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Training Articles

Guide to Scuba Diving With Diabetes
Recognize the risks and realities for responsible diving if you have diabetes. Review safety guidelines and best practices.
A Sudden Lionfish Sting Tests a Diver's First-Aid Skills
One diver learns about lionfish stings the hard way after sticking her hand under a ledge. See how it happened and what her buddies did to help.
How Do I Stop Bumping Into My Dive Buddy Underwater?
The best buddies make diving feel effortless. If you're getting into your buddy's space underwater, read a pro's tips to turn awkwardness into grace.
Flying High as a PADI Helicopter Diver
If you've ever wanted to jump from a helicopter like your favorite action hero, now you can. Here's everything you need to know about this unique distinctive specialty.
Safety Tips for Fill Stations and Compressor Rooms
Understanding how fill stations should operate—and recognizing unsafe practices—can prevent life-threatening incidents. Here’s what you need to know before filling tanks.
Everything You Need to Know About Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contests

How to carve a pumpkin underwater, the tools you need and design tips for divers celebrating Halloween beneath the waves.

The Risk of Neglecting Your Air Supply
Careful monitoring of your gas tank is imperative to staying safe while diving. Here, one diver learns a tough lesson when forced to surface too fast.
How Do I Tell My Dive Guide to Stop Touching Animals?
Guides might think they're being helpful by trying to help you get that shot of a must-see animal, but touching sea creatures is unethical and potentially harmful. Here's what you can do if it's happening on your dives.
A Close Call With Immersion Pulmonary Edema
After experiencing difficulty breathing underwater, a diver's knowledge of immersion pulmonary edema—from a previous episode—proved beneficial when seeking treatment.