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CMAS Underwater World Federation

April 24, 2011

CMAS , Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques or known as the World Underwater Federation is a European Dive Certification and standards body formed in Monaco in 1959 with its head office established in Italy, Rome; CMAS forms one of the oldest scuba diving organisations in the world. CMAS as an organization is divided into three [...]

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5 Tips To Becoming A Better Diver

April 13, 2011

1. Be a Solo Diver: This rule doesn’t entail ditching your dive buddy and diving alone. By all means stay close to your buddy and be ready to help him. But as far as your own safety is concerned, pretend he’s not there or won’t be when you need him, in other words be self [...]

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A Complete Scuba Guide to Night Diving (Part-2)

October 8, 2010

A night dive is one of the best ways of seeing and experiencing your favorite dive sites in a whole new light. For those who have never tried it, the thought of descending into dark waters with only the beam of a dive flashlight for light may seem a little daunting and scary. But it [...]

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A Complete Scuba Guide to Night Diving (Part 1)

October 8, 2010

A night dive is one of the best ways of seeing and experiencing your favorite dive sites in a whole new light. For those who have never tried it, the thought of descending into dark waters with only the beam of a dive flashlight for light may seem a little daunting and scary. But it [...]

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PADI Night Diver Specialty Course

September 18, 2010

Why do a PADI Night Diver Course? Night Dives are offered by almost every dive facility to allow divers to experience the same dive sites they explored during the day, the opportunity to witness the transformation once the sun sets. There are certain changes that occur underwater when night falls, as well as certain species [...]

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PADI Ice Diver Specialty Course

September 8, 2010

What is Ice Diving? Ice Diving is a form of penetration diving similar to wreck or cavern diving, where the dive takes place under ice. As the diver is under the ice for the dive, this is considered an overhead environment with usually a single entry/exit point on the surface and is considered an advanced [...]

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PADI Enriched Air Diver Specialty Course

August 11, 2010

What is Enriched Air Diving? Enriched Air diving or Nitrox diving is becoming increasingly popular in Scuba diving and refers to Diving with a special nitrogen and oxygen breathing gas mixture with an oxygen concentration higher than the 21 percent found in normal air. Ordinarily recreational scuba divers use regular compressed air in their tanks [...]

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Scuba Basics: The Ins and Outs of Diving- Exit Methods

May 8, 2010

After you exit the bubble that is your scuba training, you’re faced with a whole world of different types of diving. You’re next dive trip could have you diving from a liveaboard, a small RIB dive boat or shore diving from a sandy beach or even an inland lake. Since chances are, you’ve only learned [...]

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Scuba Basics: The Ins and Outs of Diving- Entry Methods

May 7, 2010

After you exit the bubble that is your scuba training, you’re faced with a whole world of different types of diving. You’re next dive trip could have you diving from a liveaboard, a small RIB dive boat or shore diving from a sandy beach or even an inland lake. Since chances are, you’ve only learned [...]

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