Dive Review of Nimrod Explorer in
Australia/Barrier Reef, Cooktown-Cairns

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Nimrod Explorer, Sep, 2004, by C.F. Ward, CA, USA . Report 1409.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Assemble in Cairns, perhaps fly to Cooktown or beyond at 1000 ft-a bonus-to join boat. Sleeps 18, 12 this trip-kept 4 in a cabin despite open cabin available. Twin hull design, typical ride-decreased roll excusions, increased frequency, hard ride in swells during transits. Nitpicking: Bunks bit short for over 6 ft. New Nitrox plant, no storeage cylinders, fill tanks from system, doubt could handle full boat of Nitrox divers-may move BCD to full tanks, remove integrated wts. during, need predive ck. to reload. "15 ft" hangbar actually at much less, no spare air on bar(or lite at nite), hangs by rope, swings up to 7-10 ft in (frequent)current. Room A/C hard to adjust, freezing/off. 2 towels entire trip, no change out. Kudos: Great food, good dive briefs, willing to move for current/tide in hearbeat. DIve guide/buddy as needed. Great crew, personable, knowledgable. Took course, first rate instructor. Saw 1 other boat entire week. Great value for the US dollar, safety emphasis. Oddly, book direct, get rental gear/booze for free. Used Reef/R'forest, recommend. Can leave Carins late PM return day if desired/possible. Not a great/cheap place. Great coral, fish, some sharks and mantas, few turtles-great country to visit.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Cocos Is., Fiji, Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	72-76°F / 22-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	130 feet max. Safety stop, on boat before they left. Buddy required, unless solo certified and equiped with alt air source. Deco or booze, done for the day.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Not a photo guy but did not see any sign of E6 aboard. However, nobody had a film camera either

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Dive Review of Nimrod Explorer in Australia/Barrier Reef, Cooktown-Cairns

Nimrod Explorer, Sep, 2004,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Nimrod Explorer in
Australia/Barrier Reef, Cooktown-Cairns