Vis is good depending on the wind, so let's go diving!

Additional info at: www.scubatampa.com/faqsgdive.html

Regular Open Water courses available most weekends in March to May. Go to: www.scubatampa.com/classes.html

Coming in June Cozumel Mexico.

See www.scubatampa.com/calendar.html for March to May 2003.

Come camp and dive with Capt. John, Capt. Ben Pitta and Capt. Joe Barwick at Marathon Key in March.

We will be diving everyday and most nights. Sites we'll be visiting: Spiegel Grove Wreck, Thunderbolt Wreck, Sombrero Reef and a host of others. Fishing, spear fishing and lobstering daily! Campsites are $28.00 to $35.00. Diving $25.00 to $35.00

Dive for the day or for the week. Certification and specialty courses are available! Info on Knights Key go to: http://www.keysdirectory.com/knightskeycampground/

PADI RECALLS RDP

PADI is recalling six versions of the Recreational Dive Planner used for calculating dive profiles. Errors by the printer caused inaccurate or missing numbers on these tables. The risk of injury from these errors is remote and no injuries have been reported.

All RDPs included in this recall bear the printing mark "printed in the USA," located on the back side upper right corner and a production code similar to the ones listed below. Only the tables with the following production codes are included in this recall. In addition, if the dive table does not contain a production code it is not included in this recall. The product number and production code is generally located at the bottom right corner on the back side of the table. The product number and production code consist of a series of numbers and letters resembling Product No. 60049 XXXPDJ2. The product number and production code may be transposed on some tables.

In checking the following production codes on your tables, ignore the first three digits and only check the last four.

Product Number Description Production Code

60049 RDP, Enriched Air 32% XXXPDJ2, XXXPDK2,
Table, Imperial XXXPDL2, XXXPDA3

61049 RDP, Enriched Air 32% XXXPDJ2, XXXPDK2
Table, Metric XXXPDL2, XXXPDA3

60053 RDP, Enriched Air 36% XXXPDJ2, XXXPDK2
Table, Imperial XXXPDL2, XXXPDA3

61053 RDP, Enriched Air 36% XXXPDJ2, XXXPDK2
Table, Metric XXXPDL2, XXXPDA3

66054 RDP, Table, Imperial XXXPDJ2, XXXPDK2
English XXXPDL2, XXXPDA3

66055 RDP, Table, Metric *XXXPDF2, *XXXPDG2
English *XXXPDH2, *XXXPDI2
XXXPDJ2,XXXPDK2
XXXPDL2, XXXPDA3

PADI will be notifying consumers certified after May 2002 via the PADI website, e-mail and other means. They will be directed to stop using the recalled RDPs immediately and bring them to any PADI Dive Center/Resort for a free replacement.

HAMMERHEAD GETS HAMMERED

From the November New Zealand Fishing News. Kydd Pollock was fishing at the base of the Ribbon Reefs in far north Queensland when he hooked a 15' Scalloped Hammerhead. After a fight of 45 minutes, the crew finally caught a glimse of the monster. As the hammerhead neared the boat, an even bigger Tiger Shark attacked the Hammerhead and tore it to pieces. While Kydd was unprepared to judge the size of the Tiger Shark that snacked on the Hammerhead, it goes without saying that the beast was considerably larger than the enormous Hammerhead. Look at the photo again, sends a shiver down your spine, does'nt it?

Captain John Russell

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