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Improve your underwater navigation skills by following these five simple steps.
5 diving tips to help you stretch your tank and maximize your bottom time.
A diver makes a difficult decision in an attempt to get help for his buddy while cave diving
Two underwater photographers debate whether muck sticks should be used when diving
On a routine practice dive in zero visibility, discovery of a high-school ring leads to the closing of a missing persons case for police divers
A blog for divers who are making a difference in the fight to save our ocean environment through marine conservation.
Our experts debate whether Discovery Channel’s popular annual series is educational or just entertainment at the sharks’ expense
Critical scuba diving gear often needs some special TLC. Here’s our guide to keeping your mask in tiptop shape in 5 easy steps.
A collection of quick tips for getting the most out of your underwater camera's macro lens.
Unaware that his body’s aches and pains were symptoms of a potentially larger problem, a new diver continues his dive trip
A little planning and some practice can open up a whole new world of diving possibilities. These diving tips are designed to help you navigate ocean entry when shore diving.
Follow these tips to return home warm, comfortable and still smiling about the diving.
You're the captain, navigator, engine, divemaster and diver all rolled into one. Talk about freedom. We show you the gear and the skills you'll need, and the best sites to use them both.
Once the exclusive tool of military and tech divers, rebreathersare now within the reach of Joe Diver. Is this the future of diving?
Buoyancy and anti-silt techniques that keep cave and cavern divers floating above trouble.
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Join DAN this June for Diver Safety Month and pick up some skills that just might save your life.
Got a great underwater image? Here's how to get it noticed by photo editors and make money from your hard work.
Ocean Corp. gets divers ready for a dream career seeing the world
For an unexpected way to see the world, train to be an NDT inspector
The 2011 Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society
European Rolex Scholar, Erin McFadden, blogs about her experiences
On a routine practice dive in zero visibility, discovery of a high-school ring leads to the closing of a missing persons case for police divers
Do you have what it takes to dive inside a water tower, nuclear reactor, shark net or beneath 20 feet of polar ice? Meet the people who do.
Fifty years ago, a career in diving meant joining the U.S. Navy. Today, people face a wide range of options for diving careers. Commercial divers must be able to thrive under harsh conditions and require education beyond open-water certification.
What drives poachers and pros to risk polluted water, snake bites, gator attacks and accidental drowning? As much as $100,000 a year.
June 2007 By Moira Honeyman Photography by Tim Calver I'm not sure why this thought comes to me, but kneeling on the sand in 40 feet of water, literally surrounded by Caribbean reef sharks, I decide it's best if I don't look ...
Jesse's wayward ascent ends abruptly when he collides headfirst with the bottom of the dive boat.
Bill pushed the flying-after-diving rules just enough to wind up in a recompression chamber.
Ill-fitting, homemade gear and a lack of training add up to a near fatality on an ill-advised wreck penetration.
Trapped in the surf zone and unable to fight the waves, Mike thought his dive couldn't get any worse. He was wrong.
Overconfidence kills. But sometimes, when you're lucky, it just leaves you unconscious and bleeding.
A heavy equipment load and a malfunctioning BC add up to extreme danger for one unsuspecting diver.
Eager to dive before her training was complete, Abby found herself in a life-threatening situation she wasn't prepared to handle.
Sandra never really wanted to dive, but under pressure from her boyfriend she gave it a shot--with nearly fatal consequences.
CPR and life support aren't included in basic scuba training — is just learning to dive enough of a challenge for beginners?
Conservation agencies say no, so why do so many divers do it anyway?
CO testing is recommended, not mandatory, and poisonings are not recorded — but is there really cause for alarm?
One author says dive-training agencies should teach SMB use, not mandate it, while another says you never really know when you might need it
Like automobile drivers in some states, should divers be required to recertify at regular intervals?
Two instructors debate what age is best to start kids on their way to dive certification.
Two instructors discuss the merits of rescue course, and whether it should be required for all divers
Two experienced divers debate whether the dive industry should mandate the use of redundant air systems.
Two underwater photographers debate whether muck sticks should be used when diving
Our experts debate whether Discovery Channel’s popular annual series is educational or just entertainment at the sharks’ expense
















































