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Training Articles

Survive Any Dive Catastrophe!

Overpowering currents! Raging storms! Marauding sharks! Your dive instructor never mentioned you'd have days like this. Here's how to get home safely.

Scuba Tank Markings: What Do They All Mean?

Here's why you should care about what's stamped on the the outside of a scuba tank and how to decipher what it means.

What It's Like: To Recover Plane Crash Victims

Did you remember hearing about the Lao Airlines flight that crashed this past October? Jennifer Meszaros, an ethnographer, details what took place after the accident that killed all 49 people aboard.

Imaging Plus: Mind Your Manners

Are you an aspiring underwater photographer? Do you want to be able to take pictures at dive sites like Bonaire? Imaging Plus columnist and underwater photographer Jim Decker provides expert advice on gear and imaging techniques to perfect your photos. Want more imaging advice? Go to scubadiving.com.

10 Wackiest Daredevil Scuba Dives

Bored with your "normal" scuba diving routine? Here are 10 of our favorite wacky and wild ways to play and work underwater.

Lessons for Life: Disobedience Spells Disaster

Making an unplanned and untrained cave dive dooms a pair of inexperienced divers. The latest installment in our dive-training series "Lessons For Life."

Ask an Expert: Should You Ever Enter a Wreck Without Training?

Are purpose-sunk wrecks safe for basic penetration, or are they an accident waiting to happen? Eric Douglas asks experts from around the world for expert advice when going to dive sites hosting wrecks.

How To Prep Your Brand-New Underwater Camera Housing for Scuba Diving

Before you get in the water with your brand-new underwater camera housing, here are our best tips for prepping it so that it's ready for its first scuba dive.