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The 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.

Accident Analysis: Christine Gauci Fatality | Malta 2020

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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.

Diving Equipment: Bungee Secured Safety Spool

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Originally posted 2018-11-05 06:10:15. 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…

Does Nitrogen Narcosis Impairment Persist?

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A new study on nitrogen narcosis challenges the long held presumption that nitrogen narcosis impairment dissipates immediately on ascent from depth.

How 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.

A 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

AI Dive Computers | Using Air Integrated Transmitters for Diving

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Are AI dive computers a valuable investment for divers? Honest pro advice on using transmitters with air integrated dive computers.

Sheck Exley’s Razor – The Nature of Limits

Originally posted 2018-03-07 23:55:22. Sheck Exley’s Razor – The Nature of Limits By R.D. Milhollin (Blog editor’s note: This article was first published in the March-April 1995, issue of Underwater Speleology. I have added it here on my blog to preserve and…

Diving Stress Management & Scuba Diver Panic

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A realistic examination of scuba diving stress management. What does it REALLY take for a diver to overcome panic when a dive goes wrong?