Scuba Diving Great Barrier Reef Australia by Neil Parris

February 21, 2010 on 5:03 pm | In Scuba | 25 Comments


Learning to scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, back in the year 2000. We had a 1 week training course including 9 dives on a liveaboard which moved between different reefs. Video includes parts of the PADI open water certification including navigation, removing mask. Lots of fish, turtles, corals and other amazing underwater life. Fran is wearing pink fins, and Neil has odd blue and green fins. The last two minutes show some library footage from Cairns Dive Centre.

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  1. Wow! All that diversity of living things! So cool!

    Comment by NaloMastress — Sunday, February 21, 2010 #

  2. nice video..nice music!!

    Comment by mariavekri — Sunday, February 21, 2010 #

  3. Generally it’s just normal air, though it’s filtered and the moisture is reduced before it’s compressed. so 80% Nitrogen, 19% Oxygen and 1% other.

    Advanced divers can also specialize in enriched air (Nitrox) which has a higher oxygen content and allows you to dive for a little longer.

    Comment by neilp2 — Sunday, February 21, 2010 #

  4. air cylinder*

    Comment by retriumx — Sunday, February 21, 2010 #

  5. Does the tank just contain pure oxygen or…?

    Comment by itsameMARIO94 — Sunday, February 21, 2010 #

  6. Beautifu!

    Comment by johnmaloneartist — Sunday, February 21, 2010 #

  7. aw i want a go my biggest wish is 2 become a marine bioligist wen i grow up xxx

    Comment by Animaltricks18 — Sunday, February 21, 2010 #

  8. Id love to be an instructor, it must be one of the best jobs in the world.

    Comment by jboost85 — Sunday, February 21, 2010 #

  9. that depends on a number of factors:
    1) how big your tank is
    2) how quickly you breathe (which can be quite quick for beginners)
    3) how deep you go

    A typical recreational dive is of the order of 30 to 45 minutes.

    Comment by neilp2 — Sunday, February 21, 2010 #

  10. how long does the gas tank last?

    Comment by djobeat — Sunday, February 21, 2010 #

  11. WOW that water looks pristene.

    Comment by gpr1200rider — Sunday, February 21, 2010 #

  12. 6:32 blue spotted sting ray!!

    Comment by SoUrskatingteam — Monday, February 22, 2010 #

  13. I got my Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certification right before I turned 14…
    I first got certified a few months before I turned 12.

    When you do Advanced, I recommend doing Enriched Air and dry suit with it. You get a reduced cost with the nitrox.

    Comment by StopMotionMind — Monday, February 22, 2010 #

  14. god damn that looks like fun :D :D

    Comment by alexcubford — Monday, February 22, 2010 #

  15. i love the water

    Comment by bigbangerbison — Monday, February 22, 2010 #

  16. hi, thanks, is there any good dives at 12 metres

    Comment by scottjm08 — Monday, February 22, 2010 #

  17. Went scuba diving for the first time a couple months ago, now im hooked I’m going for my certification soon!:)

    Comment by RsMerchKing — Monday, February 22, 2010 #

  18. No more than 21 meters in this video.

    Comment by neilp2 — Monday, February 22, 2010 #

  19. ffs! i cant wait to be a marine biologist…

    Comment by slangwords4 — Monday, February 22, 2010 #

  20. If there was more scuba diving and less wars there would be less suffering in the world

    Comment by MrJOphuis — Monday, February 22, 2010 #

  21. hi i am doing my junior course in 1 week, and im just wondering how deep are you in the video???

    Comment by scottjm08 — Monday, February 22, 2010 #

  22. oh man it’s like my life ambition to go scuba diving, :)

    Comment by kkudlaa — Monday, February 22, 2010 #

  23. In fact, the biggest risk of the bends if for very advanced divers that dive very deep (like 100m/300ft), and are required to do decompression stops during their ascent to reduce the nitrogen.

    This is beyond the PADI Open Water certification whict most divers have.

    Comment by neilp2 — Monday, February 22, 2010 #

  24. Yes and no. What you’re describing is what’s called “The Bends” where the nitrogren in your blood stream can turn to bubbles if you don’t ascend correctly. A big part of the PADI training describes the procedures you should follow that would prevent this happening, e.g. using a dive computer or dive tables to plan your dive.

    If you’re doing simple shallow recreational dives like this, and following the (very conservative) rules then the chances of getting the bends are very small indeed.

    Comment by neilp2 — Monday, February 22, 2010 #

  25. I’m always scared to scuba dive because I heard if you come up to fast it can make bubbles in your blood and you die, is that true?

    Comment by SikGix55 — Monday, February 22, 2010 #

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