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Training Articles

What It's Like... To Be a Rock Star Diver

Blink-182 Bassist, Mark Hoppus shares what it's like to be a rock star and a diver.

Lessons for Life: Lying to Dive

Lessons in scuba diving safety. This month: Thinking past medical problems shouldn’t keep her out of the water, a diver lies on the medical clearance in order to dive.

60:Second ScubaLab: Ideations Dive Alert Plus

The Dive Alert Plus delivers a loud audible signal both on the surface and under water.

Lessons for Life: Wrong Turn

Lessons in scuba diving safety and accidents. This month: A new dive toy and poor planning lead to deadly consequences.

Lessons for Life: Are You Too Comfortable?

Lessons in scuba diving safety. This month: Being unaware of his depth and surroundings leads to trouble for this frequent solo diver

What It's Like...To Detonate an Underwater Bomb

What's it like to detonate a bomb underwater? It's a crazy job for a scuba diver — but it's also just like fireworks on the Fourth of July.

Are You Too Fat to Dive?

A doctor and an instructor debate whether overweight divers are fit to dive.

Lessons For Life: Wrong Way In

Another case study in our Dive Training series "Lessons For Life": Always get a proper orientation for a site you’ve never dived. Scuba diving accidents and safety tips.

Are Dive Training Requirements Adequate?

Two experts debate whether today’s scuba-diving training standards sufficiently prepare divers