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| 32 | How Did We Get Here?: A Short History of Diver Training.
Occasionally, it's instructive to look back at the past as a way to understand how we got to where we are today. Such perspective enables us to appreciate why learning certain scuba concepts or skills is so critical to our safety. It also gives us insight into how diver education has improved its methods and effectiveness. Plus, to many, knowing how things were done in years past is just downright interesting, and demonstrates that all divers are part of a community with a rich history.
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By Alex Brylske |
| 46 | A Tank is a Tank. Or is It?: What Every Diver Should Know About Scuba Cylinders
When selecting a tank, or cylinder, to rent or purchase at your local dive store it is not uncommon to be asked, "What size?" and "Steel or aluminum?" or even, "K- or DIN-valve?" As it turns out, there's a lot to know about scuba tanks.
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By Lynn Laymon |
| 60 | As Easy as a Sunday Drive: Adapting to the Underwater World
Although the prospect of donning a sophisticated array of high-tech dive gear and venturing beneath the waves may at first be daunting, we do well to remember that the equipment we use simply provides us a means to adapt to the underwater world. In some respects, donning our dive gear and jumping off the stern of a dive boat is much the same as climbing into our family car and heading out onto the interstate.
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By Robert N. Rossier |
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