The Elephant in the Pool
If buoyancy control is the key to good diving, why is it not a core component of commercial entry-level diver training? John Kean airs his views Read more...
Beware of the Corner-Cutters
We all know that we get what we pay for, but sometimes we can’t resist what appears to be a stone bargain. Read more...
How to Live on Liveaboards
SIMON PRIDMORE tackles all aspects of a diver’s life at sea, from avoiding arguments and sea-sickness to underwater incontinence, complaints and the vexed question of tipping. Read more...
Perimeters of Ignorance
The more we know, the more we realise we don’t know – understanding that can mean the difference between life and death. Read more...
You Can Be Too Careful
When we learn a discipline such as nitrox diving, it’s important that we understand fully the thinking behind it. A recent wreck dive illustrates the point. Read more...
The Barracuda Dive
Many dives offer us lessons that can serve us well in future, if we choose to take note. Take Bill’s observations on a recent drift dive. Read more...
A brick can do that!
What can happen when scuba-divers get their priorities wrong? The same thing that can happen to mountain-climbers, says SIMON PRIDMORE – disaster Read more...
Constructive Paranoia – a Survival Technique
It takes confidence to call a dive, but perhaps we should all take more notice of the cave-diving approach to safety, suggests SIMON PRIDMORE Read more...
Breaking the Chain
It takes confidence to call a dive, but perhaps we should all take more notice of the cave-diving approach to safety, suggests SIMON PRIDMORE Read more...
To Divemaster and Beyond
Tell a commercial diver training agency that you want to be an instructor and it will extend a warm welcome, says SIMON PRIDMORE. Just don’t kid yourself that you’re submitting a job application – you’re buying a product. Read more...