Koh Tao (meaning Turtle Island) is not only my favourite island in Thailand but it is one of the most beautiful islands in the world. Most...
About the authors: Kimmo Lahtinen, AIDA education committee 2005–2009, AIDA president 2010–2016. Freediving qualifications: AIDA instructor trainer and A-level judge. Simo Kurra, AIDA education committee 2007–2009,...
BSAC’s regional and national courses for 2016, including Instructor Training and Skill Development Courses (SDCs) are now available online. BSAC currently has over 30 SDCs to...
Following on from the announcement last week at DEMA 2015 that RAID has developed “unit specific” eTraining Manuals for the revamped Poseidon Mark 7 CCR and Oceanic’s...
Dive training agency RAID International has announced it has submitted an application this week for membership of the Recreational Scuba Training Council (RSTC) under the new guidelines...
Following on from the release of their two new rebreather eManuals this month for the revamped Poseidon Mark 7 and Hollis Explorer, RAID has also announced at...
RAID has announced the release of two new Rebreather Manuals at the DEMA Show 2015. The dive training agency has developed “equipment specific” eManuals for both the revamped Poseidon Mark...
INTRODUCING RAID LIGHTNING MOBI™ – THE TRANSFORMATION OF ONLINE DIVER TRAINING Announcing RAID Lightning Mobi™, RAID Founder Barry Coleman says: “At RAID we dive and train...
A new training app for freedivers called Apnea Diver has been launched for smartphones and tablets and is available for both iOS and Android devices. Created specifically...
RAID International and RAID Australia / South Pacific have announced that Australia’s largest dive retail and diver training chain, ProDive International, has chosen to offer RAID training...
Sabotaging the Industry from Within Simon Pridmore argues that the poor treatment meted out to new scuba divers could be a significant factor contributing to the...
Learning to Navigate underwater is very different to doing it on dry land. With a constantly changing environment that is often unfamiliar it can be a...