Entries by Brittany Bozik
Three Reasons to Pre-Breathe
There are a lot of arguments about prebreathing out there in the tech world. However, the majority have one thing in mind when we talk about prebreathing before a dive. That one thing is safety. There are countless checklists you could use before every dive, but the idea of multitasking while running through one of those lists and prebreathing is a great way to slow down while you check for safety.
New Zealand North: A Smashing Dive
These two dive sites in New Zealand will leave you ready to book a flight as soon as possible to see all of the marine life below the surface.
Welcoming the New Kid on the Block
Recently an ERDI dive team and a few PFI freedivers found themselves working as a team. You might be wondering why these two groups who participate in very different types of diving needed each other’s help? The photos in this article speak for themselves.
Risk Assessment for SCUBA Divers – a holistic approach to diving safety
Scuba diving comes with risk, there’s no doubt about that. There are many ways to minimize or mitigate that risk before, during and after your dive. In this article we break down four areas you need to be cautious of and some ways you can make sure you stay safe.
How Shark Diving Can Help Save Sharks
Shark diving is, in many ways, about education and respect. These creatures are wildly misunderstood as fiercely dangerous animals who will attack at any moment. What if we told you that just wasn’t true? What if we told you that diving with sharks could be the very thing that helps save them?
Maximizing Your Surface Interval
It’s no secret that with diving often comes traveling. It’s one of the perks of this hobby, seeing beautiful places in ways the average tourist can’t below the surface. But are you making the very most of your dive trips during the time you aren’t in the water? Learn about how you can make the most of your surface intervals on your next dive trip.
Slight Water Damage
Ever wonder what a Ferrari looks like in 38 feet of water? This Public Safety Team got to find out after being called out to a commercial shipping inlet where a diver was “told by god” to drive off a dock.
Best of ERDI 2019
With just days left in 2019 we thought it would be interesting to see what the most popular blog posts of 2019 were. These aren’t just the top posts published in 2019, these are the top read post throughout the year from all of our blog posts.