Do You Have What it Takes to be Part of a Public Safety Dive Team?

What does it take to be a member of a dive team? I get that question quite often from individuals looking to go further in diving or seeking to find some way to be more involved within their communities.

Buoyancy Compensators: Special Features Needed for HAZMAT Conditions

A lot of times we get focused on the personal protective equipment that keeps the diver encapsulated in hopes that the diver has reduced exposure to the materials they may come in contact with and we tend to forget about the other support ensemble and ancillary equipment that is also exposed to the same environments.

When Silly Drills Become Serious Skills

The place to fail a skill or a drill is in confined water while training, don’t short change yourself. Practice hard so you can dive easier.

4 Things I wish I’d Known Before My First Tech Dive

Make an equipment check list and go through it before every dive/trip, with tech diving comes more equipment which equals more things to forget.

What’s Your Life Worth? – Part 2

The “What’s Your Life Worth?” series is not intended to scare people; it is intended to provoke thought and some introspective viewing as well as self analysis.

TDI Tech Party @ DEMA

Making a Difference, One Vet at a Time

I had the honor of being part of an incredible event that took place in Chicagoland on July 11th with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and Wounded Heroes Foundation.

Scuba Diving and Helping People

As you travel, explore, and continue your dive adventures, ask yourself how you can help others, and make diving that much better for those who love, or may one day love, the sport.

Sharing Technical Diving Lessons with the Sport Diver

There are many lessons to be learned but these seven can help provide a solid core. Technical diving may not be on a diver’s goal list, but its lessons have been hard fought and should not be treated lightly.

4 Qualities Successful Diving Educators Share

So what qualities set the most successful diving educators apart from others? Here are four key ones.