Education & Training

"I never thought I could be doing anything like that!"

Posted By Phil Mucci on 10 October 2007 Rated :

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Phil Mucci regales us with an inspiring, true story of struggle and triumph, as experienced by Indika Gunawardena, as he carried his whole community forward through scuba diving.

Nitrox - enriching your bottom time

Posted By Christopher Chin on 26 September 2005 Rated :

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Staff Writer Christopher Chin writes about the benefits of diving with Enriched Air Nitrox.

Diving into the Depths of Memories

Posted By Alison Pearce on 8 September 2005 Rated :

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DeeperBlue.net Writer, Scuba Diver and Forum Team Leader Alison Pearce takes us into the depths of her ocean memories of early scuba days.

Positively Buoyant

Posted By Lucie Wright on 3 February 2005 Rated :

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What is buoyancy? Why is it important? What affects it? Scuba contributor Lucie Wright takes an uplifting look at all things buoyant.

A Dive of Firsts

Posted By Theresa Moniot on 5 January 2005 Rated :

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Remember the first time you ever...??? Enjoy the sensation of that brand-new feeling as mid-west diver Theresa Moniot regales us on her adventure of many scuba "firsts".

Creature Feature: SHARKS! Jaws or Dermal Denticles?

Posted By Abigail Smigel on 21 July 2004 Rated :

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Abi Smigel takes a bite out of the JAWS view of sharks.

Diving Specialty: Boat Diving

Posted By Francesca Koe on 2 June 2004 Rated :

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Experienced diver and professional crewmember, Francesca Koe, gives you the ins-and-outs of boat diving.

Delving into the World of Diving with Your Children - Part III

Posted By Mike Thomas on 4 May 2004 Rated :

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Mike and his kids take their first open-water dives in the last of his three-part series

Delving into the World of Diving with Your Children - Part II

Posted By Mike Thomas on 21 April 2004 Rated :

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Mike Thomas continues his look at diving with his children in this, the second of three articles on family diving

Delving into the World of Diving with Your Children

Posted By Mike Thomas on 31 March 2004 Rated :

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Mike Thomas takes a look at diving with his children in this, the first of three articles on family diving

Experience a different kind of night life…….Night Diving

Posted By Francesca Koe on 3 March 2004 Rated :

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Underwater, you can watch group sex happening all over the place at night!

Creature Feature: Fugu - Culinary Russian Roulette

Posted By Sara-Lise Haith on 24 December 2003 Rated :

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Looking for some serious culinary excitement? Sara-Lise takes a closer look at fugu, the sometimes deadly Japanese delicacy.

Naturalist Diving - The Art of Naked Diving?

Posted By Lucie Wright on 10 December 2003 Rated :

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Lucie Wright explores the not-so-nether regions of diving through the Underwater Naturalist Specialty.

Dive Planning

Posted By Andy Pope on 11 June 2003 Rated :

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Contributor Andy Pope takes a look at dive planning - although beyond just planning your dive and diving your plan

Keeping the Past Alive

Posted By Dale Swift on 11 February 2003 Rated :

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Remember those good old days, when wetsuits were black and computers were the size of a house. Dale Swift looks back to our diving roots

Beating the Winter Blues

Posted By Malcolm James on 21 December 2002 Rated :

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Winter has arrived, but that does not mean you have to hang up the Wetsuit. Mal offers some commonsense ideas to extend your scuba season