SDI Diver News
Divemaster – The Best Job in the World
You know you made the right career path when “down time” at work consists of snorkeling with dolphins during an hour long surface interval with your customers… There is no doubt that Divemasters (DM) are known to have the ultimate … Continue reading
Divemaster – Roll Call and One Diver Short
It’s every dive professional’s worst nightmare: you come up from a great dive and it’s all smiles until you realize someone is missing. The initial sinking feeling in your gut is almost indescribable, but it’s important to keep a cool … Continue reading
Divemaster – Supervising a Recreational Boat Dive
Most dive professionals may have had the privilege of using their Divemaster rating to work on a boat someplace interesting, either a day boat or a live aboard. Managing divers, working the dive deck of a boat and conducting safe … Continue reading
SDI’s Rescue Diver eLearning Course is Coming Soon
In an effort to continue to provide our members with the most up to date materials, using our customized elearning platform, SDI is happy to announce the next addition to eLearning will be Rescue Diver. This is a great course … Continue reading
Traveling With a Rebreather
With airlines tightening luggage restrictions, packing for a dive trip is hard enough with just recreational gear and traveling with a rebreather adds another level of difficulty. What to bring, how to pack it, will the dive center have everything … Continue reading
Sam and Sally Panicked Underwater
Panic – A sudden overwhelming fear (with or without cause) that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, anxiety, confusion and often causes wildly unthinking behavior. We’re going to review a panic scenario, how it was handled and the outcome, as well … Continue reading
Constant PO2: What Is It, and How Is It Different than Nitrox?
In order to understand how constant PO2 in a closed circuit rebreather differs from diving nitrox, we need a quick refresher on physiology. Our bodies respond to the partial pressure of oxygen (PO2), the gas that we breathe, as opposed … Continue reading
Silent Diving Photography: The Benefits of No Bubbles
Imagine finding the perfect subject to take pictures of while diving: you get your camera ready, settings are in place, you’re getting closer, and you are ready to capture this ideal image in front of you… then you exhale a … Continue reading
Rebreathers—Are They for Me?
by Jeffrey Bozanic “I’m just a regular scuba diver… what would I want a rebreather for? They are for tech divers!” I hear that all the time. Yes, rebreathers are great tools for tech divers. You can dive deeper, stay … Continue reading
The Sidemount Diver: an Interview with Pete Nawrocky
SDI sat down with avid sidemount diver and instructor Pete Nawrocky with Dive Rite to discuss how and why divers get involved in Sidemount Diving. SDI – How long have you been diving? Pete – I started diving in 1971 … Continue reading
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