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A Fatal Attempt: Guy Garman | Doc Deep World Depth Record Fatality 2015

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Analysis of the individual and team psychological factors defining the fatal world depth record attempt by Guy Garman (Doc Deep).

What scuba training agency is best for technical diving?

Which is the best scuba training agency for your technical diving training? Understand the differences!

Technical Diving Experience: The Complacency Paradox

The technical diving experience paradox - acquiring more experience increases the opportunity for complacency to creep in & decrease safety.

Technical Scuba Diving Books You Must Read!

My shortlist of the best 'must read' books for advanced and technical divers. Lot's of knowledge and some good stories

What 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.

RAID Instructor Cross-Over: My Course Review

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My detailed account and insights of the technical diving instructor level crossover to RAID. Held in the Philippines in 2017.

Is Sidemount Diving Technical Diving?

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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!

Top-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!

What is Technical Diving?

Technical diving differs from recreational scuba in many ways. This detailed article explains everything you need to know about tech diving.

Are You A Prestige Diver?

Let's take a look at diver motivations. It's easy to get side-tracked into superficial motivations. Who is the Prestigious Diver?

Scuba Q&A: Deep Diving Below Recreational Agency Depth Limits

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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…

Gradient Factors Explained By Matti Antilla Ph.d

Gradient Factors Explained I have reproduced this excellent article Gradient Factors explained by Matti Anttila in case the original website goes down. It is published here for educational purposes. Gradient factors explained by Matti Anttila Ph.d Remember your first diving…