Defensive Diving Part 3: Assuming Responsibility
You don’t have to appear to others as a constant pessimist, you can keep your thoughts to yourself – but always be prepared for that worst-case scenario. Read more...
Defensive Diving Part 2: Deviance & Depth
The diving set-up doesn’t seem ideal but you go ahead anyway and get away with it. Perhaps it was OK after all; perhaps you were just lucky. SIMON PRIDMORE takes it from there Read more...
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...