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	<title>Thailand Tech Diving</title>
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		<title>Bangkok Post Recycles Konefe&#8217;s Into to Thai Tech Diving</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/12/bangkok-post-recycles-konefes-into-to-thai-tech-diving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/12/bangkok-post-recycles-konefes-into-to-thai-tech-diving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thailand General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Konefe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This has been printed elsewhere online before, but Bruce Konefe&#8217;s &#8220;Diving in Thailand&#8221; ran in Thursday&#8217;s Bangkok Post in a nice spread that highlights the increasing popularity of technical diving in Thailand.
Konefe, a freelance instructor who was worked with Aquanauts off and on for years, got a great platform to introduce tech to a broad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attend the Thailand Premiere of &#8220;Lost and Found: Legacy of the USS Lagarto&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/12/attend-the-thailand-premiere-of-lost-and-found-legacy-of-the-uss-lagarto/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/12/attend-the-thailand-premiere-of-lost-and-found-legacy-of-the-uss-lagarto/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wreck Diving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gulf of Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Koh Tao]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MV Trident]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USS Lagarto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Lost and Found-Legacy of the USS Lagarto,&#8221; the Emmy Award-winning documentary about the mission, sinking and — 60 years later — discovery of the USS Lagarto, will debut in Thailand at a Dec. 12 event in Koh Tao hosted by the MV Trident, the famed wreck hunters who found the U.S. submarine sunk by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Properly Dive the Long Hose</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-properly-dive-the-long-hose/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-properly-dive-the-long-hose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TECHnique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equipment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long Hose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Technical divers are increasingly outfitting their second-stage regulators with long hoses, which is a good thing.  This is the one that gets donated in an out of gas emergency. It needs to be readily available and functioning properly for such an emergency.
Unfortunately, as Precision Diving&#8217;s Duane Johnson points out, the more people use the longer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand Tech, Cave Diving Photos on Flickr</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/12/thailand-tech-cave-diving-photos-on-flickr/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/12/thailand-tech-cave-diving-photos-on-flickr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thailand General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khao Sok]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We love good tech-diving photos, no matter which dive shop the photographer worked with. So when we learned of a new Flickr gallery from ex-Big Blue Tech crew member Christos Kardana we just had to check it out.
According to the BBT blog:
The majority of his work was composed during diving trips with us to Khao [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Details Emerge on Navy, City Plan to Promote Pattaya: Up to 5 Wrecks in 10 Years</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/12/more-details-emerge-on-navy-city-plan-to-promote-pattaya-up-to-5-wrecks-in-10-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/12/more-details-emerge-on-navy-city-plan-to-promote-pattaya-up-to-5-wrecks-in-10-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Sites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wreck Diving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Royal Thai Navy is prepared to sink as many as five wrecks to promote Pattaya as a wreck-diving tourist destination, according to Chesta Jaipiem, a Navy private-sector liaison who attended last month’s joint Pattaya-Tourism Authority of Thailand-Navy seminar on diving in Pattaya.
According to Robert Camp, the owner of Pattaya’s Adventure Divers who attended the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navy, Governments Join to Promote Pattaya as Wreck Diving Destination with New Pattaya Dive Club; Sinking of New Wreck Within 2 Years</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/12/navy-governments-join-to-promote-pattaya-as-wreck-diving-destination-with-new-pattaya-dive-club-sink-new-wreck-within-2-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/12/navy-governments-join-to-promote-pattaya-as-wreck-diving-destination-with-new-pattaya-dive-club-sink-new-wreck-within-2-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Sites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dive Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wreck Diving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pattaya city officials, the Royal Thai Navy and the Tourism Authority of Thailand have joined forces to market Pattaya as a premier wreck-diving destination and with the formation of a new dive operator club and the sinking of another shipwreck within two years.
Tentatively called the Pattaya Dive Club, the association will promote all the city’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DAN Tech Diving Conference Proceedings Now Available for Free</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/dan-tech-diving-conference-proceedings-now-available-for-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/dan-tech-diving-conference-proceedings-now-available-for-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divers Alert Network]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=314</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not Thailand specific, but valuable even after two years. 
The Proceedings of the January 2008 Divers Alert Network Technical Diving Conference:
Vann RD, Mitchell SJ, Denoble PJ, Anthony TG, eds. Technical diving. Proceedings of the Divers Alert Network 2008 January 18-19 Conference. Durham, NC: Divers Alert Network; 2009. ISBN# 978-1-930536-53-1
is now available to the diving public.
A copy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MV Trident Wreck Hunting &amp; Diving Schedule for 2010 Out</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/mv-trident-wreck-hunting-diving-schedule-for-2010-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/mv-trident-wreck-hunting-diving-schedule-for-2010-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wreck Diving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Koh Tao]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MV Trident]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thailand&#8217;s premier wreck hunters, the MV Trident, have published their 2010 schedule and it looks like more deep diving fun. From the base in Koh Tao, tech trips will depart every couple of weeks and fall into three categories (based on direction from Koh Tao): northern, eastern and southern routes.

The Northern Route trip runs 3-4 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Tech Technician: Photos from Samui EasyTek in Pattaya</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/the-tech-technician-photos-from-samui-easytek-in-pattaya/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/the-tech-technician-photos-from-samui-easytek-in-pattaya/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equipment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samui EasyTek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Burton]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Among Thailand&#8217;s dive community there are a select few people who&#8217;ve achieved a reputation as being a &#8220;genius&#8221; in their particular area. When it comes to service and technician services, one of those people is Steve &#8220;SB2&#8243; Burton, an acclaimed technical diver in his own right and also the man behind Samui EasyTek.
A friend of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DJL Koh Tao Claims Discovery of Malacca Straits Wreck</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/djl-koh-tao-claims-discovery-of-malacca-straits-wreck/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/djl-koh-tao-claims-discovery-of-malacca-straits-wreck/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wreck Diving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wreck Hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wrecks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=305</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A team of divers from Davy Jones Locker in Koh Tao claim to have been the first to have located a shipwreck in the Penang straits of Malacca. They say the wreck is an unknown cargo vessel of approximately 2500 BRT.
According to a post on Scubaboard from a DJL employee, the wreck was discovered accidentally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Ayesha Cantrell: &#8216;Tek Chicks&#8217; Looks at Why There Are Fewer Women in Tech Diving</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/more-ayesha-cantrell-tek-chicks-looks-at-why-there-are-fewer-women-in-tech-diving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/more-ayesha-cantrell-tek-chicks-looks-at-why-there-are-fewer-women-in-tech-diving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thailand General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayesha Cantrell]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[She is prolific, that&#8217;s certainly one thing you can say about tech instrucor Ayesha Cantrell. In another post to the DSAT TecRec Blog, she talks about what its like to be a woman among the many men in technical diving.
Female technical divers certainly seem to be in the minority and I always seem to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Attach a Timing Device</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/how-to-attach-a-timing-device/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/how-to-attach-a-timing-device/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TECHnique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A watch. That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re talking about. Not a dive computer. Not a depth gauge or bottom timer. Simple right? If you think so, you&#8217;ll want to have a read through Duane Johnson&#8217;s latest &#8220;how to&#8221; post.
Now I know your next statement, “I wear my watch on my wrist.” Certainly that is a logical place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diving Sunken Villages in Thailand</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/diving-sunken-villages-in-thailand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/diving-sunken-villages-in-thailand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cave / Cavern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayesha Cantrell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khao Sok]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ayesha Cantrell, one of Thailand&#8217;s best-known technical divers due to her long list of published articles and photos, is back again, this time on the DSAT Chat blog with another look at Khao Sok National Park, which we talked about yesterday, and, in particular, the sunken villages there.
While the underwater the terrain remains largely uncharted, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aquanauts Does ANDI Into to Cave Course for PADI Course Director, Koh Tao Tech Divers</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/aquanauts-does-andi-into-to-cave-course-for-padi-course-director-koh-tao-tech-divers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/11/aquanauts-does-andi-into-to-cave-course-for-padi-course-director-koh-tao-tech-divers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Beldon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cave / Cavern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intro to Cave Course]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khao Sok]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Although Aquanauts may be based in Pattaya, we do cavern, cave and rebreather courses for divers all over Thailand, including for some of the country&#8217;s highest-certified and experienced PADI professionals. For the past couple of months, ANDI Instructor Trainer (and PADI CD) Roger M. Smith has been training PADI Course Director Jonas Samuelsson of Bans Divers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn About Thailand Tech with Aquanauts at Dive 2009 at NEC Birmingham, U.K. Oct. 24-25</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/10/learn-about-thailand-tech-with-aquanauts-at-dive-2009-at-nec-birmingham-u-k-oct-24-25/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/10/learn-about-thailand-tech-with-aquanauts-at-dive-2009-at-nec-birmingham-u-k-oct-24-25/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thailand General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=284</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the fourth year in a row, Aquanauts Dive Career Development Centre, Pattaya, Thailand&#8217;s only British-owned PADI 5-Star Career Development Center, will be exhibiting its technical diving courses and trips at the largest dive show in the United Kingdom. Dive 2009 will be held at the NEC in Birmingham, England Oct. 24-25.
Aquanauts founding partner and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halcyon Recalls 20,000 Pieces of Tech Diving Equipment</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/10/halcyon-recalls-20000-pieces-of-tech-diving-equipment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/10/halcyon-recalls-20000-pieces-of-tech-diving-equipment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equipment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halcyon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A big announcement from tech-equipment maker Halcyon. Today the company announced a broad recall of products across its product line for fear they may pose a drowning risk.
Halcyon Manufacturing Inc. in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has initiated a voluntary recall of select Eclipse, Evolve, Explorer, Pioneer and CCR35 buoyancy compensator&#8217;s (BCDs) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phuket&#8217;s Coral Reef Squadron 90% Destroyed</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/09/phukets-coral-reef-squadron-90-destroyed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/09/phukets-coral-reef-squadron-90-destroyed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Sites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coral Reef Sqadron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phuket]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
When the CMAS-backed Thailand Diving Association came up with the idea last year to sink a bunch of aluminum airplanes and helicopters, the near universal non-TDA opinion was it was a pretty stupid idea. Not only would the corrents in Bang Tao Bay play havoc with the site, but metal itself would quickly deterioriate before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Andaman Wreck? Storms Sink Thai Bulk Carrier</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/09/a-new-andaman-wreck-storms-sink-thai-bulk-carrier/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/09/a-new-andaman-wreck-storms-sink-thai-bulk-carrier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thailand General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phuket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ship Sinkings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wrecks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Thai bulk cargo ship went down in during storms in the Andaman Sea Aug. 23 about five miles from the Phang Nga Naval Base, about 55 kilometers north of Phuket. All hands were rescued but the ship sits at the bottom of the ocean while owners and authorities sort out the insurance issues.
Will the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revised PADI-DSAT Tec Rec / Tec Deep / Tec Trimix Course Structure &amp; Flowchart</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/08/revised-padi-dsat-tec-rec-tec-deep-tec-trimix-course-structure-flowchart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/08/revised-padi-dsat-tec-rec-tec-deep-tec-trimix-course-structure-flowchart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tec Deep Course]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tec Trimix Course]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TecRec]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As described earlier here, here and here, PADI&#8217;s DSAT technical diving division is overhauling the Tec Rec program, chopping up the Tec Deep and Tec Trimix courses into smaller, easier to digest pieces.
The Tec Deep course will be broken into three parts, called “Tec 40,” “Tec 45″ and “Tec 50,” signifying the depth in meters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Never Too Old for Tech</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/08/never-too-old-for-tech/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/08/never-too-old-for-tech/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Decompression Diving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DSAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tec Deep Course]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
We all know that age is not a significant barrier to recreational diving. People can learn to dive &#8212; or even become instructors &#8212; in their 60s. But technical diving has generally been a younger diver&#8217;s game. The number of people who learn to tech dive in their 50s is much smaller than that of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unique Challenges for Women Tech Divers</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/08/unique-challenges-for-women-tech-divers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/08/unique-challenges-for-women-tech-divers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TECHnique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While women have firmly established themselves in recreational diving, the fairer sex&#8217;s profile past the 40-meter mark is considerably smaller. As Lady Divers magazine&#8217;s Misty A. Martin points out in an article published this week, tech is still &#8220;an all boys club.&#8221;
Not only have equipment manufacturers not offered the same range of tech gear designed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aquanauts Gets MV Trident&#8217;s Jamie Macleod and Stuart Oehl CCR Certified</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/08/aquanauts-gets-mv-tridents-jamie-macleod-and-stuart-oehl-ccr-certified/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/08/aquanauts-gets-mv-tridents-jamie-macleod-and-stuart-oehl-ccr-certified/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger M. Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rebreather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Koh Tao]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MV Trident]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=232</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to wreck hunting and exploration in Thailand, there are few who can rival the experience of the MV Trident’s Jamie Macleod and Stuart Oehl. But what may surprise many is that nearly all their technical expeditions have been done on open-circuit, not closed-circuit rebreathers.
“We&#8217;ve been meaning to get some proper training on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pattaya&#8217;s Kood Shipwreck to Get New Buoy, Better Patrols</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/08/pattayas-kood-shipwreck-to-get-new-buoy-better-patrols/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/08/pattayas-kood-shipwreck-to-get-new-buoy-better-patrols/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Sites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wreck Diving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kood Wreck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pattaya]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=224</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
City officials are promising better patrols and a new buoy for one of Pattaya’s most-popular scuba diving sites after markers anchored by the city and local dive operators to locate an undersea shipwreck repeatedly have gone missing.
The HTMS Kood, a World War II-era landing craft intentionally sunk off nearby Koh Sak in 2006, has become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pro-Tech Phuket Upgrades Facilities, Adds Courses</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/07/pro-tech-phuket-upgrades-facilities-adds-courses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/07/pro-tech-phuket-upgrades-facilities-adds-courses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dive Operators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phuket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pro-Tech Dive College]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=220</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Changes are afoot at Phuket&#8217;s Pro-Tech Dive College with the opening of new facilities the boss gaining new closed-circuit rebreather ratings.
Construction of Pro-Tech&#8217;s new facility in Chalong has taken about six months, but is now complete, the company says on its Tech-CCR News &#38; Events blog. 
The purpose built center boasts multi media classrooms full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diving Grave Wrecks: How Great the Difference?</title>
		<link>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/07/diving-grave-wrecks-how-great-the-difference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/2009/07/diving-grave-wrecks-how-great-the-difference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aquanauts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wreck Diving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayesha Cantrell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MV Trident]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USS Lagarto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wreck Hunting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thailandtechdiving.com/blog/?p=216</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to diving shipwrecks, some feel there’s a distinct difference between diving wrecks sunk as artificial reefs (or insurance payouts) and wrecks on which people died. Many of these underwater tombs are only accessible to technical divers who both feel the thrill of seeing history close-up, but feel the weight of the events [...]]]></description>
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