Scuba tips

Scuba Tips: Fine Tuning Your Buoyancy

August 22, 2010

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, [...]

How To Complete A 5 Point Scuba Ascent

August 12, 2010

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, [...]

Zen Diving: Scuba Tips for Staying Calm and Stress-Free Underwater

June 11, 2010

The ability to take it easy and stay as calm as a sea turtle underwater, no matter the conditions, is one of the most prominent quality’s you’ll see in good and experienced scuba divers. While there aren’t really any direct training tips or steps as such to follow in order to achieve that level of [...]

Scuba Tips: Diving In Currents

May 17, 2010

Some of the best dive sites in the World have underwater currents. It’s a simple fact that currents carry in food (plankton) to an area which in turn draws fish and more fish and animals that feed on that fish and so on, making it a lively dive site to explore. However, currents can often [...]

Scuba Tips: Dealing With A Regulator Free-Flow

May 3, 2010

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 [...]

Scuba Tips: Assisting a Panicked Diver

April 27, 2010

One of the most critical situations that can happen to a diver underwater is to panic. Panicking causes one to forget what they already know and loose the ability to think rationally which is one of the worst things that can happen to you when you’re tens or even hundreds of feet underwater with no [...]

Scuba Tips: Underwater Finning and Kicking Techniques

April 2, 2010

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 [...]

Scuba Tips: Streamlining To Reduce Drag

March 20, 2010

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 [...]

You’re Your Own Best Dive Buddy

February 7, 2010

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 [...]

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