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Scuba Diving/Questions Answered by Expert Gary Shonert
| Subject | Date Asked |
| hearing | 11/12/2010 |
| Q: I am very interested in diving.I have never done it but would love to.I have snorkeled and prefer to ... A: I do not see a problem for you learning to Scuba dive just because you are hard of hearing, however ... | |
| pin hole in air line | 6/13/2010 |
| Q: Just lately when I hooked up my tank to my regs I found that I had a really small pin hole in the ... A: I would HIGHLY recommend that you REPLACE the WHOLE air line! It is not worth messing around and ... | |
| School Closing | 10/7/2009 |
| Q: I graduated in DEC of 86 from Coastal too and did not peruse a diving career due to the fact that I ... A: I really don't know if Capt. Mikalowski is still living. I know that the College has been closed for ... | |
| Coastal School of Deep Sea Diving | 8/20/2009 |
| Q: Gary; I graduated from Coastal in Fall of 1973. I saw from one of your earlier posts that Coastal ... A: I believe i saw an article on it's closing quite a while back, and if i am correct it would have ... | |
| decompresion sickness | 6/30/2009 |
| Q: 3 days ago I was diving in 100' of water with a new dive buddy, who not only had a gauge ... A: Headaches remain a problem for many divers, especially for beginners,(I don't know your level of ... | |
| Coastal School diploma | 1/19/2009 |
| Q: I graduated from Coastal in the mid 70's, I trained with Al Mikalow, Dave Lynn and Bill Cooper. ... A: Good to hear from someone that went to the same school as i did! The school has been gone for quite ... | |
| Diving after the bends | 1/16/2009 |
| Q: in 2001 I suffered a small 'bend' in my left calf muscle. By the time this was diagnosed as 'most ... A: Sorry to hear about your problem. It would have been much better for you if recompression was done ... | |
| Equalisation Problems | 9/25/2008 |
| Q: Please can you advise me what options are available to me for helping with ear problems ? I am ... A: Sorry to hear yhat you are still having ear clearing problems. It sounds like you need to visit a ... | |
| Equalisation Problems | 9/24/2008 |
| Q: Please can you advise me what options are available to me for helping with ear problems ? I am ... A: First of all, have you discussed your problem with your dive instructor?...if you haven't, i would ... | |
| gloves | 9/3/2008 |
| Q: First off i would like to think you for taking the time to answer my question and a very odd ... A: Neptune gloves will usually give you a pretty good level of protection, but it depends on the exact ... | |
| Buoyancy? | 5/12/2008 |
| Q: I am a new diver and have about 25 logged dives. I have been diving with my father and we have both ... A: ...To answer your first question..."what is affecting our buoyancy"...What you are experiencing is ... | |
| Wrist watch | 6/6/2007 |
| Q: So my current $50 Casio watch which I bought from Superstore about a month ago - has died once ... A: Generally speaking, there are 2 classes; waterproof and water resistance.Water resistance are ... | |
| buying helmet | 3/13/2007 |
| Q: I am interested in buying some shallow water helmet(connected to a narghilee), for recreational ... A: You are probably looking at a SNUBA type application..with surface supplied air, either from a raft ... | |
| Oceanic Pressure | 7/17/2006 |
| Q: Can you put into laymen terms what is oceanic pressure ? I know the further an indiviual dives into ... A: The term oceanic is often used to refer to water pressure, however the correct term is...Hydrostatic ... | |
| getting started | 6/15/2006 |
| Q: I am interested in marine salvage and salvage diving where can i find information on getting started ... A: Correct me if i am wrong, but i am assuming you are about to embark on a marine salvage/commercial ... | |
| saturation diving? | 4/16/2006 |
| Q: I am an avid scuba diver,and saw a show on T.V. about a group of scientists who plan on doing some ... A: Saturation diving is an essential technique for scientists who need to spend long periods of time on ... | |
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Gary Shonert
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Hello,I will be able to answer your questions regarding oil field diving, commercial equipment,salvage diving,saturation and mixed gas diving, as well as deep diving tecniques,and it`s related physiology,treatment,and hazards.
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Commercial diver since 1986
Graduated(honors) from Coastal School of Deep Sea Diving (Oakland,Calif.-1986)
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