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| 24 | How to Broaden Your Diving Horizon: Five Must-Take Specialty Courses
You've passed your final written exam, successfully demonstrated your scuba skills in open water and proudly accepted your Open Water Diver c-card. Now you're eager to get in the water with your buddy and blow some bubbles independently. Soon, however, you realize that there is more to scuba than what you were taught in your entry-level certification class. The best way to expand your diving horizons is by completing additional scuba courses. The author provides an overview of several popular specialty courses.
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By Linda Lee Walden |
| 38 | Nitrogen Narcosis: Diving Under the 'Influence'
Nitrogen narcosis has been recognized for quite some time. It was reported as early as 1835, and described by divers as a "mysterious malady similar to drunkenness." In an attempt to explain this strange disorder, a number of theories soon arose. But it wasn't until 1935 that a diving physiologist named Albert Behnke , the father figure of the U.S. Navy's diving program , suggested that it was the nitrogen component of air responsible for the narcoticlike symptoms.
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By Alex Brylske |
| 52 | The Face in the Mirror: Examining the Link Between Human Behavior and Diving Accidents.
Aviation safety research suggests that human behavior is one of the most common , if not the No. 1, cause of accidents, and this may be true in diving as well. According to Federal Aviation Administration sources, pilots who lived through accidents were often aware of the hazards at the time they made their fateful decisions, but chose their course of action in the interest of expediency, cost savings, self-gratification, or similar factors. Sound familiar?
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By Robert N. Rossier |
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