Archive for 'Scuba Training'

Saved by the Bell

Posted on Apr, 2011 in Home/Scuba Training/Saved by the Bell

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Saved by the Bell, the diving bell that is.  So, diving Bells- what are they?  A diving bell is basically a hyperbaric chamber that is connected to the deck of a ship, where military or commercial divers can access their dive location directly. Usually in this instance, a technique called saturation diving is employed.   Essentially, [...]

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Ways to Gain Attention Underwater

Posted on Apr, 2011 in Home/Scuba Training/Ways to Gain Attention Underwater

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Let’s say you become separated from your dive buddy, and need assistance immediately. There are two distinct ways to get noticed underwater.  One employs using sound, while the other requires using light.  We’d like to provide you with a few examples, in case you ever find yourself in this situation of needing attention underneath the [...]

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Decompession Chamber

The Many Uses of Hyperbaric Chambers

Posted on Mar, 2011 in Home/Scuba Training/The Many Uses of Hyperbaric Chambers

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We all have seen many times on TV and movies big metal tanks with a person or several sitting or laying inside – yes it is a decompression chamber or in other words a hyperbaric chamber. Chances are that if you have been polishing your skills as a diver, or unfortunately have experienced decompression sickness, [...]

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Safety tip: Never Hold your Breath!

Posted on Feb, 2011 in Home/Scuba Training/Safety tip: Never Hold your Breath!

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Recently, I was swimming in the pool and noticed an interesting thing.  I saw several guys arrived  with their scuba gear to do as i understood a refresher dive – to prepare for upcoming scuba diving season and refresh their skills.  I did not pay much attention to them, as scuba dives are frequent  visitors [...]

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Weight Removal Practice Can Save Your Life

Posted on Feb, 2011 in Home/Scuba Training/Weight Removal Practice Can Save Your Life

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If you do find yourself in an emergency while diving, your life could depend on your ability to handle your weighting system. I sincerely hope you never have to face such a situation, but in diving, as in life, it is better to be prepared. Here’s the problem: most divers rely on weights for only [...]

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Top 10 Tips for Safe Scuba Diving:

Posted on Jun, 2010 in Home/Scuba Training/Top 10 Tips for Safe Scuba Diving:

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Plan your dive and dive your Plan – see our blog for dive planning Double Check your equipment – remember this is your life support gear! Check your buddy – this is a Must!  Check all equipment, make sure you understand a dive plan and each other! Plan to begin your Dive into the current [...]

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Looking Before You Leap: Dive Planning

Posted on Jun, 2010 in Home/Scuba Training/Looking Before You Leap: Dive Planning

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Ever seen divers in a movie? Chances are, what you have seen is the Hollywood version – a diver (often wearing the wrong equipment) simply steps to the edge of a boat and jumps into the water. No planning, no prep. Cue the music. Of course, we can’t expect Hollywood to show us every intricate [...]

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SCUBA Certification

Posted on Mar, 2010 in Home/Scuba Training/SCUBA Certification

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The other day i realized that ive been writing these blogs talking about what divers can do after they are certified but never wrote one on the actual certification process. This is actually starting to really puzzle me as the open water course is one of my favorite to teach. Certification starts first by signing [...]

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Rescue Diver Course

Posted on Jan, 2010 in Home/Scuba Training/Rescue Diver Course

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Today I am going to talk about the rescue diver course. A few years ago I took the rescue course and after I completed it I felt i should have taken it much sooner than when I did. In the NAUI Open water course students are taught the basic principles of the scuba rescue, in [...]

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Ice Diving

Posted on Dec, 2009 in Home/Scuba Training/Ice Diving

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As I sit here and write this Buffalo just got hit with another lake effect snow storm. Divers around WNY are searching for ways to get in and dive but most are prepared to head south for that to happen. I on the other hand start looking forward to the Freezing temperatures that January is [...]

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