CONTENTSCONTENTS

EQUIPMENT

31 HOW TO FIND THE PERFECT MASK Peter Rowlands looks at mask options and reveals how to get the best mask for your face

40 TEST ZONE Cressi Aqualight R BC... Quattro Excel fins... SeaLife DC500 camera... IQ-800 computer... Reef Walkers shoes

REGULARS

10 SEASCAPES Rurutu, French Polynesia

94 BRITISH BEASTS Colonial anemones

108 DIRECTORY Dive shops and centres

123 DIVE TALKING Your letters

127 HANG TIME Quiz and crossword

130 IT HAPPENED TO ME Rush hour

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SKILLS AND DIVE GUIDES

77 SKILLS AND THRILLS Twin-set diving

90 BIG SHOT Cormorant by Louise Murray

96 INDEPTH Guide to the Philippines

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ON SALE 19 OCTOBER 2006

WELCOME TO HELL! Training with army divers

INDEPTH GUIDE Southern Egypt

MID-PRICE REGULATORS Charles Hood tests six of the best to their limits

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