Dive Review of Ocean Concepts Scuba in
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Ocean Concepts Scuba, Jul, 2003, by Gerald Canning, Nevada, United States . Report 601.
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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	I had the occasion to be in Honolulu for other reasons. I had very low expectations of diving in Oahu and couldn't find any information on island operators -- but I had two days I could dive and didn't want to miss the 80 degree water. Ocean Concepts Scuba was a delight. They included complementary round trip transportation from Waikaki to their operation on the West Shore in the price. They picked us up on time, were very courtious and friendly, and saved us from having to figure out how to get to their operation which was 45 minutes away and required going through Honolulu. The dive operation was a pleasant surprise. Both the shore safety briefing and the boat orientation and dive site briefings were well done and professional. Their rental equipment was new ScubaPro regulators, BC's, full foot split fins and UWATEC dive computers in the console. Everything was set up on the boat at your assigned seat. Tank fills were consistently in the 3400psi range. Dive sites were a relatively short distance from the shop. Diving was in small groups (3-5 divers) grouped after reviewing your prior dive history. The typical dive was lead by a divemaster (one per group) who handled the first 2/3 of the tour to find you the small critters and point out the highlights of the site. The remainder of the dive was on your own -- leaving you with instructions to be back on board with 500 psi. You could burn out your air -- on both of the shallower second dives, I logged more than an hour of bottom time. There were great sandwiches between dives and fresh fruit (including pineapple) after the dives. The boat crew and divemasters were top notch professionals who went out of their way to be helpful. I had low expectations for the diving. It wasn'tt great but it was better than I expected. We didn't have the hard and soft corals of the Caribbean, but we did have an amazing diversity of Hawaiian fish life. Some of the fish that were new to me included various triggerfish, a tiger moray, saddled goatfish, a bird wrasse, ketail needlefish, Moorish Idol, Orangspine Unicornfish and a Peacock razorfish. There was a wide selection of other fish varieties on the dive. I wouldn't go to Oahu just for the diving. However, if you have to be there for other reasons, I can strongly recommend Ocean Concepts Scuba as a diving operation who will show you the best of Oahu diving.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Broad Carribbean, Lake Tahoe, Cozumel, Roatan, Maui
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-83°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	75-200 Ft/ 23-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Be back on board with 500# -- though I never saw anyone actually check to verify that we were complying with this restriction.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The boat had a dedicated rinse tank for dive cameras. Dive masters would hand you your camera in the water and take it back before you got back aboard and they would put it in the rinse barrel. This was not an overnight operation so there were no camera facilities.

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Dive Review of Ocean Concepts Scuba in Hawaii/Oahu

Ocean Concepts Scuba, Jul, 2003,

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Dive Review of Ocean Concepts Scuba in
Hawaii/Oahu