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Simon Pridmore

Photo illustration by G. Symes compiled with public domain Pixabay images

Just Like Riding a Bike: Diving After a Break

18 Jun, 2021     Simon Pridmore Training
Whale shark. Photo by Don Silcock

Making the Right Choice

20 Apr, 2021    
Cave diver. Photo by Andrey Bizyukin.

Ten Commandments of Tech Diving Ops, Part II

30 Mar, 2021     Simon Pridmore Safety Culture , Technical Diving

Ten Commandments of Tech Diving Ops, Part I

06 Feb, 2021     Simon Pridmore Safety Culture , Technical Diving

Look After Your People

20 Nov, 2020     Simon Pridmore Safety Culture , Technical Diving

Defensive Diving, Part 2

31 Oct, 2020     Simon Pridmore Training , Safety Culture

Defensive Diving, Part 1

19 Jun, 2020     Simon Pridmore Training , Safety Culture
Photo by Andrey Bizyukin

Going Pro, Part II: The Road from Instructor to Dive Professional

23 May, 2020     Simon Pridmore Training

Going Pro – Part I: To Divemaster and Beyond

16 Apr, 2020     Simon Pridmore Training
In scuba diving, going down and staying down are not the difficult bits (a brick can do that). Coming up again is the part that requires skill.

A Brick Can Do That!

16 Feb, 2020     Simon Pridmore Training , Safety Culture

Out of Air with Plenty to Breathe

04 Dec, 2019     Simon Pridmore

New Ideas on Narcosis

04 Aug, 2019     Simon Pridmore

The Lone Wolf

21 May, 2019     Simon Pridmore Training , Safety Culture

Routine Matters

16 May, 2019     Simon Pridmore Mindset

Choosing a BCD: Solutions for the Slight

04 Apr, 2019     Simon Pridmore

Selling Yourself Short: Your Skills Are Worth Nothing and You Work for Free

28 Jan, 2019     Simon Pridmore

What Does It Take to Be a “Good Diver?” — Part One

27 Jul, 2018     Simon Pridmore Training

PFO: Not the “Hole” Story

08 Jun, 2018     Simon Pridmore

Preconditioning for Safer Scuba Diving

14 Mar, 2018     Simon Pridmore

The Perimeter of Ignorance

19 Feb, 2018     Simon Pridmore Training

The Swimming / Diving Disconnect

04 Aug, 2017     Simon Pridmore Training

The Future of Scuba Diving in a Flat World – Part II

18 Jul, 2017     Simon Pridmore Training

The Future of Scuba Diving in a Flat World – Part 1

20 May, 2017     Simon Pridmore

Air Supply Emergencies

08 Apr, 2017     Simon Pridmore Training , Safety Culture

You are on your own! A hard look at the buddy system

16 Jan, 2017     Simon Pridmore Training

I Survived! Preventative Safety Strategies

17 Dec, 2016     Simon Pridmore

It's Not Beasting

17 Oct, 2016     Simon Pridmore

No Dive Centre is an Island

30 Aug, 2016     Simon Pridmore

Choose Wisely: How to Spot a Good Dive Instructor

20 Jun, 2016     Simon Pridmore Training

The Folly of Deep Air

21 Aug, 2015     Simon Pridmore Safety Culture

The Perfect Diving Breath

06 Jan, 2015     Simon Pridmore

Scuba's Silent Killer

31 Dec, 2014     Simon Pridmore

Help! I Need Somebody

21 Oct, 2014     Simon Pridmore

What if diving was new?

31 Aug, 2014     Simon Pridmore

How Did That Get in There? —Water in the Tank Mystery

30 Jun, 2014     Simon Pridmore

Don’t Let Folk Get Carried Away!

01 May, 2014     Simon Pridmore

Where is the O2?

02 Jan, 2014     Simon Pridmore

Unselling the Product

28 Oct, 2013     Simon Pridmore

Opening Up Closed Circuit

05 Sep, 2013     Simon Pridmore Rebreathers

The Insidious Threat of Hypoxic Blackout in Rebreather Diving

22 Apr, 2012     Simon Pridmore Safety Culture , Rebreathers