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Scuba Education Book For Children

aquanautica-krakiAs an initiative of Dieter Heinz, former owner of IWM, we finished development of the Aquanautica in 2006. The educational book for children scuba courses in shallow waters has 27 pages and explains all details in a language that makes the complicated subjects easily understandable. All illustrations and layouts were made by Calamar-Park (or the former Underwater Promotion Office) while all contents were supervised and directed by Dieter Heinz who took a great part in developing children equipments for MARES/Italy.

The German version of the Aquanautica received wide appreciation by the CMAS (Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques) and was officially recommended by the Federation of Diving Centers VIT (Verband Internationaler Tauchschulen). Continue reading “Scuba Education Book For Children”

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Tektite Habitat on Wikipedia

OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP)The Tektite habitat was an underwater laboratory which was the home to divers during Tektite I and II programs. The Tektite program was the first scientists-in-the-sea program sponsored nationally. The habitat capsule was placed in Great Lameshur Bay, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands in 1969 and again in 1970. Get all information on Wikipedia.

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Kemer Underwater Guide

UW Guide KemerIn 2007 we completed the interactive underwater guide for Kemer/Turkey including the regions Antalya City, Beldibi, Göynük, Kemer, Kiri?, Çamyuva, Tekirova (incl. the Environmental Park ‘3 Islands’) and Adrasan. The project was sponsored by ANEX Tour and Club Magic Life and used on various fairs as a promotion tool for the scuba diving tourism. By being programmed in HTML the guide was compatible with all computer systems. Continue reading “Kemer Underwater Guide”

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Diving Bell ‘Medusa’

© CalamarPark.comTogether with the popular MARES Diving Center of IWM of Dieter Heinz in Antalya/Turkey we decided in 2006 to construct a simple diving bell for touristic purposes in a depth of appr. 9m. This diving bell would serve as an advertisement carrier, sales tool and later as a decompression stop bell if successfully positioned. It should last for at least two years being removed during six winter months. As a design we wanted the construction to follow the shape of a jelly fish and to look a bit futuristic. After agreeing and drawing the final design we calculated costs of 1000 € which included the umbrella, the skeleton, the counterweights and the working force. Continue reading “Diving Bell ‘Medusa’”

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Nemo’s Garden Project by OCEAN REEF

Portulaca_sativa_01 © Wikimedia Commons, User: BurschikGrowing plants in the undersea station will be very difficult. But the experiment below brought the following question to my mind: If the site of the station would be the Mediterranean, which is a subtropical environment, then the main season would be the summertime. During that period many crops would not grow due to sunlight intensity and heat. The project in the video might be an alternative to use the seawater as a light filter and cooling medium. Would it be worth to investigate?

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Diving between continents

© by Dive.isSilfra on Iceland is the only place where you can dive or snorkel directly in the crack between the two continental plates of North America and Europe. Visit dive.is for more.

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CO2 Scrubber

Amron International, CO2 ScrubberLonger stays in an underwater station require systems to filter out Carbon Dioxide (CO2) from the air that is exhaled by the aquanauts. These CO2 scrubbers generally consist of a fan that pulls air through a canister filled with Carbon Dioxide (CO2) adsorbent, such as Sodasorb or Sodalime. To get a rough idea about CO2 scrubbers and their prices visit the webpage of AMRON International.