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# DW Scuba

Scuba diving in Hong Kong and beyond

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://dwscuba.com/blog/) - A collection of hints, tips, and stories, to help you become a more well informed diver
- [Summer 2024 Update](https://dwscuba.com/summer-2024-update/) - It’s becoming the norm for me to be away from Hong Kong for a lot of the peak summer season (June to July), and this year was no different. However, I did manage to get in some diving before this, and will hopefully keep going into the autumn, before the cool waters get too cool
- [Dive Computers - 2025 Update](https://dwscuba.com/divecomputers-2025/) - I wrote an article a while back giving some general advice on which computer to buy. Thankfully, looking back through this, all the advice still seems correct, but as technology moves on, so do the products that manufacturers release. There are hundreds of websites that give very detailed reviews of the various computers available,
- [Which computer to buy](https://dwscuba.com/which-computer-to-buy/) - If you’ve read my previous post on the first bits of equipment a diver should buy, you’ll see that a dive computer is very high on the list. The question then becomes, which one? This is a tough question to answer, so below are some guiding points to help you make the decision. Firstly,
- [PADI eLearning](https://dwscuba.com/padi-elearning/) - If you’ve just signed up for your course, or you’re taking a course for the first time in a while, you’ll likely have come across the term “eLearning"
- [Advanced Open Water](https://dwscuba.com/advanced-open-water/) - So you’ve become a PADI Open Water Diver. What’s next? Well, a few choices, but the most popular by far is to go on to the Advanced Open Water qualification. The main thing to decide, however, is when to do it. There are a few options. I’ve taught Advanced Open Water to people fresh
- [Have you got your PADI?](https://dwscuba.com/got-your-padi/) - This is often one of the first things that is said in any conversation related to diving (or going on holiday to exotic locations associated with beautiful underwater destinations). But what the questioner usually means is “Do you have a recreational scuba diving qualification?” The distinction is important. PADI is a diver training organisation. A recreational
- [Winter is coming](https://dwscuba.com/winter-is-coming/) - It seems that as soon as October is over, HK diving heads straight into winter territory. Sure, you get lucky years where the warm weather lasts until November, but often the moment the air temps drop below the regular summer highs of 30°C plus, a lot of divers head into their self-imposed winter break. Some
- [Photography - Part 1](https://dwscuba.com/photography/) - Taking pictures underwater is really cool. It can also be very disappointing, returning from a dive with what you think are award winning shots, only to find everything is out of focus, the colours are all wrong, or everything is blurry. So, what are the basic tips? Photo or video? – this article is
- [Photography - Part 2](https://dwscuba.com/photography-part-2/) - Following on from my previous post on photography, I’ve got four additional tips for you to consider. If you haven’t read the previous blog post, find it here. Technique – Also linked to camera you are using, you need to know how to take the best photos. This is all the same stuff as
- [Can my 8-year-old learn to dive?](https://dwscuba.com/can-my-8-year-old-learn-to-dive/) - I find some of the most fun courses I teach to be those with children. That’s not to say it isn’t fun teaching adults; it is. The difference with kids is that they don’t hide or temper their excitement, they just go for it! And that brings me nicely onto the topic of this post;
- [Summer 2023 Update](https://dwscuba.com/summer-2023-update/) - As October approaches, the end of another summer season closes in. I was thinking how it had been a strange summer, but then looking through my post from this time last year, it’s actually eerily similar. Water temps have only just started to warm up to the normal 28°C – 30°C range at reasonable
- [New toy time](https://dwscuba.com/new-toy-time/) - I did it. Finally. Took the plunge and went for a specific underwater camera setup. To skip back a few steps, and for a bit of background, I love photography. My on the surface setup has taken me a fair while to build up, but I now have a full frame mirrorless body with
- [Twins on the way](https://dwscuba.com/twins-on-the-way/) - When we talk about recreational diving, we are often referring to single tank scuba diving in warm water, tropical locations. Just search scuba diving in the search engine of your choice, click on images, and see what comes up! All of my current teaching is for recreational scuba diving. Being more exact, we are
- [Daily Dive - East Ninepin Island](https://dwscuba.com/daily-dive-east-ninepin-island/) - Ninepins is one of the go to dive destinations in Hong Kong. It’s not often we go there, primarily due to the time it takes to get there (usually around 90 mins from Sai Kung). It is also often inaccessible if the wind is being uncooperative. However, if the conditions allow, it can be spectacular.
- [Daily Dive - Sung Kong](https://dwscuba.com/daily-dive-sung-kong/) - After travel, quarantine, and general scheduling issues, I got my first dive of the summer season on Wednesday. I guess I was always expecting it to be a little different to diving in Puerto Galera =) In what turned out to be a nice surprise (and a long day), we set sail for Sung
- [Suunto EON Core](https://dwscuba.com/suunto-eon-core/) - My current dive computer is the Suunto D5. Generally, I’m really happy with it. Its watch-style form means that it doesn’t necessarily look like a dive computer, but it’s very much up to the job of recreational diving. Recently, Suunto gave me the opportunity to test out the EON Core. It isn’t new, and is
- [Summer 2022 Update](https://dwscuba.com/elementor-1799/) - Coming towards the end of September, and the summer season is nearly over. We didn’t get fully up and running until July really, primarily due to Covid restrictions keeping the swimming pools closed until June. Once we did, lots of people wanted to dive, and learn to dive, so we’ve kept relatively busy.
- [To ReActivate or not?](https://dwscuba.com/elementor-1770/) - As we are now in the full swing of summer season here, more and more people are wanting to get back into the water, some of whom haven’t dived for a few months, some for a few years. At my current dive centre, we recommend that many such people take a ReActivate (or refresher) course
- [Which gear to get first](https://dwscuba.com/which-gear-to-get-first/) - One of the appeals of most Open Water courses is that you get an all-inclusive fee. As you continue down the diving education route, course fees can become more opaque; are materials included, or aren’t they? How many dives does it cover? Is gear included? The beauty of the Open Water course is that, in
- [The dreaded IE](https://dwscuba.com/the-dreaded-ie/) - After weeks of preparation and anticipation, the Instructor Exam (IE) is done and dusted. And thankfully, I passed! Pleased is an understatement. So, what was it all about then? You can only enter the IE if you have passed your Instructor Development Course (IDC), and your Course Director is willing to enroll you in
- [IDC Progress](https://dwscuba.com/idc-progress/) - I’m one week into my Instructor Development Course (IDC), and thought it would be good to give my personal perspective on what I think so far. Firstly, if you are thinking to do the IDC to primarily become a better diver, it’s probably time to rethink. Why is that? The IDC is all about
- [Puerto Galera](https://dwscuba.com/puerto-galera/) - Wow! So this is what diving is REALLY like… I jest somewhat, however within a matter of days we have done deep, drift, and wreck dives, seen so many fish and corals that you have a hard time to remember them, and all whilst travelling no more than five minutes by boat from our
- [IDC here we come](https://dwscuba.com/idc-here-we-come/) - After gaining my Divemaster qualification, I’d already made up my mind that I wanted to go the next step and become an Instructor. Why was that? Well, after working with various instructors throughout my DM course, I really enjoyed the interactions with students and seeing the progress they made throughout their Open Water course. Also,
- [Daily Dive - CWB & Tai Pai](https://dwscuba.com/daily-dive-cwb-tai-pai/) - With the latest round of Covid-19 relaxations announced by the government, private boat diving for up to four people is now allowed. Bags were duly packed, and off we went for our standard 0900 departure from Sai Kung. The biggest decision of the day was exposure protection. Air temperature was hitting 30°C, even at
- [End of winter season?](https://dwscuba.com/end-of-winter-season/) - As summer temperatures are starting to arrive, throwing the drysuit on is starting to become a rather sweaty affair. Add to that the various Covid-19 restrictions we face here in Hong Kong, it’s probably fair to say that the 2021/22 winter season hasn’t been the easiest one in which to dive. Don’t get me

## Pages

- [Home](https://dwscuba.com/) - Scuba diving in HK and beyond...New to HK diving? You've come to the right place. A hub of diving related stories, resources, photos, and info
- [About](https://dwscuba.com/about/) - Find our more about DW Scuba, a company offering PADI scuba diving in HK
- [Course Information](https://dwscuba.com/course-information/) - Want to know more about PADI scuba diving courses? You've come to the right place.
- [Scuba Concierge](https://dwscuba.com/concierge/) - A truly bespoke Open Water experience - the best instructors, the best learning environment, the best experience
- [Philippines](https://dwscuba.com/gallery/pggallery/) - Philippines Around & about Nudibranchs Fish, turtles, frog fish eels...
- [Gallery](https://dwscuba.com/gallery/) - My diving photos from across the world, including my home, Hong Kong
- [Contact](https://dwscuba.com/contact/) - Get in touch to us ask any questions or just to get some more information on scuba diving in Hong Kong (or anywhere else!)
- [FAQ](https://dwscuba.com/faq/) - When can I learn to dive? When is the next course? Will there be sharks? All these diving questions answered, and more
- [Hong Kong](https://dwscuba.com/gallery/hkgallery/) - Hong Kong General Underwater
- [Thailand](https://dwscuba.com/gallery/thaigallery/) - Thailand Phuket

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