ASK DAN: What do divers need to know about cardiac health?
The heart’s importance and the inherent hazards of the underwater environment make it really important for divers to be aware of their cardiovascular health.
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General Diving
CONTINUING EDUCATION
After years of dreaming about it, you have succeeded! You’ve completed your training… and have your scuba certification card. Congratulations! Now what?? For some of you, you will hang up your fins. The grand adventure is over. And that is a complete shame! For others, you will seek help and guidance, intrigued by the environment …
ALL THE REASONS YOU SHOULD (PROUDLY) PEE IN YOUR WETSUIT
They say there are two types of divers: those who pee in their wetsuits and those who lie about it. Most people who have been diving with me know that I quite proudly fall in the first group. It’s not that I’m trying to gross people out by making pee jokes after dives (admittedly, I …
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TO REEL OR NOT TO REEL
To reel, or not to reel, that is the question. Sometimes it can be fun, Tho it can be a pain to run. Sometimes it works well; Other times it is hell. To reel, or not to reel, that is the question. Do you know Where the wreck will let you go? Sometimes you need …
SKILLS WORKSHOP: HOVERING NEUTRALLY BUOYANT
I’ve recently been coaching some divers on ways to improve their neutral buoyancy hover when in the water. A common thing I’ve seen is a diver maintaining their buoyancy by finning. There are many reasons why this may happen, including weighting, kit setup, etc. After eliminating all of the other more common reasons, I’ve found …
DO NOT CONDEMN A GOOD CYLINDER – WHAT DIFFERENTIATES A TAP STOP FROM A CRACK?
During the cylinder inspection process, inspecting the threads is often considered the most difficult to view and assess. Common approved procedures allow for a light and mirror to be moved around the inside of the threads, looking for corrosion or cracks. If something is located, it is difficult to assess. The mirror has a small …
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AN UPDATED APPROACH BAILOUT PLANNING
This is a step-by-step process that takes you through ‘old school’ to ‘new school’ approaches and offers an alternative. The Basic Info For the purposes of planning on any method, we need a few basics. These are: SAC (Surface Air Consumption Rate) – TDI standards for a bottom bailout (45lpm) and deco bailout (30 lpm) …
THE RECIPE FOR THE PERFECT DIVE
When the idea came up to do an article on the recipe for a perfect dive I knew that it was something I wanted to write. As soon as it was suggested I knew I was going to make recipe cards that looked like my grandmother’s recipes, and then came the hard part…getting Photoshop to …
SWIMMING TOWARDS MY DREAM
Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to be a Marine Biologist. My dream is to go to UNC Wilmington and eventually earn my doctorate. I have been to almost every aquarium in North Carolina and have recently visited the Georgia aquarium. Seeing the whale sharks caused my jaw to drop (and it’s …
DON’T FORGET YOUR ROOTS
I still remember my earliest dives like they were yesterday. My checkout dives for Open Water were completed at Devil’s Den and Ginnie Springs in Florida — blue water, unlimited viz, 72 degrees, a beautiful November 2006. I remember poking around the rocks in Devil’s Den and finding an old Budweiser can. My first treasure! …