Insurance matters

Dive Centre vs. Instructor: Which Insurance to Choose?

A brief guide to ensure full protection for dive centres, clubs and instructors. We are on a boat and it is a beautiful day. The...

23 September 2025
Medical line

Mixing Diving and Drugs – NSAIDs Show Potential for DCS Treatment

Can Common Medications Like Ibuprofen Help Treat the Bends? What Divers Need to Know. When divers get bent in remote locations the first thing they’ve...

02 September 2025
Features

Going Closed Circuit: Looking for the entry point

What does it take to successfully make the transition to rebreather diving? Six experts weigh in. Rebreathers are seeing a steady increase in popularity, a development driven by rising interest in technical diving and the skyrocketing cost of helium. At the same time, improvements in closed circuit rebreather (CCR) design, construction, and user friendliness, especially in the field of control and monitoring electronics, have made this mode of diving more...

25 July 2025
Features

The Prospects for Creating Personal Decompression Plans

Why the Future of Dive Safety Hinges on Cracking the Code of Human Physiology Limited technology, an absolute dearth of reproduceable data, and the need...

19 June 2025
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Should I call DAN or EMS first?

Understanding who to contact first in a diving emergency — and why context matters. Please note: though this information is generally applicable internationally, its is...

23 May 2025
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