Seychelles Dive Log #6

By the Numbers: Bi-Weekly Dive Log
Dive #53 (BSD 2)	13/6/2011
Dive Time: 09:55	Bottom Time: 44 minutes
Max Depth: 8.3 meters	Water Temperature: 28
Visibility: 8-10 meters
Air Consumption: 200 bar - 150 bar
Gear: 3/4 full wetsuit, 2kg weight belt, 12L AL Tank, XXS BSD BCD
Notes: Skills Dive @ Twin Barges w/Susanne, Adam, Simon, Kim, Natasha. Assisted Ascent/Unconscious, Nonbreathing, Tired Diver/Malfunctioning Regulator/Out of Air Scenarios.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 2458 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 23.4 meters
Dive #54 (BSD 3)	13/6/2011
Dive Time: 12:20	Bottom Time: 27 minutes
Max Depth: 14.8 meters	Water Temperature: 28
Visibility: 6-8 meters
Air Consumption: 150 bar - 130 bar
Gear: 3/4 full wetsuit, 2kg weight belt, 12L AL Tank, XXS BSD BCD
Notes: Skills Dive @ Aquarium w/Susanne, Adam, Simon, Kim, Natasha. Assisted Ascent Scenario followed by a quick fun dive integrating Out of Air Scenario.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 2485 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 23.4 meters
Dive #55 (BSD 4)	14/6/2011
Dive Time: 11:42	Bottom Time: 32 minutes
Max Depth: 15.4 meters	Water Temperature: 28
Visibility: 5-7 meters
Air Consumption: 200 bar - 150 bar
Gear: Blue Sea Divers full wetsuit, 3kg weight belt, 12L AL Tank, XXS BSD BCD
Notes: Missing Diver Scenario & Fun Dive @ Coral Garden w/Marcus, Natasha, Adam, Simon, Susan. Nudibranch, Blue & Yellow Triggerfish (Maze Pattern!)
Seychelles Bottom Time: 2517 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 23.4 meters
Dive #56 (BSD 5)	15/6/2011
Dive Time: 09:33	Bottom Time: 53 minutes
Max Depth: 22.7 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 4-6 meters
Air Consumption: 190 bar - 120 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 3kg weight belt + 1kg in BCD, 12L AL Tank, XXS BSD BCD
Notes: First Wreck Dive @ Twin Barges w/Marcus, Susanne. 7 Lionfish hanging out on deck, many peppered moray eels (tiny juveniles to large adults), porcupine fish hiding in exhaust pipe.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 2570 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 23.4 meters
Dive #57 (BSD 6)	15/6/2011
Dive Time: 11:14	Bottom Time: 55 minutes
Max Depth: 13.3 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 7-9 meters
Air Consumption: 190 bar - 150 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 3kg weight belt + 1kg in BCD, 12L AL Tank, XXS BSD BCD
Notes: Fun Dive @ Grambazara w/Marcus, Susanne. 3 Crown of Thorns Starfish! 2 scorpionfish, peppered moray eel.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 2625 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 23.4 meters
Dive #58 (BSD 7)	16/6/2011
Dive Time: 09:34	Bottom Time: 32 minutes
Max Depth: 39.8 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 6-8 meters
Air Consumption: 230 bar - 160 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 3kg weight belt + 1kg in BCD, 12L AL Tank, XXS BSD BCD/th>
Notes: First Decompression Dive @ Aldabaren Wreck w/Marcus, Sylvain, Simon. Inches from a concealed giant ray at the bottom, numerous peppered moray eels, lionfish, porcupine fish.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 2657 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 39.8 meters
Dive #59 (BSD 8)	16/6/2011
Dive Time: 11:27	Bottom Time: 51 minutes
Max Depth: 11.3 meters	Water Temperature: 28
Visibility: 5-7 meters
Air Consumption: 230 bar - 150 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 3kg weight belt + 1kg in BCD, 10L AL Tank, XXS BSD BCD
Notes: Fun Dive @ Sunset Rocks w/Marcus, Susanne. Peppered moray eel, nudibranch, school of bat fish.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 2708 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 39.8 meters
Dive #60 (BSD 9)	17/6/2011
Dive Time: 09:51	Bottom Time: 55 minutes
Max Depth: 22.8 meters	Water Temperature: 28
Visibility: 5-7 meters
Air Consumption: 200 bar - 130 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 3kg weight belt, 10L AL Tank, XXS BSD BCD
Notes: First lead dive @ Twin Barges w/client, Susanne, Ara. Completed both wrecks ~35 minutes, shallow coral loop to end dive at anchor site. Nudibranch, juvenile peppered moray eel, conch shell.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 2763 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 39.8 meters
Dive #61 (BSD 10)	17/6/2011
Dive Time: 11:33	Bottom Time: 48 minutes
Max Depth: 13.8 meters	Water Temperature: 28
Visibility: 6-8 meters
Air Consumption: 200 bar - 130 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 2kg weight belt, 10L AL Tank, XXS BSD BCD
Notes: Susanne led dive @ Aquarium w/client, Ara. Completed loops around 2 of 3 pinnacles, Ara simulated out of air scenario & had me complete a mask removal during safety stop. Porcupinefish, halomitra, nudibranch, anenome fish, Chinese trumpet fish.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 2811 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 39.8 meters
Dive #62 (BSD 11)	18/6/2011
Dive Time: 9:30	Bottom Time: 53 minutes
Max Depth: 14.4 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 5-7 meters
Air Consumption: 220 bar - 130 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 2kg weights in Junior BSD BCD pockets, 10L AL Tank, swapped to BSD full foot fins (size 36-37).
Notes: Fun Dive w/Susanne, Return diver @ Aquarium. Junior BCD fits comfortably & full foot fins feel much more efficient than my open foot fins. Out of air scenario w/Ara during dive. Hawksbill, mantis shrimp, painted lobster, hairy hermit crab, nudibranch, camoflage grouper, large silver grouper w/yellow trumpet fish, clown fish (nemo!).
Seychelles Bottom Time: 2864 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 39.8 meters
Dive #63 (BSD 12)	18/6/2011
Dive Time: 11:18	Bottom Time: 54 minutes
Max Depth: 18.3 meters	Water Temperature: 26
Visibility: 5-7 meters
Air Consumption: 220 bar - 130 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 1kg weight in Junior BSD BCD pockets, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins.
Notes: Fun Dive w/Susanne, client @ Twin Barges. Stayed on shallow wreck and reef. Moray eel, hairy hermit crab hiding in rusted mooring, lionfish regulars on wreck, black lionfish on shallow reef, oriental sweetlips, silver spotted sweetlips.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 2918 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 39.8 meters
Dive #64 (BSD 13)	19/6/2011
Dive Time: 10:09	Bottom Time: 47 minutes
Max Depth: 18.8 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 1-3 meters
Air Consumption: 200 bar - 130 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 2kg weights in Junior BSD BCD pockets, 12L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins.
Notes: 2nd Lead Dive @ Baie Ternay! w/3 clients, Susanne, Ara. Extra kg for clients, extremely poor visibility, challenge to maintain sight of buddy pairs, successfully navigated reef and return route, no lost divers.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 2965 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 39.8 meters
Dive #65 (BSD 14)	19/6/2011
Dive Time: 11:53	Bottom Time: 48 minutes
Max Depth: 13.2 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 6-8 meters
Air Consumption: 130 bar - 70 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 2kg weights in Junior BSD BCD pockets, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins.
Notes: Susanne led dive @ Horse Shoe Rocks w/3 clients, Ara. Better visibility, but still not good. 2x around the reef, porcupinefish resting, surgeonfish, butterflyfish, angelfish.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 3013 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 39.8 meters
Dive #66 (BSD 15)	20/6/2011
Dive Time: 09:37	Bottom Time: 51 minutes
Max Depth: 18.2 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 6-8 meters
Air Consumption: 230 bar - 160 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 2kg weight in Junior BSD BCD pockets, 12L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins.
Notes: Shadowed Vera (Divemaster) @ L'ilot w/Simon, client. Strong current and surge around island. Large rays, soft corals, moray eel.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 3064 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 39.8 meters
Dive #67 (BSD 16)	21/6/2011
Dive Time: 09:26	Bottom Time: 54 minutes
Max Depth: 12.3 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 10-12 meters
Air Consumption: 230 bar - 140 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 2kg weight in Junior BSD BCD pockets, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins.
Notes: Fun dive @ Whale Rock w/Susanne, Simon. Incredible granitic site, though clearly devastated from 1998 bleaching event and still recovering. Nudibranch, conch, clown fish, squid eggs in branching acropora.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 3118 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 39.8 meters
Dive #68 (BSD 17)	22/6/2011
Dive Time: 09:27	Bottom Time: 52 minutes
Max Depth: 40.8 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 6-8 meters
Air Consumption: 220 bar - 130 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 1kg weight in Junior BSD BCD pockets, 12L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins.
Notes: Deco Dive @ Aldabaran Wreck w/Ara, Simon, Susanne, Adam. NEW MAX DEPTH! Cowfish, scorpionfish x2, murex beneath stern, peppered morays, Ara's name carved into side of wreck...
Seychelles Bottom Time: 3170 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 40.8 meters
Dive 69# (BSD 18)	23/6/2011
Dive Time: 09:35	Bottom Time: 46 minutes
Max Depth: 22.8 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 3-5 meters
Air Consumption: 220 bar - 130 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 2kg weight in Junior BSD BCD pockets, 12L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins.
Notes: Lead dive @ Twin Barges w/Simon, 3 clients, Ara. Porcupinefish, moray eel, lionfish gang, nudibranch. Difficulty managing the varied skill levels, poor visibility.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 3216 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 40.8 meters
Dive #70 (BSD 19)	23/6/2011
Dive Time: 11:20	Bottom Time: 20 minutes
Max Depth: 12.6 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 6-8 meters
Air Consumption: 130 bar - 100 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 1kg weight in Junior BSD BCD pockets, 12L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins.
Notes: Rescue skills dive @ Aquarium w/Natacha, Simon. Underwater leg cramp w/assisted ascent, Unconscious breathing diver w/assisted ascent and tow to boat.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 3236 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 40.8 meters
Dive #71 (BSD 20)	24/6/2011
Dive Time: 10:47	Bottom Time: 51 minutes
Max Depth: 13.3 meters	Water Temperature: 26
Visibility: 6-8 meters
Air Consumption: 220 bar - 70 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 2kg weight in Junior BSD BCD pockets, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins.
Notes: Coral Garden w/Simon, 3 clients. Shared air w/client for last 20 minutes. Purple & brown COT, scorpionfish, clownfish, hairy hermit crab in mitre shell, shrimp.
Seychelles Bottom Time: 3287 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 40.8 meters
Dive #72 (BSD 21)	24/6/2011
Dive Time: 14:30	Bottom Time: 50 minutes
Max Depth: 8.9 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 6-8 meters
Air Consumption: 220 bar - 150 bar
Gear: BSD full wetsuit, 1kg weight in Junior BSD BCD pockets, 10L AL Tank, BSD full foot fins.
Notes: Fun Dive @ Northolme Rocks w/Christian, Simon, Susanne, Adam. COT x3, white & green nudibranch, zebra moray eel, shrimp, flowerfish-like sea cucumber, trumpet fish. Great site!
Seychelles Bottom Time: 3337 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 40.8 meters