FEATURES
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Moving Beyond the Basics: How You Can Benefit From Advanced Scuba Training
How do you get from being recently certified to a level of experience that enables you to safely broaden your diving horizons, such as deeper dives, walls, wrecks, limited visibility, identifying marine life, diving at night? The answer is continued training. |
By Lynn Laymon |
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When 'Uh-Oh' Happens: How to
Equip and Prepare for Out-of-Air Situations
Most of us can only survive without air for a minute or more at best. Owing to that primary need, we take some extra precautions to ensure that even if something doesn't work right, we'll still be able to breathe. We plan carefully, we check our equipment before diving, we practice our skills regularly, and we make certain that we have some form of alternate air available - just in case we run into that unexpected out-of-air scenario we learn about in our training.
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By Robert Rossier |
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Diving Over the Counter, Part Two:
What Divers Should Know About Nonprescription Medications
In part one of this series last month, the author emphasized that, regardless of whether it requires a prescription, taking any drug while diving can have serious implications. The final installment of a two-part series takes a closer look at the effects of nicotine and several common over-the-counter drugs. |
By Alex Brylske |
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COMMENTARY
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Editorial: Practice Makes Possible |
BY ALEX BRYLSKE |
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Buddy Lines: Bush Action Says Volumes |
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Dive Observer:
Bush Establishes 3 Marine Monuments
And other news from the diving industry |
BY GENE GENTRUP |
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No Dumb Questions: How the Octopus
Got Its Name, Dizziness on Ascent, DCI and Exercise, and Air Consumption at Depth
Questions from our readers |
BY ALEX BRYLSKE |
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DIVE EXPLORATION
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Global Dive Exploration Map
A geographical guide to great dive destinations across the globe |
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Dive Geo: The 1,200-mile Dive:
Exploring Alaska's Inside Passage
Don't forget your dry suit |
BY ERIC HANAUER |
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Dive Traveler:
Common Cents for the Traveling Diver:
Smart Ways to Change Currency Abroad
Tips for savings and safety |
BY STACI MEYER |
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Passport:
Dive travel deals from all over |
COMPILED BY GENE GENTRUP |
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Diving USA
Dive travel opportunities across America |
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EcoSeas: Tough Shells, Rough Lives:
Why it's Hard to Be a Sea Turtle
Examining the challenges |
BY KAREN AND IAN STEWART |
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EVERY MONTH
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Scuba Skills: Snorkeling Techniques:
How to Wear, Carry and Clear a Snorkel
It's an important accessory |
BY LYNN LAYMON |
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Instructor Tips: Grading Themselves:
Teaching the Art of Self-Evaluation
Another way to help students learn |
BY GREG LASLO |
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Always Learning: A Place Called 'Home':
It's the Same, but Different
There's no place like it |
BY MARTY SNYDERMAN |
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COMPILED BY GENE GENTRUP |
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What's That?: Natural Wonders of Winter:
Encounters With Manatees,
Whales and California Squid
Year-round reasons to go diving |
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Premier Classifieds |
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Behind the Lens: The Money Shot
In pursuit of priceless |
BY MARTY SNYDERMAN |
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Dive Training Classifieds |
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Dive Training Quiz
Test your knowledge of the information in this month's issue |
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Final Check:
What It Looks Like When...
The Briefing Is Thorough
What you need to know |
BY LYNN LAYMON |
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