FEATURES
| 24 | Good in the Water: How Swimming Skills Can Improve Scuba Performance
Fins, snorkels, regulators and BCs compensate to a great degree for lack of swimming ability. But for even the most experienced divers, confidence and ease in the water improve when they are strong swimmers.
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By Eric Hanauer |
| 34 | Understanding Ascents and Descents, Part 1: Equalizing on Descent.
Those simple but ultimately frustrating words, "I can't equalize!" are the bane of every diver's existence. Problems associated with descent can also mean more than mere frustration or inconvenience. On rare occasions they can lead to very serious outcomes. It's important to understand how to avoid the group of disorders collectively termed "squeeze," or more properly, descent barotrauma.
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By Alex Brylske |
| 44 | Drift Diving: How to Use Current to Your Advantage.
If there is a force of nature that disrupts dives and disorients divers as much as any other, it is current. On the flipside, current can be an asset; when used to the diver's advantage it makes for an effortless and relaxing diving experience. The author explains how to safely go with the flow.
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By Lynn Laymon |
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COMMENTARY
| 8 | Editorial: Rats, Cockroaches and Humans
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By Alex Brylske |
| 10 | Buddy Lines: Cardiac Concerns for Divers
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| 16 | Dive Observer: Ocean Policy
and other news from the diving industry
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By Gene Gentrup |
| 88 | No Dumb Questions:
Topics
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By Alex Brylske |
| 91 | Eco-seas: Finding the Truth About
Nemo:
Real-life symbiosis revealed
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By Linda Litteral |
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DIVE EXPLORATION
| 68 | Global Dive Exploration Map:
A geographical guide to great dive destinations across the globe
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| 70 | Dive Geo: Honduran Treasures:
Western Caribbean gems, above and below
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By Joseph C. Dovala |
| 79 | Dive Traveler: The Dive Buffet is Open:
Dive several destinations in one trip
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By Jeff Myers |
| 83 | Passport:
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Compiled by Gene Gentrup |
| 84 | Diving USA:
Dive travel opportunities across America
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EVERY MONTH
| 53 | Scuba Skills: Threading a BC Tank Strap:Step-by-step instructions make it simple
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By Linda Lee Walden |
| 57 | Instructor Tips: On Course, of Course:How to help your students find their way
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By Greg Laslo |
| 61 | Always Learning: Diving's Other Golden Era:
Inspired by landlocked divers' enthusiasm
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By Marty Snyderman |
| 86 | Dive Shop:
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Compiled by Cathryn Castle Whitman |
| 95 | What's That?: Housekeepers at the Bottom:
They enjoy life in the "rubble zone"
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By Marty Snyderman |
| 99 | Premier Classifieds
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| 101 | Dive Training Classifieds
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| 105 | Dive Training Quiz:
Test your knowledge of the information in this month's issue
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| 106 | Final Check: What it Looks Like
When...
Safe diving starts with emergency equipment
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By Linda Lee Walden |
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