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Mask Clearing Tips – Mask Removal & Replacement
One of the most important skills, if not, the most important skill needed in scuba diving is knowing how to clear your mask underwater. Mask clearing is taught in basic try dives, and you will come across this skill several times in your open water certification. However, it is also the skill that causes most
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What To Wear Under Wetsuit
If you are pulling on a wetsuit for the first time, you might also be wondering what to wear under a wetsuit. Is there a special swimsuit to wear, are there items of clothing to avoid, and won’t everything get squished up down there? Yes, yes, and maybe! This is why it is important to
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No Decompression Limit (NDL) – The Easy Answer
As a scuba diver, you would have come across the term, No Decompression Limit or NDL. It is also referred to as no-stop time or zero time. So, what exactly are these limits or times? In layman’s terms, a no decompression limit is the maximum time divers are able to spend at certain depths before
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Q&A – Marine and Diving Coordinator in Film & TV
Read Part 1 of Bolívar Sánchez’s Interview What is the most enjoyable thing about your role? Working out at sea and creating storms! Creating storms on a set is all about the build-up. We have wave machines, dump tanks, which are huge towers with slides that pour water into the set, and rain and wind
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What is a Typical Divemaster Salary in Thailand?
Thinking of heading to tropical Thailand to work and live as a divemaster? If you’re not, then you should be! Thailand is the land of sun, smiles, and some great scuba diving! So can you become a divemaster in Thailand and live off the diving? Let’s have a look at a typical divemaster salary in
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How to Make a Bubble Ring Underwater
Article Updated 21 Aug 2022 Blowing a bubble ring underwater is definitely a cool way to show off. Many of my students are very interested in being able to make bubble rings underwater. You can blow bubble rings or you can create them with your hands when scuba diving, snorkeling or freediving. Let me teach
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Down To Scuba is a one-stop guide to scuba diving, snorkeling, and freediving. It’s also a resource for marine life and ocean conservation.
As full-time working PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer Instructors, Emma & Lionel have come across most scuba diving questions, and have picked up loads of tips along the way. With our network and community of fellow instructors and divers, we have complied all of our scuba knowledge into this handy guide!
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