Defensive Diving – Part 1
Vehicle-drivers survive on the roads by adopting techniques that take all contingencies into account – scuba-divers should do the same, says SIMON PRIDMORE Read more...
Preconditioning Techniques
In other sports, preconditioning strategies such as warming up, passive heat maintenance and prior exercise are used to ensure that athletes perform as well as possible on game day. Read more...
Diving Behind Closed Doors
The Atlantic Tank, the SETT and the Silent Pool – all three are now defunct dives, and all left lasting impressions on STEVE WARREN Read more...
Why is tec-diver training so tough?
Often divers who embark on technical diving are experienced enough to have some unlearning to do first. That, as SIMON PRIDMORE explains, can aid in understanding of how to be a team-player Read more...
Routine Matters
We’ve all been there – we get distracted during the build-up to the dive, and some vital kit component is overlooked. Read more...
Swim Like a Cave Diver
This story takes place on a dive liveaboard that ran four dives a day and imposed a 60-minute maximum dive-time on each one. Read more...
The Attribute of Altruism
This story takes place on a dive liveaboard that ran four dives a day and imposed a 60-minute maximum dive-time on each one. Read more...
Out of Air – With Plenty Left to Breathe
Back-rolling into the water – by this stage, you want to be sure that all’s well with your equipment. Read more...
Delving Deeper into Deep Stops
Beware anyone who tells you they know what your ‘correct’ decompression profile should be, because they almost certainly don’t, warns MARK POWELL. Read more...
Failure Points
The concept of failure points is frequently discussed in the technical-diving world but often neglected in the mainstream, says Read more...