i want to dive.. but i can't stay a float in water..

This post has been edited by pakutekan: Sep 13 2010, 06:06 PM

you are saying you can't or you can .....float in water??

can you swim? If as u said, do u feel comfortable in the water?

This post has been edited by IceBikers: Sep 13 2010, 05:36 PM

ops..my bad.. i cant stay a float in water w/o any aid (life jacket). didnt have enough confident @ technique maybe.. i'm only comfort if water level below my neck/chin..

i see.. then u have to build up confident first...

anyway, there are people can pass without knowing swimming.. but they took up swimming afterward.

Anyone knows where to snorkel in Port Dickson?
I've read about some places to see corals in PD around Blue Lagoon/Monkey Bay but im not sure exactly where. Have been searching in google for days but with little results.

I got my OWD, and i still can't float w/o any aid too.
U will float when u wear the wetsuit, i could snorkel with only the wetsuit, fins and mask (dont need life jacket).
Not a big problem as long as u're comfortable in the water, u can take the course.
Anyway, u can always try first before u make the decision, discovery dive costs less than RM150 anyway.

I don't think PD has any site for snorkeling. It could be 20 years back where you could still snorkel.

Frankly speaking, if you go underwater like 1 meter above your head, you feel safer ... you get to maneuver to wherever you want to pop your head out of the water Try once and you'll want to try it again and again

Hi if i want to go for scuba diving course where to go? any agency or travel agent for this? If can reasonable price as i gonna bring along my frenz. And also snorkeling. snorkeling i know not the expensive. But any suggestion for it?

there are lots of dive centers around that will gladly guide you thru.
you can choose to do it on mainland then go to island or do everything at the island.
where's your location?

snorkeling can just opt for those redang packages where it includes everything for a single price.

Near Equine park...btw later on gonna have much free time after resigning from my job. So wanna go for holiday.

Wow! Resign for diving? Hahah...anyway u won't regret once u get certified! Explore as much the underwater world before it get disappeared...Too much pollution and global warming

ooh nice. resign from your job and go pro in scuba.
anyway i don't know any dive centers near equine park, but i do some that there are a few around sunway mentari court there and also one at 1utama.
i'll pm you the name of those dive centers.

Planning to go scuba diving near langkawi or west coast Malaysia end of January ! Anyone has any idea how much does it cost for 4 days 3 nights ? And any agency or travel agent at langkawi ? Thanks !

There are a few diving outfits in Langkawi and the normal diving site is Pulau Payar but Pulau Segantang is a better diving site though. Check out East Marine, Langkawi.

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Added on December 24, 2010, 11:30 pm My PADI open water card is old and faded! Anyone knows where we can get it replaced in KL? If there is how much do they charge? Thanks!

This post has been edited by etigge: Dec 24 2010, 11:30 PM

Just to share.. I will take my OWC @ mabul in july 2011. Planning after get the cert, want to go to Sipadan on the next day..

Is it hard in theory class...?

hey guys
me and my fren wanna get the diving cert and hope to go to sipadan.
thanks
hehe

I thought Sipadan is for advanced divers only! They are mostly wall dives, isn't it?

i found some online for padi ow course
dunno if i can apply for that course
heheh

yea its best to get advanced before going to Sipadan but i don't think there's any restriction for OW divers. just that the divemaster will keep an extra eye on them and they can't go too deep unlike the advanced divers. wall dives can be quite scary as you can't see the bottom.

Kyu, i don't know about doing online courses but i think we haven't have that in malaysia yet. correct me if i'm wrong.
i think its still best to get a proper dive instructor to guide you thru your first OW cause at least if you don't understand anything, you can clarify it straight away.
there are many dive centers around in kl that will gladly help you to get the OW license. where's your location?

zaff1984, it's not that easy to dive at Sipadan. they only allow a limited number of ppl per day to dive there. some divers don't even get to dive at the island if its the peak season. so be sure to plan your trip before hand and tell your dive center/hotel that you plan to dive at sipadan after your course.

theory isn't hard at all. PADI's OW and Advance are very easy.
you just have to sit thru all the videos and the slides and do all those questions in the book. then at the end there will be a small MCQ test. it depends on your instructor whether he's strict or not. but most of them will let you pass as long as you get most of it correct. no worries.