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http://deepflight.com/
Are you intrigued by what mysteries lie cloaked in perpetual darkness at the bottom of our oceans and do you want to have a look for yourself? Or have you ever fancied doing a barrel roll at minus 1000ft whilst observing whales in their natural habitat? Well now you can do both. This site offers you the opportunity to train to become a fully qualified aquanaut in a revolutionary new form of submersible called the DF Aviator. Developed by Graham Hawkes, Smithsonian Prize winning engineer, his new wonder sub is said to have the manoeuvrability of a plane. So now, within a mere 60 seconds you can travel far, far below the depths obtainable by scuba diving and begin your own adventure into the unknown.
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http://www.divernet.com/
This diving website is something of universal anomaly. Somehow it manages to break a fundamental law of mathematics by containing a near infinite amount of content. Then there’s the supreme oddity of all the articles being of the very highest calibre. As perhaps they should be, as the site contains everything that has been published in the internationally renown Divers Magazine for the last six years. An admirable piece of internet philanthropy that makes this probably the single best diving resource site out there.
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http://www.subaqua.co.uk/
This basic looking personal site is overflowing with masses of extremely useful info, all of which is very easy to find. One of its best features is a supremely useful regional index, which covers the whole of the UK and Eire, listing local diving clubs, shops, air suppliers and even your nearest hyperbaric centre! And if that doesn’t tickle your snorkel there are reams of other information ranging from the best places to go cave diving to the sea temperature off the Isle of Man. All in all this is a very good personal website clearly made by a dedicated and knowledgeable diver. And if you’ve spent all your money on diving kit and are doomed to use a 14.4kps modem forever then its lack of adverts and graphical clutter mean all the pages will still load very quickly.
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http://www.bsac.com/
Scuba training with a BSAC School is available throughout the UK to anyone who is over the age of 12 and medically fit. Parental approval is needed for those under the age of 18. The training they offer such as sports diver and dive leader can form the basis for work as a recreational diving instructor. There is also information on snorkelling for beginners to add some fun to a beach holiday.
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http://www.padi.com//
International dive training organisation. The site also includes links for Project AWARE (Aquatic World Awareness Responsibility and Education). This foundation provides information about how the diving community can help to preserve aquatic environments. The Project AWARE course can be taught by most PADI Instructors.
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www.imca-int.com/www/core/tcpc/profile/careers/
The International Marine Contractors Association is the trade association representing offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies. This section of its site provides an overview of careers in the offshore marine contracting sector, including detailed information on training and careers for those wishing to get involved in offshore diving, working with remotely operated vehicles or offshore surveying.
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http://www.sut.org.uk/
If the idea of a career that involves diving, underwater communications, design of offshore structures, aquaculture, geology of the sea bed, oceanography, remotely-controlled underwater vehicles or marine engineering interests you then, as the website says, there are oceans of opportunities. Access detailed careers and qualifications information through the Education & Training Courses link. Comprehensive information for pre-GCSE students, school leavers and graduates.
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