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OZDIVER April / June 2017 AUSTRALIA’S PREMIER DIVE MAGAZINE IT IS THE JOURNEY AND NOT THE DESTINATION - WWW.OZDIVER.COM.AU THE DESTINATION NOT AND JOURNEY IT IS THE BROTHER TIGER ISLANDS SHARKS DIVERS WITH TRUK DIABETES LAGOON PART I ORGANISM ADAPTATIONS WAKATOBI A pril / pril / J une 2017 FREE Digital Diving Magazine - www.ozdiver.com.au Christopher Bartlett was on the Discovery Channel – what I saw was a program entitled River Monsters. I was intrigued. I wanted to know what monsters can Editor-in-chief Johan Boshoff be found in rivers. When it started the [email protected] presenter said: “We know that it is not safe Marketing to swim in the ocean, but now it has been [email protected] proven that it is also not safe to swim in + 61 (00) 44 887 9903 rivers and dams.” Photographer Christopher Bartlett & David Caravias I was wondering what I had missed and Contributing Editor what this person was smoking. Then it Irene Groenewald Johan Boshoff came out that the ‘river monsters’ that will Proof Readers Editor’s eat anything that is in the water are Bull Irene Groenewald Charlene Nieuwoudt sharks. Now I have dived with most of the Izak Nieuwoudt shark species in the ocean and a number of Administration times with Bull sharks, but after watching Amilda Boshoff Deco Stop that program I was even scared to swim in [email protected] a swimming pool. Creative Director Are we fighting a losing battle? Do you TheDiveSpot-OZDiver believe that you can save the world, yet Just after that there was another program Web Master Irene Groenewald every time you switch on the television you – I Shouldn’t Be Alive – and believe it or Innovative Businnes Solutions realise that you are fighting for nothing? Do not, it was also about sharks. And again www.innovativebusiness.com.au all the people who you tell that sharks are they were portrayed as bloodthirsty and Publisher Johan Boshoff one of the most important creatures on this dangerous man-eaters. How many viewers TheDiveSpot-OZDiver planet not believe you? Would they rather would have seen these broadcasts and Distribution believe what the Discovery Channel or the believed all the stuff that is being sold to In GOD I trust. media tells them? the television stations? Do they know how Contributers many sharks they will have killed due to Christopher Bartlett, Nuno Gomes, David I worked in television for a number of years, broadcasting this crap? Caravias, R Bester, Beulah & Roland Mauz, Pieter Smith, Dr. Jean Vorster, Pieter Venter, Jill Amilda Boshoff as well as being a journalist, and I know Holloway, David Holloway, Quintin de Boer, that it is only the good stories that sell. A But who am I to say anything? Television Neil Wiltshire, Pieter Herbs, Barry Coleman, while back I was pitching a documentary rules the world and money talks a language Don Shirley, Andre Crone. for television on how bad dolphins are (did that we don’t understand. you know that gang rapes in the dolphin it’s FREE and it’s online kingdom are common, and believe it or not, to their own young?). Yet do you think The Editor & Publisher that they wanted to let me do it? Why not? Johan Boshoff WWW.OZDIVER.COM.AU Because it would not sell. Who do you think Important note: would watch it and think that ‘our’ Flipper -it is all about the journey and not the OZDIVER Magazine / The Editor / The Publisher / TheDiveSpot-Ozdiver. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and contributors exclusively. Editorial and could do such things? destination photo contributions are welcome and can be sent to us. All due care will be taken with material, photos and information submitted. 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Primary Contributors Christopher Bartlett Andre Crone Nuno Gomes Fiona McIntoch David Caravias Barry Coleman Peter Pinnock Gerrit Maritz 3 OZDiver Magazine www.ozdiver.com.au April / June 2017 4 COVER PHOTO Christopher Bartlett CONTENTS www.bartlettimages.com Regulars Through the Lens 3 – Editor’s Deco 87 – Photo Competition 4– The Team 91 – Photo School 93 – Editing School Letters 7 – Log Book Giant Stride Dive the Continent 97 – Discovering the Deep 9 – OZ News 111 – Shape Up 15 –Navy Pier 115 – Divers With Diabetes Weird and Wonders Technically Speaking 31 – The Tiger Sharks 119 – Risk Management 33 – Organism 123 – Q&A Adaptations 37 – Tuna Resaved Instructor Diaries 127 – Log Dive Med 39 –Incident Insights Gear Talk Dive the Globe 129 – Kitting Up 41 – Global News 135 – Reviews 47 – Wakatobi 61 – Brother Islands Safety Stop 73 – Matemwe 140 – Funnies Wreck Explorations Dive Operators 77 – Truk Lagoon Part 1 Christopher Bartlett 141 – Listings Wakatobi - Pg 47 Brothers - Pg 61 Truk Lagoon - Pg 77 Discovering the Deep Side - Pg 97 FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE 5 OZDiver Magazine www.ozdiver.com.au April / June 2017 6 Letters Letters Log Book Log Book hit it a couple of times. It came on. My depth 3.The diver that entered behind me tried to get gauge was on 50m; I had plenty of air so I just past me to get to his buddy, who should not have tried to regain my composure. I knew this was entered alone – they should have stayed together the end of my dive. from the start. What went wrong? 4.I should have aborted the dive the moment I Christopher Bartlett 1.I was not the last person to enter the cave, thought my mental capabilities were impaired which meant there was some confusion on the and that I was suffering from the effects of grid. We were all too concerned about the time nitrogen narcosis. Photos: and neglected the basics such as buddy pairs. 5. I should have maintained physical contact with 2.We reached the grid in just under 50 seconds, my buddy! (If anything had happened to her, she which means that our descent rate was more would not have had any help!) than double the recommended rate. That could have increased the chances of suffering from 6. Ishould have had a backup torch. nitrogen narcosis. A DEEP DIVING LESSON to be on before we entered the cave. I saw my buddy entering and followed her. At that stage By Pierre Douglas I was certain that I was the last person in the formation. I has always believed that one should go just beyond one’s comfort level to enable growth, but At about 44 meters I felt some tugging on my left one dive taught him a lesson. upper leg. I became a bit worried, as I thought there was nobody behind me. I wondered if I As qualified dive masters we decided to do was just suffering from a bit of nitrogen narcosis, something a bit more challenging and go to a and decided to slow down until this strange new dive spot down to the task force board, hallucination has passed. about 54m deep. We decided that we would do a couple of build-up dives on Saturday, followed Just as I saw my buddy’s fins disappearing down by a dive to 40m before we would deep dive into the slope, my torch died. The darkness was the cave Sunday afternoon. All the dives went complete, but I still thought if I just maintained without a hitch and everybody felt quite relaxed my finning action I would soon see the others’ and confident. lights at the task force board, and I could rejoin my buddy. At that point something really We had put in place all the necessary safety bumped on my thigh and I looked back over my features required for a deep dive, and we had left shoulder to see if I could determine what it two contingency (backup) plans as well as our was. I got bumped on my head, my mask came original dive plan. We were very well prepared off and suddenly my DV was out of my mouth. I for the dive and at about 3pm kitted up and don’t think I was ever so close to panicking, but I entered the water. The first stage of the dive- realised that I had to stay calm, or else… Send your letter to us and win plan went well although the viz was very bad.