Deploying a Safety Sausage
ONE ESSENTIAL PIECE of accessory equipment every diver needs to carry is the “safety sausage” or surface marker buoy (SMB). This device may also…
Keeping It Real: The Scuba Skills Refresher
HOW MANY TIMES have you thought about going on an exciting dive vacation, only to have something come up that pushes your plans farther…
Snorkeling: Tips for Getting Started
SNORKELING opens up a new dimension to those who enjoy the beauty of our underwater world. It’s a great first step leading to scuba…
Surface Communication for Scuba Divers: How to Get Seen and Be Understood
IN THE PREVIOUS ISSUE of Dive Training, we discussed the various hand signals divers use to communicate while underwater. Now we will cover the…
A “Handy” Way to Communicate: Using Hand Signals and Accessories to Communicate Underwater
COMMUNICATION IS THE act of exchanging information by signals or messages, including writing, talking and gesturing. The key word here is “exchange.” As we…
Making a Clean Sweep: The Regulator Retrieval Skill
DURING your Open Water Diver certification course you learn a whole bunch of important skills and safe practices for scuba diving. Since your regulator…
“I Can See Clearly Now”: How to Select Your Scuba Mask and Prevent Fogging
DIVING IS ALL ABOUT SEEING and exploring the underwater world. Most people experience this unique setting only by viewing it on a screen, but…
The Easy In: Tips for Performing the Giant Stride Entry
THE GIANT STRIDE ENTRY (GSE) is one of the most common types of water entries you will encounter in the world of diving. This…
“Have a Seat, Please”: The Controlled Seated Entry
EVERY SCUBA DIVER BEGINS his or her underwater adventure by performing some type of entry into the water. If diving from a boat, a…
The Easy Out: Tips for Venting Air from the BC
Over the last several decades, modern scuba equipment has benefitted from a variety of technological improvements. Some significant changes have been made on the…