The Handicapped Scuba Association (HSA) is dedicated to improving the physical and social well-being of people with disabilities through scuba diving and at Bolton Area Divers...
By: Jon Kieren As an Instructor Trainer, I am often asked about the process and timeline to become an SDI Open Water Scuba Diving Instructor. The...
By Brian Shreve (with contributions by Jordan Greene) You’re swimming along, just enjoying the dive. Suddenly, out of nowhere, it strikes. It feels like a ball of...
By Joel Silverstein People have sailed the seas for thousands of years and many of those ships have fallen prey to storms and collisions, ultimately finding...
By John Bentley With all the redundancy and integrated safety features in dive equipment it is surprising to think that our second stage regulator delivers gas...
Check out Part 2 here. Admittedly, there isn’t much to actually using your snorkel, other than placing the mouthpiece in your mouth and breathing slowly and...
Check out Part 1 here. Before using your snorkel, you will need to attach it to your mask. There are both right and wrong ways to...
By Richard Devanney I’ve been watching a lot of tech clips on YouTube lately for procrastination research purposes, and it has to be said there are...
To start your commercial diving career, you must have a recognised commercial diving certification, such as HSE or ADAS. While a lot of commercial diving work...
What is the best type of snorkel for you? That will depend on a variety of factors, but chief among them will be the answer to...
By Richard Devanney The previous two articles on decompression theory introduced and discussed numerous processes that occur in our body as we breathe gases under pressure...
By Brian Shreve The Big Question As a dive store owner, the most common question I was asked is “I want to get certified. How much...
