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…
Equipment
Air Consumption Essentials: How to Breathe Like a Pro
Molokini is one of Hawaii’s most popular dive sites; thousands of divers a year visit this unique cinder cone that sits like a half-moon…
“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 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…
Challenging The “Rules” of Scuba Diving: Because Not Everything is Black and White
If you’re like most divers, you’ve heard of — and perhaps adhere to — procedures that are considered “normal” within our sport. A few…
Getting the Water Out: Mastering the Mask Clearing Skill
The only thing better than breathing easily through your regulator is viewing the underwater world through a clear mask. It’s a marvelous piece of…
Off. On. Easy: Tips for Removing and Replacing the BC at Depth
You’ve heard the adage, “Use it or lose it!” There is a lot of truth in that. In Open Water class you learn just…
How to Shine at Night Diving: Tips for Using a Dive Light
Dive lights are necessary for you to see at night underwater; they’re also your principle means of communication at night. In the daytime they…
Drift Diving: How to Use Current to Your Advantage
If there is a force of nature that disrupts dives and disorients divers as much as any other, it is current. On the flip…
Tanking Up: An Inside Look at Scuba Cylinders
Precious few things are as seemingly simple as a scuba cylinder, but don’t let that fool you. Although a cylinder may seem like a…