By: Richard Devanney To a new diver, thoughts of narcosis can be very mixed. Some may find it to be a scary prospect, whilst let’s be honest...
By: Stephanie Miele & Sean Harrison “What is the best age to certify my kid?” This is a question we hear quite often SDI, and as...
By: Brittany Hadfield So you’ve gotten your first diving certification and now you’re hooked. You’re bored of your current job and you’re looking for something more...
By: Kate Heller Where’s the boat? Did we pass this part of the reef already? Should we just go up? Whether it happens to a new...
By: Dillon Waters So you are thinking of signing up for your first scuba diving course, or even better, you’ve already made the commitment to start...
By: Aaron Lazar You’re out on a dive boat for what you hope is going to be a fun filled day of exploring beneath the surface....
By: Eric Brooks It is important for swift water rescue teams to practice scenarios that they will likely encounter when responding to a mission. It is...
Not too long ago, TDI published a blog post called “Choosing your Technical Instructor”. The main argument made was, that when choosing any kind of instructor,...
By: Cris Merz Apex Predators – that is what they are. Often the baddies in movies, whether it is terrorizing a peaceful beach, swinging about in...
By: James Webber So far, it’s a slow Sunday… The sun is blasting away, the palm trees are swaying in the wind and I can smell...
By: Lauren Kieren When I was asked to write an article on “the do’s and don’ts with aquatic creatures,” I thought to myself… Sure, that’s easy....
By: John Bentley Ask technical instructors what skill you need to go from recreational diving to technical diving and the common answer is “hover.” It doesn’t...