Scuba Gas Planning: Gas Management For Divers
Learn scuba gas planning for your dives! A step-by-step guide to gas management for divers. Enhance your dive knowledge & safety underwater!
Read MoreTop-5 Best Sidemount Fins 2023
Choosing the right set of sidemount fins is an important decision. They have a profound effect on diver trim and control. With that recommendation in mind, here is my pick of the top 5 warm-water sidemount fins.
Read MoreAvoid Costly Mistakes When Buying Dive Gear
Honest expert pro tips to help prevent costly mistakes when buying your dive gear. Don't regret your scuba equipment purchases!
Read MoreThe Risks of Scuba Diving: Understanding the Hidden Dangers Underwater
Understand the potential risks of scuba diving and how to minimize them. Learn about the most common dangers and how to stay safe.
Read MoreScuba Equipment Shopping: How To Buy The Best Dive Gear!
When scuba equipment shopping it's easy to waste money on disappointing or inappropriate dive gear. These honest pro tip helps avoid costly mistakes!
Read MoreNo.5 | Horizontal Diver Trim
Stable diver trim is the foundation for good buoyancy control and efficient propulsion. It also helps conserve the marine environment.
Read MoreWhy Do Divers Use Helium?
Find out the three reasons why divers use helium in their breathing gas to increase diving safety. Scuba agencies havie differing policies on training for helium diving.
Read MoreHow To Choose The Best Wreck Diving Course?
Detailed guidance for choosing the best wreck diving course. Wreck diving can be dangerous; so it is important to choose expert instruction
Read More10 Tips for New Divers to Rapidly Improve
Maximize your diving potential with these 10 tips for new divers to rapidly improve confidence, comfort and competency on your dives!
Read MoreHow To Use Less Air When Scuba Diving?
The question of using less air when scuba diving is one of the most pressing issues that a majority of newly qualified divers ask. The best way to use less air while scuba diving is to address the root cause of higher air consumption, not to focus on the symptoms.
Read MoreWhat are the benefits of sidemount diving?
An honest explanation of the benefits of sidemount diving. The pros and cons of sidemount versus backmount gear for recreational, technical and cave divers
Read MoreScuba Diving FAQs: Common Dive Questions and Expert Answers
Scuba diving FAQs answered by an expert professional diver with 30 years of dive experience! Essential tips for safe & enjoyable dives!
Read MoreThe Changing Technical Diving Mindset: Issues in Technical Diving
Technical diver mindset: an analysis of change over two decades. Contemporary issues in technical diving and certification.
Read MoreWhat is the biggest risk in technical diving (and how to avoid it)
Risk in technical diving and the need for humility and self-awareness. The temptations to ego driven pitfalls and how that risks diver safety.
Read MoreTop-10 Tips For Safe Wreck Diving Penetration
Essential tips for safe wreck diving penetration. Don't risk your safety - learn how to avoid wreck diving dangers like an expert!
Read MoreAccident Analysis: Christine Gauci Fatality | Malta 2020
Assessing critical learning points to help promote increased dive safety. In January 2020, Christine Gauci, a 35-year old technical diver tragically perished in a scuba diving accident in Malta.
Read MoreThe Most Iconic Technical Wrecks: A Bucket List for Tech Divers
Discover the most legendary technical wrecks around the world with my ultimate extreme diving bucket list for tech divers!
Read MoreUNESCO Marine World Heritage Sites That You Can Scuba Dive!
Discover 29 stunning UNESCO Marine World Heritage Sites for your diving bucket list. Awe-inspiring dives that promote marine conservation!
Read MoreRAID Instructor Cross-Over: My Course Review
Early in 2017, I made a decision to cross-over my scuba diving instructor rating to RAID. What I liked about RAID was that they were aiming for quality, not quantity. That was reflected in their syllabus, as well as having stringent and measurable performance standards at every level.
Read MoreTechnical Diving Development: Goal-Setting For Success!
Don't waste time & money when developing as a technical diver. Create the best training plan to succeed in your tech diving ambitions
Read MoreTop-20 Best Wreck Dives in the World
If you're a wreck diving enthusiast, you know that not all dive sites are created equal. I've put together the ultimate bucket list of the top 20 best wreck dives in the world that will take you on an unforgettable journey to some of the most intriguing underwater sites on the planet.
Read MoreDiving Equipment: Bungee Secured Safety Spool
Bungee Secured Safety Spool A configuration idea to setup a finger spool for safety use in wreck and cave diving Here’s my approach to configuring a very secure, yet easy to deploy safety spool for overhead environment diving. It…
How to Choose the Best Sidemount Instructor
Learn how to select the best sidemount instructor to guarantee maximum performance & a high proficiency outcome! Don't waste money on cowboys!
Read MoreMaster Scuba Diving Buoyancy Control Like A Pro!
Achieve effortless diving with these expert step-by-step tips. Master breathing, weighting, trim, & more. Use less gas & increase your safety!
Read MoreTop-5 Best Vacation Travel Diving Fins 2023 | Dive Gear Review
Lightweight diving fins that don't compromise on performance! Here is my pick of the best vacation travel scuba diving fins
Read MoreIs Sidemount …? A comprehensive FAQ Guide
Answering the most common sidemount questions. Is sidemount...? What sidemount...? How sidemount...? A growing resource for quick answers.
Read MoreWhat is the best watch sized diving computer? | 2023
A comprehensive buying guide to the best watch sized diving computer. Explore the details & specifications to for the best informed decision!
Read MoreSidemount Cylinder Boltsnaps | Gear Setup Tips
Sidemount cylinder boltsnaps may seem insignificant but are critical for cylinder trim. Choose the right boltsnap with this quick guide.
Read MoreHow to Make a Sidemount Break Away Hose Connector
Learn how to make a sidemount break away hose connector in just 4 easy steps! This DIY guide shows you how to make one cheaply!
Read MoreSidemount Regulator Configuration
Discover the 3 types of sidemount regulator configuration. Learn the pros & cons of each setup to choose the best solution for your needs.
Read MoreHow To Set Up Sidemount Loop Bungee
How to set up sidemount loop bungee : an illustrated step-by-step guide by Andy Davis. Take the guesswork & frustration out of kit setup.
Read MoreXDeep NX Project Wing: Tested and Reviewed
Technical instructor review of the XDeep NX Project doubles wing. A truly innovative tech wing with some excellent and original features.
Read MoreDoes Nitrogen Narcosis Impairment Persist?
A new study on nitrogen narcosis challenges the long held presumption that nitrogen narcosis impairment dissipates immediately on ascent from depth.
Read MoreIs Sidemount Diving Technical Diving?
Sidemount diving has soared in popularity since 2012, but some still debate whether it is technical level diving or exclusively suitable for only specific diving niches. Let's explore that debate!
Read MoreWorking as a Technical Diving Instructor
My thoughts on working as Technical Diving Instructor after two decades teaching tech, trimix & overhead diving as a full-time pro.
Read MoreA Logical Application of Gradient Factors for OC Tech Divers
My systematic method for assigning effective gradient factors settings on recreational and technical open circuit dives.
Read MoreTechnical Wreck Course: What Is Advanced Wreck Training Like?
A technical wreck course is among the most challenging courses for scuba divers. Read this descriptive account of advanced wreck training!
Read MoreThe Secret To Improving Your Air Consumption For Scuba Diving
The Secret To Improving Your Air Consumption by Andy Davis I encounter many novice divers who are dissatisfied, even frustrated, by their air consumption whilst scuba diving. High air consumption is often the controlling limit on dive time for novice-intermediate…
Bad Dive Buddy | How To Create A Safer Buddy System Dive Team
A bad dive buddy is stressful & dangerous. Follow this advice to develop a harmonious buddy system and boost your diving safety & enjoyment!
Read MoreHow To Build Your Own DIY Custom Sidemount Harness
It's pretty easy (and cheap!) to make a DIY custom sidemount harness for yourself. Sidemount diving tips and 'how to' advice.
Read MoreChoose Wisely: Technical Diving Instructor Location
Discover the impact of technical diving instructor location on your training quality. Choose wisely for the most rewarding tech diving course!
Read MoreThe Scuba Diving Industry: Cost Versus Quality
Here's a contentious suggestion for the scuba diving industry; training agency affiliation can become a barrier to quality differentiation when trying to compete in the market on something other than offering the cheapest possible price.
Read MoreBuilding Homemade Sidemount Equipment Setup
My thoughts and advice about attempting homemade sidemount gear projects. What does it take to create optimal DIY sidemount systems?
Read MoreThe History of Sidemount Diving
A complete guide to the history of sidemount diving: how it evolved and the principles that were shaped from differing environmental needs.
Read MoreSidemount Skills: Problems With Fine Motor Movements
My thoughts on experiencing problems with sidemount skills performance; particularly fine motor movements.
Read MoreNitrogen Narcosis Sedation & Consciousness
Nitrogen narcosis sedation is diminished consciousness: not the alcohol-like intoxication many divers are taught.
Read MoreTop-5 Tips to Perform Technical Diving Valve Drills
Technical diving valve drills can be a problem on tech courses. These top tips will help you avoid some common errors!
Read MoreWhat is Technical Diving?
Technical diving differs from recreational scuba in many ways. This detailed article explains everything you need to know about tech diving.
Read More7 Diving Buoyancy Facts That You Need To Know
Divers often struggle with their buoyancy. These essential tips are game-changing to set you on the right path for consistent improvement.
Read MoreWhat Are The Three Benefits Of Nitrox When Scuba Diving?
The three benefits of nitrox as a breathing gas for scuba diving. Is it worth the cost of training and more expensive cylinder fills?
Read MoreThe $1200 Budget Sidemount Diver
The $1200 Budget Sidemount Diver You can be a budget sidemount diver – and not have to make compromises on equipment function or safety. Sidemount really got popular over the last five years, but one factor that causes some divers…
The Desperate Dive Shop
Many dive shop owners follow a very flawed business model. It's hurting them and makes them desperate. Diving consumers owe desperate dive shops nothing. That's the quintessential nature of the consumer-supplier relationship. It's the responsibility of dive shops to find a more profitable business model.
Read MoreAre You A Prestigious Diver?
Are You A Prestigious Diver? The prestigious diver If you dive regularly, you’ve probably met a prestigious diver already. They’ve got the good gear. They’ve done reputable courses. They talk about diving philosophies. They advocate for better diving training and…
Relocating a Lost Guideline | Skills for Wreck Divers
Relocating a lost guideline. Article by Jim Wyatt
Read MoreHow to Choose the Right Dive Center: An Honest Pro Guide
Discover the ultimate insider secrets to finding the perfect dive center! An honest proguide on how to pick a high quality dive shop or resort
Read MoreTop 5 Convertible Hybrid Sidemount Systems
Top 5 Convertible Hybrid Sidemount Systems by Andy Davis My list of the top 5 most popular hybrid sidemount systems currently available worldwide. All of these hybrid systems are able to be converted for sidemount and backmount singles/doubles use. Hybrid…
The Pro Guide To Scuba Diving Suits
Discover the importance of diving suits for underwater exploration. From material to design, learn about the key features to look for.
Read MoreThe Ultimate Beginners Guide to Starting Scuba Diving
This beginners guide has all the information you need for starting scuba diving & ensures you get the most out of your underwater experience!
Read MoreBest Liveaboards for Tubbataha Reef Natural Park in the Philippines
If you are planning a trip to the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, a liveaboard is the only way to experience the beauty of this underwater world. In this article, I will discuss the best liveaboards that are available for exploring the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park.
Read MoreUltimate Guide to Sidemount Cylinder Trim
Sidemount cylinder trim is a headache for many sidemount divers. This illustrated guide will help you diagnose the problem & find the solution
Read MoreAre You Ready For Solo Diving?
Examining the risks & personal factors that should be considered before attempting solo diving. Read this article before you dive alone!
Read MoreThe Best Diving Spots in the Philippines
The Philippines is a diver's paradise, with an abundance of stunning and diverse marine life, vibrant coral reefs, shipwrecks and crystal-clear waters
Read MoreGuide To Advanced Wreck Diving
A comprehensive guide to advanced wreck diving techniques, equipment, skills and protocols. A must-read for wreck divers at all levels.
Read MoreHow To Find The Best Scuba Diving Course
Don't pay good money for bad training. Undertanding these factors will help you identify the best scuba diving courses available.
Read MoreWhat is a sidemount pouch or pocket?
A sidemount pouch, or pocket, is used to stow ancillary diving equipment when sidemount diving. It clips to square D-rings on the read harness via two double-end boltsnaps.
Read MoreUltimate Guide: Positioning Sidemount Cylinder Bands
I observe lots of sidemount divers experiencing frustration with their kit; and it's often due to their sidemount cylinder band positioning. There's actually a very simple principle that determines band positioning.
Read MorePerformance Development for Technical Divers
To excel as a technical diver you need to create a feedback loop to enable continual development. This article explains exactly how to do it!
Read More10 Tips To Horizontal Hover When Scuba Diving
The ability to horizontal hover when scuba diving is the benchmark of fundamental skills proficiency. These tips will help you master hovering
Read MoreScuba Diving Buddy Separation Safety Protocols
Scuba Diving Safety Protocols: Buddy Separation by Andy Davis Losing your buddy is an easy way to ruining a good dive. Being alone underwater can cause many divers apprehension. It often also ends in an aborted dive – which sucks…
No.9 | Streamlined Dive Gear
The benefits of streamlined dive gear and how to achieve it with your own scuba diving equipment. Small kit changes can have big effects.
Read MoreNo.8 | Balanced Rig Principle For Diving
The balanced rig principle for diving describes a calculated approach to the amount of weight which can be jettisoned in an emergency
Read MoreNo.7 | Diving Ascents and Descents
How to improve your diving ascents & descents for safer and more comfortable scuba dives. This article can change your diving.
Read MoreNo.6 | Breathing and Scuba Buoyancy
How to control your breathing & scuba buoyancy for more comfort, confidence and competency as a scuba diver.
Read MoreThe Importance of Deep Stops by Richard L. Pyle
The Importance of Deep Stops: Rethinking Ascent Patterns From Decompression Dives An abridged version of this deep stops article was originally in DeepTech, 5:64; and the full version was subsequently published in Cave Diving Group Newsletter, 121:2-5. by Richard L.…
No.4 | Perfect Scuba Weighting
How to perfect your scuba weighting. Get this right & your buoyancy control will be much easier. Advice not taught in Open Water courses
Read MoreNo.3 | Achieving Great Scuba Buoyancy Control
This is how you achieve great buoyancy control when scuba diving. There are a few key things to know, then you will find it easy
Read MoreNo.2 | Scuba Buoyancy Control Benefits
What are the buoyancy control benefits for scuba divers? The reasons why it is worth devoting time & effort to developing core diving skillset
Read MoreNo.1 | Scuba Buoyancy Control for Divers
The benefits of improving scuba buoyancy control & how it can be developed in training & practice.
Read MoreMicro-Bubbles When Scuba Diving: Mild Bends And Sub-Clinical DCS
The effect of micro bubbles when scuba diving. Sub-clinical DCS may not merit a medical emergency, but should be understood and respected.
Read MoreWhich Sidemount BCD to choose?
Advice to determine which sidemount BCD will best fit your needs as a diver. Use these criteria to choose the most suitable dive gear.
Read MoreWhat is the best technical diving computer? | 2023
My review of the best technical diving computer available in 2023. All the specifications and critique you need to make an informed decision!
Read MoreLearning Scuba Diving Skills On Your Knees
Scuba diving skills taught in a kneeling position cause a plethora of problems for divers. Training in neutral buoyancy is very important!
Read MoreA Guide To Expert Scuba Diving Skill Development
A 'how to' guide for scuba diving skill development. A systematic tiered approach to ingraining fluent & intuitive dive proficiencies.
Read MoreDCS and the Immune System
DCS and the Immune System. How bubbles trigger an immune response that can make or break your body's fight against decompression sickness.
Read MoreA Buddy System Strategy for Air-Sharing Diving Emergencies
Don't get gas mugged - The role of situational awareness in predicting and avoiding stressful air-sharing emergencies in scuba diving
Read MoreWhat scuba training agency is best for technical diving?
Which is the best scuba training agency for your technical diving training? Understand the differences!
Read MoreAI Dive Computers | Using Air Integrated Transmitters for Diving
Are AI dive computers a valuable investment for divers? Honest pro advice on using transmitters with air integrated dive computers.
Read MoreWhat is the Balanced Rig Principle in Diving?
Balanced Rig Principle: improve diving safety with a calculated approach to the overall buoyancy dynamic. Survive BCD failures without drama.
Read MoreTypes of Decompression Sickness (DCS)
Decompression sickness types and symptoms. There are 4 medical catagorizations of DCS, along with sub-clinical DCS, aka decompression stress.
Read MorePrepare For Technical Diving Courses | 5 Simple Steps For Success
It is vital to prepare for technical diving courses. Follow these steps for the best chance of success in your tech training.
Read MoreUsing Your Hands Whilst Scuba Diving
Using your hands when scuba diving is inefficient for maneuvering. Learn how to break this habit and become a better scuba diver.
Read MoreHigh Pressure Nervous Syndrome | Deep Diving Maladies
An overview of high pressure nervous syndrome | HPNS | Hyperbaric deep diving malady | Causes, symptoms, treatment | By Andy Davis
Read MoreHollis SMS100 Sidemount Modifications
Hollis SMS100 custom modifications. Get the best performance from your sidemount BCD; especially for warm-water & aluminum cylinders!
Read MoreCompression Arthralgia | Deep Diving Maladies
An overview of compression arthralgia | Hyperbaric deep diving malady | Compression arthralgia causes, symptoms, treatment | By Andy Davis
Read MoreHow to Judge Your Diving Ascent Rate Without a Dive Computer
Being able to judge your diving ascent rate is an invaluable safety skill if your computer or bottom timer fails. These tips show how!
Read MoreWhat is the best way to prepare for technical diving training?
Improve your success in technical diving training by following these straightforward steps to prepare yourself before the course starts.
Read MoreWreck & Cave Diving Helmets
Everything you need to know about sidemount, wreck and cave diving helmets; including how to make your own DIY helmet.
Read MorePhilippines Underwater Archaeology | Shipwreck Resources
Philippines Underwater Archaeology, Shipwreck and Salvage Resources This is my resource link page for useful information on Philippines underwater archaeology, shipwreck resources and information about marine salvage. With a rich maritime history, including lots of action during World War Two,…
Is Solo Diving Safe?
Is Solo Diving Safe? Question: Is solo diving safe and recommended? What do I need to consider if thinking to go solo diving? Answer: Solo diving is ‘recommended’ insofar as most of the scuba training agencies have offered solo qualification…
Scuba Q&A: Deep Diving Below Recreational Agency Depth Limits
Scuba Q&A Question: I was taught that “recreational divers plan all dives to be no stop dives” and also that most agencies consider 40m /130 feet as the maximum depth for recreational deep diving. That seems inconsistent when my…