The Illusion of “Clear”

Every open-water student learns the rule like it’s handed down from Mount Sinai: thou shalt perform a three-to-five minute safety stop at fifteen feet. It’s a rite of passage. We hang on the line, watch our pressure gauges, and stare blankly at our buddies while waiting out the clock.
The Precarious Pursuit of Pediatric Diving Records

The Precarious Pursuit of Pediatric Diving Records: A Call for Scrutiny and Adherence to Agency Standards In the past 18 months, a series of widely circulated articles have celebrated the […]
The Unwritten Rules of the Underwater World (Or, How Not to End Up as Shark Bait)

You’ve got your C-Card, you’ve memorized the hand signals, and you’ve spent a small fortune on gear. You’re ready to dive, right? Almost. The SDI manual is great, but it […]
START? How about TREATS?

START is the acronym, nay mantra for every decompression and beyond diver. It is supposed to be a brain trigger to help remember the key steps to follow before departing […]
North Gas, South Gas.

The reality is, it’s coming out somewhere. The north side Most of our dive related gas exchange happens from the north end… our mouth. It doesn’t happen all the time, […]