{"id":553,"date":"2019-12-02T01:49:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T01:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/?p=553"},"modified":"2019-12-02T01:49:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T01:49:41","slug":"being-at-peace-with-night-diving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/being-at-peace-with-night-diving\/","title":{"rendered":"Being at Peace with Night Diving"},"content":{"rendered":"

Night diving can be the terrifying prospect for new divers and even experienced divers. It's
\nalways exciting to take a group out Night Diving for the first time because the van is always
\nquite on the trip to the dive site as there is always a little bit of ( or a lot) or nerves as the
\nanticipation for night diving builds. Incredible though is those same quite voices as you swim
\nback in after the dive as the divers come alive within what they have seen and that there was
\nnothing to be afraid of.<\/p>\n

What makes Night Diving so special.<\/strong>
\nDuring the day it would be safe to say that Fish life is king underwater. Heading up to goat
\nisland the schools of swim past and when you look behind you there is always at least one
\n(but more often more) Snapper swimming behind you but at night you get a different show.
\nAs you swim over the rocks at Matheson Bay you will notice Eels swimming along the bottom
\nas they move among rocks and cracks and New divers suddenly get their buoyancy under
\ncontrol when they look out on a sandy patch and see a Snake Eels with its head sticking out
\nof the sand and then when you shine your torch on it they barrow there way back into the
\nsand.<\/p>\n

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At night you can also spot Seahorse more easily and quickly as compared to the day as they
\nblend in with the seaweed but on a night dive they are 1) more active an 2) easy to spot as
\nwhen you shine a light on them they stand out. Octopus are Nocturnal creatures who hid in
\ncracks during the day but you can watch them run across the sand or swim around during a
\nnight dive.<\/p>\n

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Who can do Night Diving?<\/strong>
\nNight Diving is open to all Open Water Divers, We run a club night dive every month which
\nalways has at least One Night Specialty instructor running it so that even new divers can
\nexperience a night dive as safely as possible. We recommend heading out with an Instructor
\non your first dives as there as some special equipment and techniques to make night diving
\nas enjoyable as possible.<\/p>\n

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What additional Equipment do you need?<\/strong>
\nThe key piece of equipment you need for night diving is a good underwater torch. I
\nrecommend a rechargeable torch as I have spent 100\u2019s of dollars on Batteries as I use to
\nown a torch that took 8 AA Batteries which I would only get 1-night dive out off.
\nRechargeable torches to cost a little more upfront but are worth it in the long run. You also
\nwant to consider a smaller secondary torch which you can put away in your BCD pocket in
\ncase you have any issues with your primary torch.
\nWe also position a couple of torch pointing towards the entry and exit area to help with
\nfinding your exit point at the end of a dive. Some dives sites are really good as they have
\nstreet lights right at your exit point.<\/p>\n

Some final thoughts about night diving, you can generally get better air consumption on a
\nnight dive then a day dive as you naturally move slower around your dive sites. Plan to do a<\/p>\n

1 long dive at your chosen site rather than 2 shorter diver or get there in the late afternoon
\nand do a scouting dive before sunset and then your night dive. You will likely get could
\nbetween dives as you have no natural warmth from the Sun on your surface interval. So go
\nout and join your local dive club and head out with them for a night dive the excitement of
\nnight diving is be shared with a group.<\/p>\n

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