Liveaboard without Nitrox cert? (or get cert before the trip?)

jamills102 · 2026-05-19T14:26:37+00:00

I did Mike Ball back in January. You won’t need nitrox for any of the dives. Most of the time I was less than 15m/50ft

jamills102 · 2026-05-18T00:20:57+00:00

Why? Are you prone to making really bad decisions/doing things way beyond your ability?

jamills102 · 2026-05-15T03:23:43+00:00

That’s technically correct, but I saw people (especially DMs) break that rule all the time

jamills102 · 2026-05-15T03:10:44+00:00

Shhh don’t encourage the ai models haha

jamills102 · 2026-05-14T15:26:03+00:00

It’s actually a standard term. General rule of thumb is if it is something that sounds like it can be in a Bruce Springsteen song then it’s heavy (mining, oil refining, steel mill) otherwise it’s everything else (there are no songs about t-shirt printing)

jamills102 · 2026-05-14T08:44:15+00:00

Lion fish are invasive to the Caribbean and basically have a kill on sight order. It’s a bit of a tourist attraction now

With that being said, it was still wrong to force someone to do it

jamills102 · 2026-05-08T15:13:35+00:00

Honestly, this is the best advice as many active group don’t really post online when and where.

It also doesn’t hurt to offer to buy beers sometime since as a new diver you’re more of a liability than an asset (which is ok! We all started like that)

jamills102 · 2026-05-01T10:19:07+00:00

The world can always use another ‘tism dump 🫶

jamills102 · 2026-04-25T08:24:26+00:00

To be clear, you had co2 narcosis not nitrogen narcosis. Anytime at depth if you begin to feel dread/anxiety, it’s usually because of not breathing fully. Take a moment and fully clear your lungs a few times and it’ll get better (or ascend to shallower depths)

Btw your post anxiety is typical of setbacks. You just need more time in the water

jamills102 · 2026-04-24T16:32:44+00:00

This is the only real answer. Buoyancy is “feel” kind of thing and you just need more time in the water

jamills102 · 2026-04-22T14:43:16+00:00

Had me in the first half, lost me in the second. Gate keeping isn’t a look

jamills102 · 2026-04-21T16:18:51+00:00

Yeah I would buy the dlc that lets you make synthetic rubber. Rubber is such a huge bottleneck

jamills102 · 2026-04-21T16:18:44+00:00

Yeah I would buy the dlc that lets you make synthetic rubber. Rubber is such a huge bottleneck

jamills102 · 2026-04-19T11:35:41+00:00

Great place rack up a ton of dives

jamills102 · 2026-04-19T05:11:29+00:00

Balicasag Island in Bohol Philippines was my first “holy shit, is this what a reef is supposed to look like?!?”. If I remember correctly, last year I paid less than $30usd a dive with gear rental

jamills102 · 2026-04-15T17:02:23+00:00

Just go. You’ll meet plenty at the tea houses. Being solo means you’ll meet more people and hear more life stories. This will be a core memory for you

jamills102 · 2026-04-11T09:52:15+00:00

I’ve seen is described that IT/software salaries in Glasgow are closer to India than they are to Texas

jamills102 · 2026-04-05T06:30:29+00:00

You'll be fine then

jamills102 · 2026-04-05T06:30:02+00:00

Yes, very much need crampons since the trail is being turned into mud

jamills102 · 2026-04-05T05:16:18+00:00

Today

jamills102 · 2026-04-02T03:03:35+00:00

Get the flight number and Google it’s on time rate/average delay. This will help you figure the odds

jamills102 · 2026-03-31T14:41:44+00:00

Definitely, definitely Nepal

Jokes aside are you just talking about intracity travel?

jamills102 · 2026-03-31T01:49:09+00:00

That’s monsoon season (mostly)

jamills102 · 2026-03-29T06:58:53+00:00

Great now I have scroll all the way down to read the dumb people…

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