As a diver you will generally spend more time on boats than you will exploring the underwater world. Feeding the fish, Mel de Mar, Seasickness, call it what you’d like, most divers will experience this very uncomfortable ill feeling at least once…
As a dive instructor I spend quite some time explaining the dive tables to my entry level divers. We work through the numbers and turn slates over and over, doing calculations and drawing profiles until it makes sense. When I guide fun…
You finally qualified your dive course and are ready to dive exotic, and even not so exotic, dive locations. Once divers are qualified they seldom think about keeping their skills fresh but it is something that we all need to do, never…
Whenever you do a dive course you need to fill in a dive medical questionnaire. It is a list of medical conditions that might require you to have clearance from a doctor before you can commence your in-water training. We often forget…
Diving is seen as an extreme sport with inherent risks involved, however, divers choose to participate in the activity as it offers them an opportunity to explore a new and exciting world. When faced with in-water difficulties divers make use of a…
An interview with Harry Chamas I’ve recently had the opportunity to catch up with Harry Chamas, the holder of the British national free diving record for variable weight and no limits freediving. Here is what he has to say about freediving and…
I’ve always been fascinated by seahorses. Who isn’t? A horse under the sea… and the males carry the babies! They are so cute, you just want to put them in your pocket! But how does the presence of divers affect these fascinating…
Scuba diving is seen as an extreme sport. Just mention that you are a diver and watch non-diver’s eyes stretch wide or look at your medical insurance policy- which likely excluded injuries relating to the sport. As more and more people venture…
Anytime the topic of free internships is brought up in diving forums it sparks heated debate. The post usually goes something like: “I want to learn diving/do my DM/Instructor course and am looking for somewhere to do it for free”. While the…
While working as a dive instructor I used to ask customers whom I haven’t dived with before to assemble their dive gear before the first dive. This was to accomplish two things: so that the customers could familiarise themselves with the gear…