Scuba Diving, Dehydration and DCS
Stay hydrated, stay safe:how to prevent dehydration and DCS in diving. Explore the impact of fluid balance on decompression illness.
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Andy Davis Sidemount Technical Wreck Diving Blog
Articles for beginner to expert scuba divers
Andy Davis Sidemount Technical Wreck Diving Blog
Articles for beginner to expert scuba divers
Scuba Diving
Scuba Diving and Self-Discipline Failures
Uncover the psychology behind how failures in self-discipline occur when scuba diving. Learn about Ego Depletion & how it affects you.
Read MoreScuba Diving and Self-Discipline FailuresIs Solo Diving Safe?
Is solo diving right for you? Explore the safety considerations. preparation & personal factors needed self-reliant underwater explorations.
Read MoreIs Solo Diving Safe?How 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 MoreHow to Choose the Right Dive Center: An Honest Pro GuideThe 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 Pro Guide To Scuba Diving SuitsThe 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 MoreThe Ultimate Beginners Guide to Starting Scuba DivingThe Best Budget Dive Computers For Entry-Level Divers 2024
The best budget dive computers 2024. Get value for money by understanding the features & functions. Unbiased advice to help you choose!
Read MoreThe Best Budget Dive Computers For Entry-Level Divers 2024Best Liveaboards for Tubbataha Reef Natural Park in the Philippines
The best liveaboards for Tubbataha Reef. A liveaboard is the only way to experience this underwater treasure; find the right one for you.
Read MoreBest Liveaboards for Tubbataha Reef Natural Park in the PhilippinesAre 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 MoreAre You Ready For Solo Diving?The 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 MoreThe Best Diving Spots in the PhilippinesHow 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 MoreHow To Find The Best Scuba Diving CourseUltimate Pro Guide to Buying Dive Boots and Wetsuit Booties
Looking for the best dive boots? My ultimate guide covers all you need to know, from insulation & sizing to sole design & foot support.
Read MoreUltimate Pro Guide to Buying Dive Boots and Wetsuit BootiesScuba Diving Buddy Separation Safety Protocols
Buddy Separation. An effective diving safety procedure that will minimize the chance of buddy separation and missing divers underwater.
Read MoreScuba Diving Buddy Separation Safety ProtocolsStreamlined Dive Gear: A Huge Diving Performance Boost
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 MoreStreamlined Dive Gear: A Huge Diving Performance BoostThe 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 MoreThe Balanced Rig Principle For DivingA Fatal Attempt: Guy Garman | Doc Deep World Depth Record Fatality 2015
Analysis of the individual and team psychological factors defining the fatal world depth record attempt by Guy Garman (Doc Deep).
Read MoreA Fatal Attempt: Guy Garman | Doc Deep World Depth Record Fatality 2015Ultimate Pro Guide To Buying Scuba Diving Fins
Looking for the best scuba diving fins? My expert guide provides valuable insights and tips to help you make the right fin buying decision!
Read MoreUltimate Pro Guide To Buying Scuba Diving FinsEqualization Made Easy: Pro Tips & Techniques for Great Diving
End your equalization troubles! My expert pro-guide provides proven techniques & tips to allow easy and reliable diving descents!
Read MoreEqualization Made Easy: Pro Tips & Techniques for Great DivingSublime Scuba Diving: Achieving Flow State for Divers
Discover the transformative power of flow state in scuba diving. Dive into the zone and enhance your skills like never before. Find out how!
Read MoreSublime Scuba Diving: Achieving Flow State for DiversHow to Nail Perfect Weighting for Your Dive: An Ultimate Guide
How to perfect your scuba weighting. Get this right & your buoyancy control will be much easier. Advice not taught in Open Water courses
Read MoreHow to Nail Perfect Weighting for Your Dive: An Ultimate GuideTen Essential Tips For Muffled Hearing After Diving | Ear Care For Divers
Expert advice for diving ear care. Know the important differences between ear infection, waterlogged ears & muffled hearing after diving!
Read MoreTen Essential Tips For Muffled Hearing After Diving | Ear Care For DiversPsychopathy & Technical Divers: How Adaptive Psychopathic Traits Benefit Divers
Elite technical divers with positive psychopathic traits excel underwater. Discover why these adaptive traits are advantageous for divers.
Read MorePsychopathy & Technical Divers: How Adaptive Psychopathic Traits Benefit DiversMicro-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 MoreMicro-Bubbles When Scuba Diving: Mild Bends And Sub-Clinical DCSLearning 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 MoreLearning Scuba Diving Skills On Your KneesA 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 MoreA Guide To Expert Scuba Diving Skill DevelopmentDCS 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 MoreDCS and the Immune SystemA 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 MoreA Buddy System Strategy for Air-Sharing Diving EmergenciesAI 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 MoreAI Dive Computers | Using Air Integrated Transmitters for DivingWhat 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 MoreWhat is the Balanced Rig Principle in Diving?Types of Decompression Sickness (DCS)
Decompression sickness types and symptoms. Medical catagorizations of DCS, along with sub-clinical DCS, aka decompression stress.
Read MoreTypes of Decompression Sickness (DCS)Using 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 MoreUsing Your Hands Whilst Scuba DivingHow 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 MoreHow to Judge Your Diving Ascent Rate Without a Dive ComputerThe Physics of Diving – Scuba Gas Laws Theory
An explanation of the Scuba Gas Laws for Diving. Boyle's Law, Henry's Law, Charles Law, Dalton's Law, Oxygen Toxicity & Partial Pressures.
Read MoreThe Physics of Diving – Scuba Gas Laws TheoryDecompression Stress: Post-Dive Fatigue and Subclinical DCS
Sub-clinical DCS, decompression stress and post-dive fatigue. The impact of microbubbles on diver vitality and health.
Read MoreDecompression Stress: Post-Dive Fatigue and Subclinical DCSHow To Use A Pony Cylinder For Diving
A comprehensive 'how to' guide to pony cylinder benefits, selection, gas planning and usage. Everything you need to know about pony cylinders.
Read MoreHow To Use A Pony Cylinder For DivingHow Deep Can You Dive Using Air?
There are three governing factors which determine how deep can you dive using air. Understanding those factors promotes safe gas selection.
Read MoreHow Deep Can You Dive Using Air?Using your BCD or a Drysuit for Buoyancy Control?
Should you choose your BCD or drysuit for buoyancy control? Find out the advantages and disadvantages of each option in this article.
Read MoreUsing your BCD or a Drysuit for Buoyancy Control?The Ultimate Guide to Full Face Masks: FFM for Scuba Divers
Learn everything you need to know about diving with Full Face Masks (FFM) in this very comprehensive diver guide. Buyer's advice and pro tips!
Read MoreThe Ultimate Guide to Full Face Masks: FFM for Scuba DiversTechnical Diving: Redundant Computers vs Backup Timer & Tables
Discover the pros & cons of redundant computers versus backup bottom timers & tables in technical diving. Which option is best for you?
Read MoreTechnical Diving: Redundant Computers vs Backup Timer & TablesScuba 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 MoreScuba Diving FAQs: Common Dive Questions and Expert AnswersScuba 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…
Scuba Q and A: Diver Stress, Relationships and Comfort Zones
Scuba Q and A: QUESTION: I am a recreational diver and I dive mostly with my husband. Our relationship issues (bickering) caused me stress. Is this a factor I should consider when scuba diving? Andy’s Answer: [no_toc] I know of…
Scuba Q&A: Why Do Decompression Divers Use Nitrox?
Why do technical decompression divers use nitrox in the shallower part of their dive? Using nitrox and oxygen reduces deco time & DCS risk.
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