In the immediate aftermath of a diving fatality, law enforcement needs to locate an emergency contact for the accident victim....
Do we learn from accidents as a diving culture and, as a result, take the actions, where needed, to improve divers’ safety? Though we might like...
To err is human. To trimix is divine? Instructor evaluator Guy Shockey examines the importance of learning through one’s mistakes, and most important, being willing to...
There’s been a long running debate as to whether oxygen is a narcotic diving gas. Training agencies CMAS, GUE, PADI and PSAI include O2 in their...
The pursuit of deep diving records is an unsettling but accepted facet of tech diving culture. On the one hand, we are driven as a species...
Known for his deep air diving exploits back in the day, 86-year-old Hal Watts, aka “Mr. Scuba,” is one of the pioneers of early scuba and...
As we’ve come to understand—thank you author Stratis Kas and Human Diver—”close calls” during diving operations are more common than most people realize. But how many...
Rebreather technology has enabled cave explorers to extend their underwater envelope significantly deeper and longer. As a result, a few teams are pushing beyond the practical...
How do we improve our safety culture in diving? Is it indeed something that we as a community of divers can affect? Human factors coach Gareth...
Jonathan Dekhtiar, an experienced recreational diver, who recently went tech, recounts a close call on what ended up being a solo night dive at an unfamiliar...
