FEATURES
| 28 | What Are You Thinking?: Underwater Communication Basics. When we leave the comfort and safety of our natural surroundings and venture beneath the waves, our ability to communicate becomes greatly impaired. No longer can we speak, no longer can we hear words, and no longer can we distinguish many common gestures and facial expressions. As a result, we must hone our remaining senses and skills to more effectively communicate with one another.
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By Robert N. Rossier |
| 40 | Your Brain On Scuba: A Diver's Quiz. Some things about scuba you're not likely to forget - never hold your breath, equalize early and often, etc. But what about all the background knowledge and "what if" skills you also learned when becoming certified? How much of what you don't use, or even think about, on every dive do you retain? Test your memory with this simple quiz.
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By Linda Lee Walden |
| 52 | Putting It All Together and Taking It Underwater: Practical Applications for Avoiding Decompression Sickness In the fourth and final installment of what started out as a three-part series on decompression sickness, the author offers some sound advice for preventing DCS.
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By Alex Brylske |
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COMMENTARY
| 8 | Editorial: Water on the Brain
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By Alex Brylske |
| 10 | Buddy Lines: The Art of Observing Marine Life
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| 16 | Dive Observer: Team Effort Enhances Oklahoma Dive Site and other news from the diving industry
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By Gene Gentrup |
| 101 | No Dumb Questions: The Octopus Reg, Breathing Patterns, Vitamin E for Divers, and Careers in Diving
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By Alex Brylske |
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DIVE EXPLORATION
| 82 | Global Dive Exploration Map. A geographical guide to great dive destinations across the globe
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| 84 | Dive Geo: Sister Act, Cayman-Style:The Sister Islands of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman
They share a family resemblance but each has its own personality and charm
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By Karen And Ian Stewart |
| 91 | Dive Traveler: Travel Tools: Tourism Offices as Dive Vacation Planners. A tourism office Web guide
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By Staci Meyer |
| 95 | Passport: Dive travel deals and updates from all over
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Compiled By Gene Gentrup |
| 96 | Diving USA. Dive travel opportunities across America
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EVERY MONTH
| 67 | Scuba Skills: Slipping into the Water Without a Splash: The Controlled Seated Entry. Tips for a safe and easy entry
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By Lynn Laymon |
| 71 | Instructor Tips: Out of the Classroom and Into the Water: Tips for Open-water Organization and Control.
Good planning will benefit you and your students
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By Barry Shuster |
| 77 | Always Learning: Lighting the Fire: A Speech Sparks a Career in Underwater Filmmaking. Scuba diving as an opportunity for stewardship.
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By Marty Snyderman |
| 105 | Eco-seas: Clean Fun, Good Cause: Divers Can Make a Difference with Environmental Cleanups
Tips for planning a cleanup dive.
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By David Prichard & Lily Mak |
| 110 | Dive Shop:
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Compiled By Cathryn Castle |
| 112 | What's That?: Sea Stars: Jewels of the Seashore and the Reefs. They're beautiful, but brainless
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By Marty Snyderman |
| 115 | Premier Classifieds
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| 117 | Dive Training Classifieds
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| 121 | Dive Training Quiz. Test your knowledge of the information in this month's issue
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| 122 | Final Check: What it Looks Like When ... You Test Your Tank's Contents. When nitrox diving it pays to know what's inside
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By Lynn Laymon |
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