Scuba Diving

I have a mantra when it comes to purchasing Scuba diving equipment, “buy right and buy once”. Sound advice, especially when it comes to life support equipment. Purchasing a BCD is one of the most expensive components most recreational scuba divers will make. It is also one of the most overlooked pieces when it comes [...]

What are Dive Computer Algorithms? The dive computer is used to calculate your maximum dive time which allows for a longer and safer dive. The dive computer as took over from the dive table as the diving tool to calculate all your necessary parameters to enjoy scuba diving.
Dive computers use algorithms to calculate these safe [...]

Donsol in the Philippines, referred to by the locals as the ‘Whale Shark capital of the world’ is a small rural community that have changed their way of life from hunters to tourist guides!The whole town thrives on the money the tourists bring in, and hence they all strive to make everyone’s stay an enjoyable [...]

I did a lecture on Altitude Diving last night and it made me thing about putting a “Tip Sheet” together. Following is a list of tips to remember when Altitude Diving.
1. Any dive between 1000 feet and 10,000 feet is an Altitude Dive
2. There is relatively little test data for altitude diving, flying after diving [...]

The Titan Triggerfish is an infamous character of many tropical reefs, with stories abounds of how they aggressively attack divers (especially during the breeding season). Stories of people have bodily parts bitten, or the more luck just having holes in their fins… Most divers are warned of Titan’s during dive briefing etc, which does tend [...]