 46 minutes

Dive two; Max depth 3.7 m for 55 minutes

Dive three; Max depth 4.3 m for 80 minutes

During all the dives we were required to hover horizontally all the time.

I thought I am pretty good on trim in the water but wasn’t good enough.

Skills were mainly Hover, Gas shut down drills, decompression and stage cylinder handling, Gas sharing exercise and gas switch procedures. The mastery for technical diving course was deferent from usual recreational diving course you will keep doing until your body remembers it.

Our Instructor is great. He dose push your limit so I got frustrated/annoyed by him but it made a deferent on my skill mastery and realised how much I got better. Hmmmuuuu he is good.

Now I got muscle ache on my back from horizontal positioning underwater and shoulder from gas shut down drills. I hope I will fully recover before this weekend for more torture.

If you interested in DSAT Technical diving take a look the DSAT Tec Blog!

I thought I have introduced my new camera gear before.

Here is the new set!

Canon IXY Digital 920IS

Canon WP-DC26

Inon Strobe S-2000

Inon Wide Conversion Lens

Inon Fish-eye Lens

Inon Macro Lens double

Inon Mount Arm set

I can’t wait to get back in the water with the set. I hope my dry suit coming back from repair this week.

Old Mine Diving

I went to Blue Mountain last Saturday.

My usual dive buddy wanted to dive the Blair Athol Mine No.4, a Colliery Incline and I went with him to help carrying gear and take some photos.

Walking down to the entrance wasn’t too bad. His dive plan was max depth of 66 metre for 25 minutes and 50-60 minutes deco. I jumped in to 6 metres to see buddy at deco for some photos, but I realised that this kind of diving needs a special training and I wasn’t quite comfortable in the water so I came back after 7 minutes. Water visibility wasn’t too bad til I stuffed up with my buoyancy.

Anyway, it was an experience. Actually coming back up with the gear was a bit of work we took almost 2 hours (Because I had to stop so many times to get my breath back). Difinitely I need some regular excercise.

Before                                                    After

BTW, I found a leak on my dry suit and it is on repair so I can’t dive for little while til it comes back. So photos might be next weekend!

Clifton Garden

First time diving with P-valve.

This is great! I could have a lot of water before dive, this mean I was well hydrated and I didn’t have a dry mouth after 70 minute of diving.

Anyway, it was good practice with the new strobe. I heard the news that a few seahorses have released at Chowder Bay today. I hope they settle there nicely.

Fairy Bower Dive

I’m back in Fairy Bower.

Dive was between 9am to 10am and as you can see, condition was good. few different rays and lot of fishes. I need to be patient and approach more slow and gentle I think.

A few photos I’m happy with. But still lot to learn and noeeds practice.

Queenscliff Bay

Max Depth: 10.1 m

Dive Time: 59 minutes

Time In: 8:23am

Viz: 10 m

Temp: 21℃

It was beautiful day, but little bit surgy so wasn’t the best day for photo.

I have tried few shots and it was OK.

I will introduce my camera gear later!

Hunter’s Bay, Balmoral

Finally I got the new camera, UW housing, strobe and lenses. So tonight was the first try at Hunter’s Bay.

I was little bit under weighted for photo shoot specially in the shallow (just a excuse) so I didn’t get much photos. But I will update on the weekend with introducing my new camera set.

See you soon!

Clifton Garden

No Camera yet so no photo.

It was nice dive at Clifton Garden last night. I have don’t many dives there before bot night dive is best I recon.

Lots of macro staff there, I definitely coming back when I got the camera.

Where are you? my camera?

Queenscliff Bay

Camera is still on its way.

This is my dive profile we went on last Thursday night.

It was little bit surgy but enjoyable dive especially after 80 minutes dive on the sand bed last week. You can see the big difference on life style there. Hinge Back Shrimps (I believe) and big eyes are out everywhere, octopus is out from their hole for a hunt and Blue Groper is sleeping behind the rocks. I need to come back here when I got the camera. It need to be little calmer so not much surge and no stir up the sand.

I can’t wait!