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Nice video man! Recently became certfied this year in the open water, have now done advanced open water, Nitrox. Next year plan on doing deep dive, wrecks and drysuit, loving the underwater world so far!

Take care and stay safe! I wish you and your community a speedy recovery.

I can only hope for the best! As in your video and pictures you shared on your channel I have been in and walked through! Knowing when you are actually in it how it sinks in no picture or video can prepare you for the devastation! I hope you and your family are well! Stay safe brother!

Thanks man, glad to hear that you’re doing well. Hold in there!

I apologize for the delay in content guys. These storms are impacting our community and we're trying to assist our friends and neighbors at the moment. If you are financially able please consider donating to the Red Cross and/or our animal shelters. The links are in the description. I'll keep you updated in the community tab and social media. We'll be back to filming scuba related content soon. Prayers are appreciated! 🙏🏻

I can't get past the security concerns of side-loading the DJI camera app on my phone. Despite the lower performance in low-light conditions, i feel like my only option is the GoPro Hero 13.

Having a Padi plasic card is like getting a course for mountain biking or snowboarding.

How about if you're handicap Scuba divers such as me, what do you recommend?

What are the water temperatures where you are?

Let us know down below 👇Are you planning to or already have the GoPro Hero 13? If you have it, what do you think? Feel free to share any photos/videos. I know some of you are AMAZING photographers!

This was really helpful and informative. Now i know to bring extra gas when on my boat

Highly recommend diving the Georgia Aquarium over Epoct. Costs about $350 but WHALE SHARKS! You'll get a DVD of your dive and a PADI C-card (means nothing but still cool.)

Blake, interesting topic. This topic taught in Open water classes by ALL AGENCIES sucks!!!! My problem with teaching new divers his information is there are too many variables that they will never grasp it and never calculate it... Most people dive for fun and don't like/understand/won't do the math on vacation. (hell, most people can not do tables and they just go dive and follow the guide -- Sad) Variables include ~~~ NOT in any order ~~~~1) comfort in the water, 2) new diver gas consumption sucks until they get 60 - 100 dives under their (weight) belt 3) Fitness 4) Buoyancy issues 5) current 6) water temp. 7) Tank temp also air temp in tank 8) What type of wetsuit they are wearing, 9) dive number (overall ) and what dive number during the week they have 10) Concierge diving The bigger point I make with my students is that if they can remember that the deeper they are the more gas they will be using. at 66 feet they will be using 3 times as much than on the surface. Now, with very advanced students, Instructors, and Tec Divers. it is very important that they know how to calculate gas consumption and when to have backup plans and make gas switches

Let Us Know Down In The Comments 👇What dives are you planning next and what cylinder(s) will you be using? Questions about the calculations? Drop them here as well.

Blake, good video. The public safety diver programs that the agencies are starting to come out with are ok for minimum levels. As you know I'm a SSI and SDI/TDI instructor of at least 32+ years. I think you are right when you say that the basic scuba classes and the list of specialties that you need for this are a great starting point for someone who wants to look into a PSD program. I have looked into the SSI program (started in 2022), and the SDI/TDI (ERDI started in 2021/2022). I was certified with Dive Rescue International in 1987. Dive Rescue International has been around since about 1973; they are the basis for the NAVY, Coast Guard, Many fire departments, and police departments around the world. (At one time SSI and Dive Rescue were one company). The problem that most people will run into has not changed much in the 30 years that I have been around PSD teams. In the 1970-early 1990's, the teams were voluntary and started to move to paid teams. therefore, if you were not on a paid Fire dept/Police department your team was usually disbanded thanks to insurance restrictions. There are very few voluntary teams in the US today.

Cool to hear an Oriskanny call out. I'm a local.

1:23 …. The flights will cost more tho lol

Can get yourself into a lot of trouble with a DPV. To get the most out of one and stay safe, take a course.

👍😎🤿🇵🇭! Wow looks like something to be a goal to work forward to!

This has been something I have been thinking about since getting my rescue certification. I just didn't know where to go to volunteer. What agencies in Florida would you recommend to give back to the community and possibly have the opportunity to get this certification?

Let us know down in the comments 👇What level of dive team does your department/agency have? If you're thinking of becoming a PSD Diver what steps are you taking? Questions, don't hesitate!

Im from Northern germany and i paid 550€ with everything included

In the DR $400 open water.........

Some good ones on here. Divey is awesome too! You can learn a lot and it's useful too if you just want quick answers. Fish ID is sweet!

Hello from Italy! Here prices range from 500€ to 700€ to get PADI certified, depending on the included equipment and distance from lakes or sea. I can also talk for Malaysia as I got my OWD there: I spent the equivalent of 300€ with full equipment included and lots of fun underwater especially during Open Water 3 and 4 🤩

Please leave the marine life in the ocean!

I don't wanna hear the answer to the first question because it'll tell me how long he's been saying, "drownding."

In Norway youll pay the equivalent of $5-600 US for open water/similar training including gear rental, fills and other fees. Mask, fins, snorkel not included. That price has been close to the same for the past 10 years or so. If you want to cheap out on course prices, there IS dive destinations around with plenty of dodgy dive shops with barely functioning gear you can play russian roulette with...

You can get an open water certification in Okinawa for around $450.00 including classroom, pool dives, open water dives, and rental equipment. The caveat is that you have to be active-duty or retired military and do it through an MWR facility like Kadena Marina. I know, not applicable to most people. But that is the EXCEPTION to the rule. I paid $250.00 in Maui Hawaii over 30 years ago. The price is not ever going down people.

👍🤿😎🇵🇭! Wow even I as a newer diver know the costs! I am willing to continue paying to advance!

Blake, interesting topic. As we have chatted before, Im an SSI (38 years) and SDI/TDI (30+ years) instructor in Colorado, USA. There was a time that you could get certified for $250, that was around 2000. Today, the dive shop I teach out of group classes (Pool & Lecture ) is $290+165(materials) = $455. Privates are $450+165= 615. Our classes include pool use (onsite), and gear use. (we dont require the purchase of any equipment) Open water costs depends on options and range from $175 (on a sponsored group trip to + trip cost) "local" open water (8-hour drive) $300-400. Referral out to a destination we state that it would be anywhere from $200-600. Our prices are around the average for our area. At our shop which is primarily SSI, we don't charge extra for the different agency classes. We have on staff me - SSI, SDI/TDI. and 3 other instructors who are Also PADI. Everyone is at least SSI. we have around 38 instructors. On a side note: our shop buys a DAN group insurance policy that costs us approximately $250. if we were to get that on our own we would be in the $800 range. Some of our local independent instructors' prices start at $500+ for materials + you must have your own mask, fins & snorkel. We have a dive shop in the area that does 2 for 1 or Groupon.... and they are misleading the customers because they also nickel & dime them. --- NOT my style.

I paid around $150 for the NAUI online course and then $500 for my dive training here in Virginia. Worth every penny!

I guess the person asking the question is not a diver. Anyone in South Florida will know that 250 is impossible, just the boat rides for the open water dives, the air fills and the course code are more than that. Even if you choose to do a shore dive (which I think is risky for open water first dive) the cost is still higher that 250. I don’t understand people that always try to get other people work on the cheap.

Let us know down below 👇Have you ever been the victim of one of these scams? What are the prices of Open Water Courses near you?

I was trained by the South African Police Spescial Task Force in the late 80's. We were certified as Class iv Emergency divers (The lowest commercial certification) and I can tell you that it was very physical and thourough on the then accepted theorie for the time. We did most of the topics discussed under Naui MSD sylabus and small boat handling. In a short amount of time I recovered bodies, firearms, vehicles, stolen property etc. We dived in rivers, dams, the sea, mineshafts, drainage pipes etc. To make a long story short, I was signed off on 38 meters in a sinkhole named Wondergat in the Northwest Province of South Africa. We were allowed to dive to 30 meters and with additional training were allowed to dive to 50 meters on air as long as we did not have a decompression schedule of more than 20 minutes. Nitrox at the time was still considered the devils gas and apart from timers, computers were frowned upon. I am 59 years old now and recently got certified by a Naui instructor as a MSD. I am now busy with a nitrox course as there might be opportunities for me using it future. Would you consider a background like that worthy of the "bullshit cert MSD" qualification as I am no longer a police diver but do dive recreationally?

Great video. I'm a current certified PSD through PADI and ERDI on a volunteer team in West TN. I have not met Buck, but my PSD training has all been done under a guy that got his ERDI instructor through Buck. Thanks.

I'd like to know where that first reef is please?

Let us know down below 👇Are you currently, or thinking about becoming, a Public Safety Diver/Commercial Diver?

LOL... this is awesome!

Blake ... an Interesting video... The ship prop and the diver ... is not real. If it were, the diver would have been blown away. He could not have swam away. In Bonaire last year I was a 1/2 mile away from 2 Cruise ships pulling out of port at the same time (They were 1-1/2 hour late) and we were blown from no current to unexpectedly into a 5-knot current. It was not fun. the next video, with the treasure hunter guy, is a moron a Clickbait... not worth the time.....

Yep, Debby killed the diving here in Myrtle Beach as well. We still have not been able to get in the water. Bummer.

Sorry, you are babbling so much I am stopping at 8 minutes into video.

It's horrible that mammals get caught in fishing nets and die. In this video you give the impression whale sharks are mammals. I think you know they are not whales. They are the largest fish species in the world.

The clip of the diver near the propeller does not appear to be real. Judging by the apparent size of the diver, visibility and clarity of water at this distance does not appear correct for this distance based on my experience. You are never allowed under any kind of boat when diving. big no no.

Let me know in the comments below 👇What were your takes on the videos?

Essential? No. Great to take, maybe. Nitrox is close but not essential

During my AOW Cert Dives, My Octo came apart in 30 feet of water. Next day my Mask strap broke at the start of Wreck Dive. Which caused a bit of a problem as I need Rx Lenses. One of my fellow students had a Freeflow Reg in 60 feet, 47F water. The other ended the Deep Dive with Mask Squeeze. And looked like a Racoon.

In all seriousness, sorry to hear about Manchester United 🙏🕊