Safety Culture - diving in the zone
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“Thank [beep] for that! How lucky were we? We better not do that again.
Don’t tell anyone though, we don’t want to look like amateurs...”
Training
Bailout CCR Course Standards Outlined
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Gabriele Paparo
Diver wearing a sidemounted bailout rebreather
Rebreathers are great pieces of kit that do away with the need to carry an excessive amount of dive cylinders on deeper dives. However, this advantage is offset by the need to also carry additional open circuit cylinders on which a diver can bail out in case of a rebreather malfunction. Using another rebreather could be a better solution and to that end, a bailout rebreather course has been developed.
Tulum: DPV Cave Diving Course in Mexico
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Pierre Constant
Tulum, Mexico. Photo by Pierre Constant
Tulum has changed a lot since I was here last, well over 45 years ago. Once a mere dusty village with beach huts, it is now a booming town with a main street full of bars, restaurants and tourist shops.
Update: Dive Munda Phase 2 Youth Training Sponsorship Campaign
The past 2 weeks, we saw the awesome launch of Phase 2 of our Youth Sponsorship Program.
We want to thank our fabulous sponsors below for creating these awesome opportunities for our youth!
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Marie Blevin & Dario Accoto;
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David Strassman
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Noboro Yamabe
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Shane MacKay
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Bruce Wynia
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Michael Gaumann
Just Like Riding a Bike: Diving After a Break
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Getting back into diving after a break is something a lot of us will be doing soon, as pandemic restrictions lift. At least, we hope so. This is the story of one diver’s experience of returning to the sport—although, in his case, he had been out of the water for 20 years!
Tips for Mixed Teams of OC & CCR Divers
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Michael Rothschild
Alice Chong
Mixed team of open circuit and closed circuit rebreather dive buddies. Photo by Michael Rothschild
Nowadays, more and more recreational divers are coming into contact with technical rebreather divers, perhaps even being buddied up with one on a dive. What follows are some good things for open circuit divers to know about closed circuit rebreathers. Michael Rothschild gives us a quick glimpse into rebreather diving and what one can expect when diving in a mixed team.
Survey for instructors
Scubanomics is conducting research into the 'economics' of being a dive instructor. They are therefore asking active and non-active dive instructors - scuba diving and freediving instructors, instructor trainers, and course directors - to take part in a survey.
This should take approximately ten minutes to complete, and it is believed it is the first of its kind.
The Fundamentals of Better Diving
One of the most influential texts in diving is entirely rewritten, detailing a new vision for scuba diving with a clearer picture of the theory and practices behind performance diving strategies that support safe, efficient, and fun scuba diving. The new edition is available in English, German, Italian, Spanish, Korean, and Chinese.
Debunking DCS - Myths & Misconceptions
Because DCS isn’t the most straightforward diving injury, myths and misconceptions about it tend to arise. DAN is committed to continually educating divers about it, and we’ve decided to clarify a few of the most common misconceptions about it to ensure that all divers are better able to recognize DCS, respond to it and get the treatment they need in time.
Diets for Divers - Ketogenic Diets and Diving
Interest among researchers has existed for a few decades, but it has increased in recent years as studies by such organizations as Duke University the University of South Florida have yielded intriguing results.
DCS Risk Factors
A recent big-data study performed by a DAN Europe research team used modern statistical analysis techniques to dig into a sample of nearly 40,000 open-circuit recreation dives and look for patterns and clues about DCS risk factors in real-world cases. Some of what they’ve found confirms our previous knowledge and opens entirely new avenues for research into the factors that contribute to DCS risk. Here’s what we’ve learned.