Fitness makes you a safer diver. However, not everyone is fit and healthy. Not everyone was fit and healthy when we started diving. I want to share what I’ve been through in the last 18 months, and listen to feedback, new ideas, and, honestly, encouragement. This post is pretty long. I wanted to provide enough…… Continue reading Diving Taught Me How to Move Again
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Frenzy to Focus: Diving Emergencies
Stress and panic management and learning to focus is part of the SSI Stress and Rescue class. Other agencies call it Rescue Diver. Intro Every dive is potentially dangerous. A large part of all training for scuba diving involves how to deal with things that go wrong. It starts in our open water class and…… Continue reading Frenzy to Focus: Diving Emergencies
Breathing Better with Nitrox
Normally when diving, we breath compressed air, which is 20.9% oxygen, 78.1% nitrogen, 0.9% argon, 0.04% carbon dioxide, and 0.06% a variety of other trace gases. The gases beyond oxygen and nitrogen really don’t matter, so we tend to focus on the oxygen and nitrogen content. What is Nitrox Enriched air, or nitrox, is compressed…… Continue reading Breathing Better with Nitrox
My Chemistry Degree Proves Useful
The Science of Diving (SSI) is a fascinating and very useful class for divers.
What’s So Special About a Specialty Diver
Some diving certification agencies recognize a Specialty Diver as someone who has completed at least two specialty classes beyond their Open Water certification. What does this mean? Not a lot, actually. So, why am I writing a post about it? Because most divers get their open water certification and stop with further training classes. I…… Continue reading What’s So Special About a Specialty Diver