FEATURES
| 30 | Making the Grade: Getting the Most from Your Open Water Course.
While understanding the theory behind scuba diving is important, at its core, diving is an activity. Therefore, regardless of how much you know, it's your ability to put that knowledge into action that will determine how skilled a diver you'll become. The author offers insights on how to make your scuba training pay off.
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By Alex Brylske |
| 40 | Dredging The Deep Blue Sea: The Hms Challenger And The Birth Of Oceanography.
From 1872 to 1876, the HMS Challenger sailed with orders to survey the world's oceans systematically and methodically. While the expedition never gained the notoriety of Charles Darwin's research aboard the Beagle, the Challenger crew discovered 4,700 new species and changed the way scientists understood the sea floor, species distribution, and ocean currents.
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By Greg Laslo |
| 50 | One Breath At A Time: The Art And Science Of Breathing Underwater
Breathe in. Breathe out. Repeat as necessary. The involuntary act of breathing is quite easy for most of us, but the breathing thing changes when you put a scuba regulator in your mouth. The author explains how breathing on scuba is a bit different from breathing on land, and why it's important to become skilled at the art of underwater respiration.
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By Linda Lee Walden |
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COMMENTARY
| 8 | Editorial: The C-Card Firestorm
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By Cathryn Castle |
| 8 | Buddy Lines: The C-Card Firestorm, Continued
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| 18 | Dive Observer: A Tenet of Diving Fine-Tuned and other news from the diving industry
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By Gene Gentrup |
| 100 | No Dumb Questions: The Difference Between Fresh and Salt Water, and Why Whales Don't Get Bent. Questions from our readers
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By Alex Brylske |
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DIVE EXPLORATION
| 76 | Global Dive Exploration Map
A geographical guide to great dive destinations across the globe
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| 78 | Dive Geo: The Island of Barbados: Adventures on "The Rock. " Wrecks, reefs and "rum shops" in the land of Bajan rhythms
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By Tanya Burnett And Kevin Palmer |
| 87 | Dive Traveler: The Pretrip Trip: It Starts With a Visit to Your Dive Store. How a simple checklist can serve many useful functions
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By Barry And Ruth Guimbellot |
| 92 | Training Site: Portage Quarry Recreation Club, Ohio: Lots to See and Do. A multipurpose facility for diving, camping and summer activities
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By Linda Lee Walden |
| 91 | Passport: Dive travel deals from all over
Compiled By Gene Gentrup
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EVERY MONTH
| 61 | Scuba Skills: Accident Management: Tips for Responding to a Diving Emergency
It's important to know what to do
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By Lynn Laymon |
| 65 | Instructor Tips: Dive Instruction and the Old Car: Defining Responsibility to Students
It's about Obedience, Loyalty, Disclosure, Confidentiality, Accounting and Reasonable care
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By Robert N. Rossier |
| 69 | Always Learning: Nothing to Fear but Anxiety: Calming the Anxious Diver
Tips for dealing with predive heebie-jeebies
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By Mark Twombly |
| 98 | Dive Shop:
Compiled By Cathryn Castle
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| 104 | What's That?: The Funny-Looking Bottom Dwellers: Not-Made-For-TV Sharks
They look silly, not scary, but still deserve our respect
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By Marty Snyderman |
| 107 | Premier Classifieds
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| 109 | Dive Training Classifieds
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| 113 | Dive Training Quiz. Test your knowledge of the information in this month's issue
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| 114 | Final Check: What It Looks Like When... You Conserve Energy. Easy does it underwater
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By Lynn Laymon |
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