SCUBA Oct 2026 issue 169 | Page 5

26 SCUBA Chat
Your letters, news and announcements
31 Club Focus
Vale Royal Sub Aqua Club interviewed by Kristina Pedder
36 Expedition Laurentic
Milton Keynes SAC dives the legendary White Star Liner
42 Learning Curve
Advanced Instructor training in the Baltic Sea
44 Ocean Diver and autism
What’ s BSAC training and club life like for people with autism?
46 Test Centre
Pathfinder GEN-X Strobe from Narked at 90 + DryFit glove fitting tool + Luminox Navy SEAL 3550 dive watch.
50 Volunteer Life
Yorkshire Coach Carrie Pillow on the importance of regional training
52 Protect our Seas
Amphorae wreck discovery + El Niño anchovy crisis + Skeletons of the drying Danube + Filming Shackleton’ s Quest + Silly season shark stories + Sustainable loo roll
56 Travel Special: Halmahera
Seahorses and blue whales in a remote corner of Indonesia
64 Snorkelling
Andy Torbet drops in on the Scoob & Snork Fest
66 Crossword
More mental torture courtesy of Charles Wheeldon

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