TDI Diver News

Many of the protocols taught and practiced in the classic rescue diving courses are based on three situations and their derivations: Finding a lost dive buddy, helping a buddy in distress, and bringing an unconscious diver safely to the surface. … Continue reading »

Why should I take this course? Ever wonder what it would be like to take your diving skills to the next level? Ever see the divers messing around with their “doubles” and wonder what it would be like to dive … Continue reading »

By Steve Lewis You may have sat-in on dive briefings that end with the advice: “Please come back on board with at least 50 bar of air in your tanks (500 psi from US divemasters)… have a good dive.” As … Continue reading »

TDI and Poseidon are headed to the East coast to provide a new adventure to northeast diving professionals so they can pass it onto their customers. This time we will be joining forces in the Pennsylvania. If you are a … Continue reading »

Summer is in full swing now and divers are ready to dive! TDI and Poseidon are ready to provide a new adventure to diving professionals so they can pass it onto their customers. This time we will be joining forces … Continue reading »

Diving is perhaps one of the most fascinating sports. Unlike many other sports, which have been studied allowing us to know how it will affect the human body, scuba diving relies on theory, theories that have worked for many years … Continue reading »

If you were to be asked what does a decompression diver look like, what would the image be in your head? Would it be a diver with doubles on their back and cylinders hanging off every available D-ring? Would it … Continue reading »

By Bret C. Gilliam A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE There have been numerous articles written on the subjects of inert gas narcosis and attendant depth limitations. Many have re-hashed old formulas relating the preposterous “Martini’s Law” etc. and sanctimonious admonitions against any … Continue reading »

By Steve Lewis When the diving community attempts to set a definition for a technique, procedure or even a piece of kit… whoops, sorry I should say equipment… there is seldom complete agreement. Our community is simply too diverse, too … Continue reading »

It sounded like the perfect place to run a CCR Course. A tropical island, clear visibility, warm waters and calm seas. An instructors dream teaching location. However, for the guys who completed their TDI Hollis Prism 2 CCR Course on … Continue reading »