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Patrick Galvin

16-01-2006, 17:43

Hello all, allow me to introduce myself.....

As the titles says i am from North-East England. Since a young age i have always wanted to be a marine biologist, and as my education goes on i still want to be involved in the underwater world. I am 16 years old and currently in my first year of college and go by the name Patrick.

I have been wanting to SCUBA for a good while now and i was able to try a dive last may. When i did, i realised how much i loved the sport:) , however, when i did the try a dive, my dad also did it with me. maybe this wasnt such a good idea because my dad was first off the boat, when he went in the reg fell out his mouth and mask came up. he also was holding the deflating button and so nearly sunk :eek: - instructor had to dive in. So from this i was put off for about 10 seconds then i was fine, and enjoyed the experience. When i came out of the water i realised how much i love the hidden world and why i do. I hope to return to the south west coast of ireland in may again, to do a OW course as there is no diving places of interest near me unfortunately.

See you all soon
-Pat :D

Adrian Kelland

16-01-2006, 17:54

Hi Pat,

I'm glad your father survived and that the incident did not put you off. It was interesting to read that the instructor wasn't already in the water and waiting for you...

There is a BSAC club near you, you don't have to wait until May to start training. Details here http://www.bsac.org/branches/yorks.htm

Adrian

Alan Ewart

16-01-2006, 18:09

Hello all, allow me to introduce myself.....

as there is no diving places of interest near me unfortunately.

See you all soon
-Pat :D

Actually there is a great deal of very good diving to be had in your area, The Farnes Island St Abbs & Eyemouth are all within reasonable distance of you and all offer great diving.

If you are really interested in pursuing marine biology as a career, University of Plymouth has a great course and a range of diving facilities. If I remeber correctly you can even learn to dive (through BSAC) as part of your course!!

Steve Pearson

16-01-2006, 18:21

my dad also did it with me. maybe this wasnt such a good idea because my dad was first off the boat, when he went in the reg fell out his mouth and mask came up. he also was holding the deflating button and so nearly sunk :eek: - instructor had to dive in.

Must have been a PADI instructor letting the students enter the water first, and himself last :D

Steve

Patrick Galvin

17-01-2006, 07:11

John Williams

17-01-2006, 08:25

wow, i am officialy in love with this forum lol. already ive had answers, people being nice, humorous... woot.

I have been looking around for courses in marine biology for a while, plymouth was one, plus a few others including Bangor - west wales, but i am not sure on Bangor, i shall definately have to look into this further.

I cant believe there is a bsac diving place near me...
:) :) :) happy happy happy :) :) :)

There are also some very good clubs in Scunthorpe!

try sending a PM to Nick Kay and see how much enthusiasm you get for diving just around the corner from you!

Obviously the very best Marine Biology Degrees can be obtained at the University of Liverpool. The School of Marine Biology is situated at the southern end of the Isle of Man...near to some of the most spectacular diving in the UK. Doing Marine Biology at Liverpool is like two years in a major city - with all the clubs, pubs, facilities that you would expect of a major metropolis and then a full years field trip to the isle of Man ....bloody brilliant idea!
(not that I am at all biased in any way!)

John
B.Sc. (Marine Biology) L'pool

Beanie

17-01-2006, 10:03

If you are really interested in pursuing marine biology as a career, University of Plymouth has a great course and a range of diving facilities. If I remeber correctly you can even learn to dive (through BSAC) as part of your course!!
Yep you can well you could when I was there do the HSE course as part of your degree in marine biology you can do the same with civil engineering too.

Patrick Galvin

17-01-2006, 12:13

lol, ive looked into the university in liverpool, well the one on the isle of man, when i was researching i saw vast ammounts of facilities! :O i am doing 3 years at college and not 2, this is because when i was trying to take a chemistry course, the teacher wouldnt let me, i had all the right qualifications but he wouldnt let me do 4.

Currently taking AS biology, AS geology, AS geography
Plan on taking Chemistry in the second year and final in the third. As a question, are these courses enough to get into a marine biology course?

murphyjj101

17-01-2006, 12:19

Hi Patrick, glad you managed to enjoy your first dive! If you manage to get to Ireland again, drop me a mail, and I might be able to help you out. I am over there a lot(where I live) and try to get as much diving in as weather permits. I am an instructor for BSAC and PADI, and know quite a few divers over in Ireland too.
Cheers,
John

Ben Panter

17-01-2006, 12:22

Depends which course you're looking at. Get in touch with the admissions tutor (or words to that effect) at each of the universities you're interested in. Usually you can find their address on the department/institutes webpage.

Might want to think about Bangor and Aberdeen too.

Ben

Fiona

17-01-2006, 13:03

Patrick Galvin

17-01-2006, 18:01

Wow a try dive from a boat :eek: all I got was to get in the swimming pool :D Patrick good luck with your course you are very lucky I didn't start diving until I was an adult and I hadn't even heard of Marine Biology at school.

Yeah, i was quite impressed myself, the dive was about 4.5 metres, however the weather wasnt brilliant. If it was then we would have gone out to an island OUTSIDE the bay! :eek: which is what i hope to do in May again

Hi Patrick, glad you managed to enjoy your first dive! If you manage to get to Ireland again, drop me a mail, and I might be able to help you out. I am over there a lot(where I live) and try to get as much diving in as weather permits. I am an instructor for BSAC and PADI, and know quite a few divers over in Ireland too.
Cheers,John

Definately will do!

Steve Pearson

17-01-2006, 23:32

what was the viz like?

Steve

Patrick Galvin

18-01-2006, 01:14

with it being my first dive i didnt know what to expect, uk waters have the green tint, you could easily sea the floor from surface, that was 5 metres and we couldnt go out to the destination we was meant to because of the immense rainfall. somewhere between 5-10 metres vis