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About Gustavo E. Flores
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I`m a PADI Instructor with experience in the warm, tropical waters of the Caribbean. Feel free to contact me on questions regarding diving instruction and experience.

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I've worked for a PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Center in sunny Puerto Rico. I am also a lifeguard and paramedic.

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  Gustavo E. Flores 
In Category  Scuba Diving

SubjectDate Asked

how much weight4/29/2008
  Q: I am going diving in Utila on the Aggressor and just purchased a 5mm wet suit, due to the fact in ...
  A: Greetings Donna, Congratulations on your new equipment purchase. Having a 5mm wet suit will give ...
open water4/24/2008
  Q: last year i became a confined diver with padi here in england but recently in cuba i done my open ...
  A: Greetings Michael, Based on what I understood from your question, you took an open water diver ...
domincan republic diving4/12/2008
  Q: could you tell me if you know what the visibility and water temp is like year round on the north ...
  A: Greetings Nat, Diving off the north coast can be a great experience. Any dive location can be the ...
Question1/31/2008
  Q: Right now I'm taking a class about Resech methods, and I would like to do an investigation about ...
  A: Greetings German, Thank you for taking an interest in doing research related to scuba diving. ...
RPD question12/6/2007
  Q: I am a bit confused when calculating the following types of questions: Example If you planned to ...
  A: Greetings Dough, Before I give you my final calculations, there are several disclaimers I -MUST- ...
scuba breathing8/15/2007
  Q: I tried scuba a few years ago, and loved it. It felt so peaceful and calm. ( that was in okinawa) ...
  A: Greetings Patrick, Welcome to the underwater world... again. I read your first three sentences from ...
diving8/10/2007
  Q: What are the diving depth restrictions? and how deep could you dive on a PADI ?
  A: Greetings Hannah, The PADI Recreational Dive Planner (RDP or otherwise known as the "table") sets a ...
diving lessons6/24/2007
  Q: My son and I are hoping to get certified to scuba dive for a trip to Turks and Caicos that we are ...
  A: Greetings Claire, First of all, my apologies for not answering sooner. I was out of the country. On ...
pressure groups6/9/2007
  Q: I'm 12 and almost certified. But I don't uderstand pressure groups. How do you figure them out?
  A: Most of the air you breathe is composed by nitrogen (79%). Your body is designed to release all of ...
expansion of tourism11/1/2006
  Q: Good afternnon: It is karen Pena Carames a student in the touurism area. I would like to do my ...
  A: Greetings Karen, Generally speaking, scuba diving is a recreational activity. People go diving for ...
Depth and decompression5/5/2006
  Q: In mexico I dove to a depth of 80 feet and had a bottom time of 50 minutes which is off the ...
  A: Greetings Jenna, A basic tenant of becoming a certified diver is that every diver is responsible ...
Dive Log Book5/2/2006
  Q: I just received my PADI certification a week ago. My question is with regards to the dive log. I ...
  A: Greetings Charles, Think about how you tell your friends about something you do. You may go into an ...
Dive Master course then job2/25/2006
  Q: how is it going.? I would love to find a good dive shop in the Carribean and complete a divemaster ...
  A: Greetings Jay, I'd suggest you log on to www.padi.com and find a nearby PADI dive center where to ...
multiple subjects2/22/2006
  Q: I am a 4th grade student in Grandville, Michigan. I am working on project for my class. I have a ...
  A: I will answer your questions in the same order you asked them. 1. All creatures are safe to ...
nose reddening2/4/2006
  Q: Good morning Gustavo, I have completed my first 3 days of the PADI open water in a swimming pool. ...
  A: Greetings Pam, It all depends on what is causing your red nose! As you may understand, only a ...
dive instructor1/6/2005
  Q: I am seriously considering getting my instructors certification from PADI. I am wondering if it is ...
  A: Meaninful work depends on what you are used to work. I know instructors who only do this as a hobby ...
Diving Watch7/15/2004
  Q: He is an absolute novice diver, but as we are currently living in Australia he has hope of taking it ...
  A: Congratulations on your future wedding and welcome to the diving equipment market. As with every ...
Places to Dive7/6/2004
  Q: My son and I are thinking of taking a five day trip later this month. We only got our license last ...
  A: You pose an interesting but very broad question. You will be able to see many things at many places, ...
Oxygen Production6/20/2004
  Q: How do people isolate oxygen to put in oxygen tanks? Is there a special machine and are they ...
  A: Although regular scuba diving uses compressed air (79% nitrogen, 21% oxygen) and NOT 100% oxygen, ...
Marine Life6/10/2004
  Q: Can you recommend any literature (like a glossary) that I can use as a way of indentifying all the ...
  A: Contact http://www.outdoorslive.com/frankofishcards.shtml ...
Hydrophobia3/10/2004
  Q: I am slightly hydrophobic. When I get into the water, whether it is a swimming pool, lake or ocean, ...
  A: Yours is a very interesting question. I've dealt with a couple of phobic persons before. Phobias ...
Tipping2/19/2004
  Q: I am wondering what to tip an instructor, dive master, and/or captain. My husband are getting ...
  A: There is no written rule on tipping, therefore this is purely my personal opinion on the subject. ...

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