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Notes: The Club Constitution and Policy Manual are important club documents and are central to the running of the club. The Liability Release and Safe Diving Practices Statement are signed on joining or renewing membership.

Safety Stop Template
This is a PowerPoint Template to assist Club Members prepare a short 'Safety Stop' talk on Safety. These presentations should not exceed 7 minutes (say no more than four slides). Please keep to the format. Click here to get it.

Diving Information
AIR CALCULATIONS - how to estimate the air required for your dive (Click here to read it)
DIVE BOAT ETIQUETTE - how to behave on a dive boat (Click here to read it)
O RINGS - all you needed to know about O Ring seals (Click here to read it)
O RING TOOL KIT - tools required for maintenance (Click here to read it)
MANAGING SEASICKNESS - 'Mal der Mer' with humour (Click here to read it)
SQUALOPHOBIA - A rational look at sharks? (Click here to read it)
ROUGH BOARDING - How to board the dive boat in rough weather (Click here to read it)

DIVE REGULATOR HISTORY - The development of the dive regulator
SUPER-SAUSSAGE - Use of the safety saussage (Click here to read it)
THE NARCS - the facts about Nitrogen Narcosis (Click here to read it)

Diving good practice
BUDDY DIVING - save your neck and increase your fun (Click here to read it)
DIVE COMPUTERS - myths and fact (Click here to read it)
DIVE PLANNING - plan your dive properly (Click here to read it)
REDUCE AIR CONSUMPTION - how to do it (Click here to read it)

Marine Biology
HOLOTHURIANS - the humble sandgobblers (Click here to read it)
CTENOPHORES - not jellyfish but....(Click here to read it)
NIGHT LIFE - what comes out at night (Click here to read it)
WITHOUT A BRAIN - starfish, feather stars etc (Click here to read it)

Note: The above articles have been published in 'The Log Book'. The content of these articles reflect the views of the authors and not necessarily those of the Club.

Critter Identification
Fish common in the Perth area
Other biota common in the Perth area
Australian Museum website

Suppliers and Services
Dive equipment sales, equipment servicing, courses: Any reputable dive shop will advise you. Good places to start are: - Australasian Diving Academy (www.ausdiving.com.au) and Perth Diving Academy (www.perthdiving.com.au). ADA are located in `Cannington (9356 9577), Melville (9319 8600) and Nedlands (9389 5018). PDA are located in Balcatta (9344 7844) and in Fremantle (9430 6300). There are many others. You can buy over the internet too but you need to know what you are doing.

Wetsuit adjustments and custon-designed wetsuits: Heatseeker Wetsuits - Louise Bond - 2/11 Augusta St, Willetton WA 9457 4122 heatseekerwetsuits@westnet.com.au.

Prescription lenses for dive masks: Vision West - Paul Clarke. Vision West are on the ground floor of Karrinyup Shopping Centre, Burroughs Rd (9445 1499). This is not a straightforward task, as some allowance is needed for water refraction.

Hydrostatic testing of dive tanks: It has to be done once a year and generally takes about a week. Perth Diving Academy in Balcatta (9344 7844). Some other dive shops do it on site too - check with them, or you might have to wait longer while they send your tank away to someone who does do it, and then get it back.

Oxygen enriched air - Nitrox: Perth Diving Academy in Balcatta (9344 7844) and at Hillarys. There are others.

Leak detector for cameras: Jeff Mullins supplies them. See www.uwleakdetector.com.

Planning a holiday?
Bali is a popular destination. Mark D and Marjon P have put together some information that may help.

Good Reading - Webmaster's recommendation

A MUST for the Drysuit Diver: Steve Barsky, Dick Long and Bob Stinton (2006). Dry Suit Diving (Fourth Edition) A Guide to Diving Dry, Hammerhead Press, Santa Barbars, CA., 151p. http://www.hammerheadpress.com/

For the Underwater Photographer: Jim Church (1998). Jim Church's Essential Guide to Composition, Aqua Quest Publications Inc, New York, 136p.

For anyone who dives at the historic Abrolhos Islands - an horriffic but well-researched tale of what actually happened in 1629: Mike Dash (2002). Batavia's Graveyard, Weidenfield & Nicolson, London, 398p.

For Underwater Photographers who want to make the best of their photos: Martin Evening (2007). Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers, Focal Press (Elsevier), London, 680p.

For Underwater Photographers who want to organise and edit their photos - a must for anyone with over 200 images: Martin Evening (2009). The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 book The Complete Guide for Photographers, Peachpit, Berbley Ca, 601p.

For the budding Tech-Diver or anyone interested in the fringes of diving - a brilliant true tale of the identification of a mystery sunken German U-boat recently found off the New Jersey Coast: Robert Kurson (2004). Shadow Divers, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 375p.

For Technical and Wreck divers, or for those that just want to know...: Gary Gentile (2005). Deep, Dark and Dangerous - Adventures and Reflections on the Andrea Doria, Gary Gentile Productions, Philadelphia, 216p. Despite his pedantic style, full of fact and interest - scary at times!

For Underwater Photographers who want to vastly improve their capabilities in taking digital photos: Martin Edge (2008). The Underwater Photographer, Focal Press (Elsevier), London, 392p. Outstandingly well written and illustrated with stunning photos and methods of taking them. A must for ANY U/W photographer!

Good Browsing - Webmaster's recommendation for the web Browser

An intriduction to photographic composition for the Underwater Photographer:http://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-techniques/article/underwater-photographer-s-guide-composition

A general website for the Underwater Photographer: http://www.wetpixel.com/

Last Update: Saturday, 23/08/2009
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