Emergency First Response course done at Savedra Divers by an Englishman called Abraham Borg. An OK certification course focusing on emergency situations, first response, CPR and banding.
Eli suomeks, hyva setti, alussa onnettomuustilanteen analysointi ja lisavaaroilta valttyminen, tajuttoman potilaan kasittely, hengittamattoman potilaan kasittely, tukehtuneen potilaan kasittely ja haavojen sitominen. Kaytannon harjotuksia paljon, tekohengitysta, rintakehan pumppaamista (2 hengitysta, 30 pumppausta, breath check) ja haavojen sitomista.
Olihan toi instructori ehka parhaimmat paivansa jo nahny mutta ihan kokenu heppu silti ja piti ihan siedettavan kurssin. Ei tosta merijalkavaen kouluttajaa enaa tulis.
Anyway, now I am ready for the rescue diver course. Maybe next weekend!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Dive 70 : Tongo Point, Molaboal, Philippines
Well after the sardines this one just couldnt keep itself interesting, but it was still worth going I suppose. A nice dropoff wall that we followed in around 25 meters depth for a good half an hour, after which spent another 20 minutes exploring shallow corals. The wall was nice and the corals were good, but there was nothing spectacular to be discovered. Not even the mandarinfish showed up, those were likely to be seen here, but none was found. Too bad, its a splendid creature.
We did see a gigantic frogfish though, and seems that I am starting to find stuff myself more and more, and not just looking at things that are pointed out to me. A couple of pipefish for example, a hard to find creatures, as well as a well carmoflaged scorpionfish. Nice stuff.
Also signed up for the Emergency First Response course, supposed to do some studying now and attending the course tomorrow!
Divetime 55min, max depth 25 m, long 3 mm suite, weight 7 kg
We did see a gigantic frogfish though, and seems that I am starting to find stuff myself more and more, and not just looking at things that are pointed out to me. A couple of pipefish for example, a hard to find creatures, as well as a well carmoflaged scorpionfish. Nice stuff.
Also signed up for the Emergency First Response course, supposed to do some studying now and attending the course tomorrow!
Divetime 55min, max depth 25 m, long 3 mm suite, weight 7 kg
Dive 69 : Sardines of Pescador (Moalboal, Pfilippines)
Back in Moalboal after four years. Pescador island had not changed, it still had its personal look, recognizable from the mainland. Last time I was here with Jenni, who did her open water course here. They were good times!
Anyway, this time Pescador island really had a surprise for us. I dived with Savedra divers, headed here on friday night from Cebu and started diving first thing in the morning. It was not the clearest of days, but the visibility is still expected to be ok. As it turned out, there were no problames with visibility, even though after Cozumel I am so spoiled that anything below 30 meters seem bad visibility. Cozumel, clearer than anywhere!
But Cozumel didnt have the sardines. A few million of them. As soon as we descended and fought some strong currents, we were enfronted with a gigantic uber large school of sardines. I had never seen anything like this, it was truly from Discovery channel directly. And where there are sardines, there are the predators. A treasher shark and a white tip shark was observed during this one. However, they did not beat the thrill of the sardines, the sea was literally black from them. At around 25 meters depth looking up, you could not see the sunlight because of this cloud of sardines so thick and dense. Its one of those moments to remember for years to come! The sardines were swimming around for the whole 40 minutes we spent underwater, u just could not get enough from watching them. Stunning, this is why I dive, this is why I live!
School of sardines. Image by Jon Bertsch.
Other stuff included golden moray eel and a scorpionfish, some groupers etc. Divetime 40min, max depth 25m, visibility 20m, weights 6 kg + 1 kg added later, long 3mm suit
Anyway, this time Pescador island really had a surprise for us. I dived with Savedra divers, headed here on friday night from Cebu and started diving first thing in the morning. It was not the clearest of days, but the visibility is still expected to be ok. As it turned out, there were no problames with visibility, even though after Cozumel I am so spoiled that anything below 30 meters seem bad visibility. Cozumel, clearer than anywhere!
But Cozumel didnt have the sardines. A few million of them. As soon as we descended and fought some strong currents, we were enfronted with a gigantic uber large school of sardines. I had never seen anything like this, it was truly from Discovery channel directly. And where there are sardines, there are the predators. A treasher shark and a white tip shark was observed during this one. However, they did not beat the thrill of the sardines, the sea was literally black from them. At around 25 meters depth looking up, you could not see the sunlight because of this cloud of sardines so thick and dense. Its one of those moments to remember for years to come! The sardines were swimming around for the whole 40 minutes we spent underwater, u just could not get enough from watching them. Stunning, this is why I dive, this is why I live!
School of sardines. Image by Jon Bertsch.
Other stuff included golden moray eel and a scorpionfish, some groupers etc. Divetime 40min, max depth 25m, visibility 20m, weights 6 kg + 1 kg added later, long 3mm suit
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Dive 68 : Sanctuary, Balicasag (Panglao, Bohol) Philippines
Here we go again, this time without the israeli goof, it was all not just pleasant but superb diving. The 30 meter deep coral wall hosted some of the biggest sea gorgonians I have EVER seen (3 meters ++) and a lot, I mean a LOT, of other stuff. Couple of frogfishes are worth mentioning, otherwise impossible to point out specific species. But in a true Filipino manner, the corals were just packed with small fish including at least all kind of angelfish, turtle queens, parrotfish, puffers, anenome "nemo" fish, cigar wrasses, lionfish, flutemouth/pipefish, groupers, jacks, snappers and large schools of mackarel. No whalesharks, but the whole panorama is simply breath-taking!
One of the best wall dives ever, even though the Belizes Half Moon Atoll is not easily beaten. The visbility here, this time at least, is not AS good as in Cozumel or Belize, where even at 25 meters depth everything was crystal clear up to 50 meters. Here visib ility maybe up to 30m, still good.
Divesuit 1 mm "pyjama" long, 6kg weight, max depth 18m, divetime 55min, visibility 25m
One of the best wall dives ever, even though the Belizes Half Moon Atoll is not easily beaten. The visbility here, this time at least, is not AS good as in Cozumel or Belize, where even at 25 meters depth everything was crystal clear up to 50 meters. Here visib ility maybe up to 30m, still good.
Divesuit 1 mm "pyjama" long, 6kg weight, max depth 18m, divetime 55min, visibility 25m
Dive 67 : Black Forest, Balicasag, (Panglao,Bohol) Philippines
Dive 67 : Black Forest, Balicasag, (Panglao,Bohol) Philippines
GPS Coordinates Entry Point: N.09°30.890-E.123°41.336
GPS Coordinates Exit Point: N.09°30.779-E.123°41.182
A lousy start, when a dummy israeli divebuddy negleted everything the divemaster had told him. When others went down, he stayed up. When others inspected the wall, he was taken by current and had to be rescued from the blue. When others stayed still, he went down. Only after being able to join another group (still from the same boat of course) started to enjoy the dive. First strong current, but then a nice corally aquarium full of life, towards the Cathedral called divesite.
An aquarium with all kind of Anthias, Rockcods Groupers (serraidae family), Scorpion fishes (scorpaenidae family), Squirrel fishes (holocentridae family), Parrotfish (scaridae family), Wrasse (labridae family), Damsel fishes (pomacentridae family) and Anemone fishes (amphiprioninae subfamily). Two turtles, couple of medusas, a couple of barracudas OR spikemouths.
End part of the dive brings the memories from the Mualbual dives in 2006, such rich was the marine life. And again the nudey branches (didnt see them in Mexico, Belize, or Costa Brava) are back in the pictre, as well as the sea cucumbers, spaghetti like seaworms, and zillions of small aquarium fish (purple queens).
Divesuit 1 mm "pyjama" long, 6kg weight, max depth 25m, divetime 55min, visibility 25m
Nice to be back in the Philippines!
GPS Coordinates Entry Point: N.09°30.890-E.123°41.336
GPS Coordinates Exit Point: N.09°30.779-E.123°41.182
A lousy start, when a dummy israeli divebuddy negleted everything the divemaster had told him. When others went down, he stayed up. When others inspected the wall, he was taken by current and had to be rescued from the blue. When others stayed still, he went down. Only after being able to join another group (still from the same boat of course) started to enjoy the dive. First strong current, but then a nice corally aquarium full of life, towards the Cathedral called divesite.
An aquarium with all kind of Anthias, Rockcods Groupers (serraidae family), Scorpion fishes (scorpaenidae family), Squirrel fishes (holocentridae family), Parrotfish (scaridae family), Wrasse (labridae family), Damsel fishes (pomacentridae family) and Anemone fishes (amphiprioninae subfamily). Two turtles, couple of medusas, a couple of barracudas OR spikemouths.
End part of the dive brings the memories from the Mualbual dives in 2006, such rich was the marine life. And again the nudey branches (didnt see them in Mexico, Belize, or Costa Brava) are back in the pictre, as well as the sea cucumbers, spaghetti like seaworms, and zillions of small aquarium fish (purple queens).
Divesuit 1 mm "pyjama" long, 6kg weight, max depth 25m, divetime 55min, visibility 25m
Nice to be back in the Philippines!
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