Raf Jah is the co-founder of The African and Oriental Travel Company, a tailor-made dive and safari travel company, and he’ll be talking about whether Truk Lagoon is a recreational, as well as a technical, diving destination, on the Inspiration Stage at the Atlantic City Scuba Show.
Based in the UK, he organises trips for individuals or groups that try to avoid the crowds. He operated two dive centres over 22 years, and is passionate about the need to ‘keep diving’.
He became a BSAC Dive Leader in 1993, progressed to PADI instructor in 1995, NAUI Instructor Trainer in 2012, and SDI instructor in 2023. Having been decompression diving for some years, he decided to formalise his experience by becoming a TDI Technical Divemaster.
In this presentation, which is a must for anyone contemplating a visit to Truk Lagoon, Raf tries to answer the question that is so often asked about the diving in Truk – should divers be technically trained, or can they be recreational divers?
Atlantic City Scuba Show
The Atlantic City Scuba Show, this year sponsored by www.scuba.com, is launching its inaugural event in 2026 (6-7 June). A sister show to the long-established Long Beach Scuba Show, it represents the first shows under the banner of new owners Rork Media Limited, which also runs the GO Diving Shows in the UK and Australia, and publishes the global-multi-edition Scuba Diver magazine, as well as being behind the Scuba Diver Magazine YouTube Channel, and long-established website Divernet.
At this new East Coast event, Rork Media plan to retain everything that made the Scuba Show such a staple on the West Coast diving circuit, and enhance it with new and improved elements, including a Main Stage with a huge video wall right in the exhibition hall itself, a new layout designed to stimulate exploration around the hundreds of booths, and additional interactive attractions including a VR dive on a deep-water shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, the Marine Careers Experience, where you can pilot an actual ROV through an obstacle course, get a selfie with a difference in our Shark Cage, try scuba, sidemount and CCR in the pool, take a photo with the mermaids in their tank, and much more.
As well as the Main Stage in the exhibition hall, there is also an Inspiration Stage host to some truly exceptional speakers.
Whether you’re an experienced diver, a new enthusiast, or just curious about the underwater world, the Scuba Show brings together everything you love about diving under one roof.
Greg Holt from Scuba Radio will be entertaining the crowds on mornings before and as the show opens, offering plenty of fun and games, and the chance to win some amazing prizes.
Explore hundreds of exhibitors showcasing the latest scuba gear, dive destinations, underwater photography equipment, training programs, and ocean conservation initiatives, and connect with dive professionals, travel operators, and fellow divers from across the country.
You can even sell your old scuba kit at the Scuba Show to free up some of your hard-earned cash to go and buy shiny new gear, book that next vacation, or sign up for your next training course. Eastern Sports will be on-hand at the show to give you a cash offer on your used scuba gear so you can then go spend that cash at other vendors. You don’t even need to haul all your kit with you – they also offer a free shipping program for customers to send their gear, so chat to the team on the show floor.
The Scuba Show offers two full days of ocean adventure, hand’s-on experiences, and exclusive show specials, and is where the US dive community comes together to celebrate the underwater world.
Get your tickets now!
Tickets are on sale now for the Scuba Show, and new for 2026, there is a change to the cost of entry – there is now one ticket price, which gets every attendee full access to the Exhibition Hall, and all of the presentations.
With many of the speakers on the dedicated Inspiration stage either only presenting on one of the days, or giving two different talks, plus with the headline acts on the Main Stage, and the plethora of booths, interactive elements and much more, there is plenty to keep you occupied on both days, so why not make a weekend of it?
Tickets are available now – click here – priced at $33 for a day ticket, and $60 for a weekend pass. There is also the option of a VIP Pass, which includes a weekend pass plus 6 issues of Scuba Diver magazine and 6 issues of California Diving News (Magazine delivery US & Canada residents only), and a Scuba Show Dive Team T-shirt, for $100.
Under 16s go free – bring the family and let the kids dive into the fun as well.
Join us for two incredible days, 6-7 June 2026, celebrating the world of diving at the Atlantic City Convention Center!
