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Flying After Scuba Diving – What Are The Risks?
Not flying after scuba diving is a subject that comes up in any Open Water certification course. This topic should also be mentioned to anyone scuba diving, whether it’s a first-time try dive or certified fun dives. But why is flying after scuba diving a problem? And is flying before diving just as much of an issue?
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Q&A with Underwater Cinematographer – Carly Hunter
Carly Brenner Hunter is an Underwater Specialist from Toronto, Canada and runs a company specializing in consulting, crewing, shooting, safety and rentals for underwater filming. How did you combine your passion for the water and camera? I started off in the camera department, straight out of film school at 21 years old. We have a camera
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How to Prepare For Cold Water Diving
Everybody’s first dive will forge its individual experience deep into the memory bank of that diver. The interesting thing I have realized was that many of those who learn and master cold water diving (perhaps with years of dives) have anxiety for diving in warm water. While the same goes for warm water divers who
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Nitrox Diving – What is Enriched Air?
Along your scuba diving journey, you may have noticed that some tanks or cylinders have bright green and yellow markings. These tanks represent enriched air, which means the divers are diving with nitrox, a special blend of gas to enrich your diving experience. However, like everything else in diving, nitrox can be highly effective if
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Muck Diving in Tulamben, Bali, INDONESIA
WHERE ARE WE GOING? Today we are muck diving in Tulamben, a small fishing village on the north-east coast of Bali, in Indonesia. WHY ARE WE MUCK DIVING IN TULAMBEN? Lots of avid divers love nudibranchs. They are so colorful and have different forms and sizes. The smallest could be as small as 3mm. Most nudibranchs
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Scuba Diving in Jamaica – Wrecks, Reefs, and Walls
WHERE ARE WE GOING? Today we are scuba diving in Jamaica, an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea! WHY ARE WE DIVING IN JAMAICA? There is a range of things you can see while diving in Jamaica! From old shipwrecks, to colorful reefs, and tropical marine life. What you will see depends on which
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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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