TDI Diver News
The “P-Valve,” Avoiding a Wet Drysuit
By Steve Lewis OK, hands-up all of you who have taken a pass on that extra glass of water because you’re about to zip yourself into a drysuit and go diving? Better yet, how many of you have been wrapped … Continue reading
What Makes a Solo Diver?
Diving and divers come in all different forms; some dive to see wrecks, others the deep walls and still others just for the marine life. Most dive to enjoy and share the experience with their family or favorite dive buddy(s), … Continue reading
The Evolution of Solo Diving
An Interview With Brian Carney There has been quite some buzz, on and off, about the concept of having a Solo Diving course available to divers. In 2001, Scuba Diving International (SDI) led the way on this initiative and produced … Continue reading
A Life Worth Living: the Inspiring Story of Leo Morales
On December 9th, 2012, Leo Morales established a new Guinness World Record of Deep Diving for people with disabilities. With the support of a team of professional divers, he went down at 400 feet (120 meters). It was a complex … Continue reading
Tech Diving in Bonaire – A Successful Event
Did someone say Tech Diving Vacation in the Caribbean with unlimited air/nitrox fills and educational sessions for rebreathers and sidemount diving? I’m in! And so was everyone else. This past October TDI & Dive Rite hosted the Buddy Dive Tech … Continue reading
The Self-Reliant Diver
Many years ago, Scuba Diving International (SDI) released a solo diver course which remains today a very popular course. Creating this course was not a big stretch given our background as a technical agency. The name of the course was … Continue reading
Team Dynamics: What to Look for in Team Members When Planning Tech Dives
Have you ever wondered why it is that Scuba Diving International (SDI™) pioneered Solo Diver education to produce self-sufficient sport divers, but its sister agency, Technical Diving International (TDI™), the largest and most successful tech agency, does not offer the … Continue reading
Underwater Lights for Tech Diving
Technical diving has evolved rapidly in a relatively short period of time. In less than 20 years, roughly the period of time technical diving has been ‘main stream’, we have seen: the development of technical diving equipment rather than modified … Continue reading
A Night Dive Turned Inside Out
Want to try something really cool? If you like night dives, this may be something for you. As Buddy Dive’s March Storm from Bonaire likes to call this, “A Night Dive Turned Inside Out”. The general idea behind a “normal” … Continue reading
Does It Have to be Night for Low Visibility Dives
Whenever we talk or think about low visibility, we almost always think in terms of a night dive. This makes perfect sense, but not when we are planning a technical dive. Technical dives have many aspects to consider; first and … Continue reading
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