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...
By Richard Taylor (Note: some Imperial and metric conversions are approximate to reflect different regional norms) Let’s be honest, diving gets a bit of a bad...
By John Bentley Night diving may seem daunting to the new diver and, in many ways, it should! While night dives are a great way to...
By Brian Shreve Dropping down the line, it seems like forever. Nothing below you, and nothing above you. Only the sounds of you and your buddy’s...
by Richard Devanney The first section of this series on decompression theory (which you can read here) attempted to describe the processes that determine how our...
By Sean Harrison For the final of our three part installment of equivalencies, here is our review of how other agencies’ certifications, standards, and training equate...
by Richard Devanney Of all the facets of diving, decompression theory is perhaps the least accessible. It can be a minefield of dry scientific jargon and...
As one of The Underwater Centre’s Student Advisors, a question I get asked a lot is what offshore work opportunities are there once students have completed...
by Sean Harrison Scuba diving is a great sport, and like any activity it is not without its risks – and that is what attracts some...
by Cris Merz The first steps in dropping it all to become a dive professional. One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure...
by Jon Kieren A few months ago, we released an article that broke down all of the SDI Diver certifications and what the most popular agency...
Caring for Your Scuba Mask To a large degree, you care for your mask the same as you would any other piece of dive equipment. The...
