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Scuba diving is a sport just like any, that comes with risks. Anyone, no matter how experienced can have a bad day or have something go wrong during a dive. However as divers, we are first trained to deal with difficulties and different scenarios, relying on your dive buddy for help. That’s why you always [...]
When we first start scuba diving we don’t put too much thought into how we kick underwater to propel ourselves. As long as we’re moving in the direction we want, divers just sort of kick their way around forgetting the finning tips first taught to them by their open water certification instructors. However, with time [...]
Air consumption is a big deal for divers. It’s not just for the sake of more bottom time and a longer dive anymore, but it’s become a means of competition and bragging rights. Many believe that, the more air you surface with in your scuba tanks, the better divers they are. But just how far [...]
For those that aren’t familiar with the term, a liveaboard is a larger recreational diving boat with sleeping and eating accommodations designed for multi-day dive trips. These vessels visit the more exotic out-of-the-way dive sites that aren’t usually accessible by shore-based boat day trips. The liveaboard diving experience is a must do for anyone passionate [...]
Conserving precious air and making the most of your limited supply on a dive is a constant pursuit for divers the world over. It’s definitely one of the most coveted scuba skills among divers and helps greatly to extend their bottom time to the maximum allowed time without having to cut short a dive because [...]
In past posts we’ve discussed the fundamentals of buoyancy control, looked at tips to achieve neutral buoyancy and even shed light on how to perform a weight check in order to determine the correct amount of weights one should wear when diving to achieve that buoyancy. But buoyancy still remains and issue for many divers, [...]
One of the first things that is drilled into your minds when you begin scuba diving is the importance of a safe ascent from depths. And why? It all boils down to the physics of diving and Boyle’s Law. While usually, nitrogen is expelled from a person’s body during an exhale and through their skin, [...]
One of the most common problems you can face or expect to face at least once at some point in your diving life is a free flowing regulator. It can be quite nerve-wracking when it happens, as air is a divers lifeline underwater. It’s also been a top cause for ascent-related incidents, as divers tend [...]
One of the first diving skills you learn in your Open Water Certification training in mask clearing. A fairly simple skill yet, there are several divers with years of experience that aren’t very confident at performing this at the drop a hat. And why not? If you have a good fitting scuba mask and never [...]
You’ve probably observed the difference between gangly awkward divers who shuffle and flap their way through the water kicking up sand and scaring away every creature in their path including other divers; and an experienced diver that effortlessly and gracefully glides underwater with only the slightest of movements. This comes from an understanding that less [...]
