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Interesting response. It's easy to see why the patient was unhappy, but it's also easy to see where failures made by multiple parties exacerbated the response. 1. The treating physician declined advice from DAN. (Not that they went against such advice, they declined to talk to DAN. And they...

Our of curiosity, how far is "well offshore?" In this case, we were 40 miles from the mainland, but a "swimmable" distance from an island with at least some people on it and a means of communication. Seriously curious for your thoughts on this. Regardless, the GPS and mapping software would...

Yeah, maybe. In this case, I think the plan was a small, relatively fixed location. It wasn't so much a drift dive as a descend, swim for a bit, then ascend dive. No current to speak of. I don't think the smallish boat we were on had a GPS unit per se, though with a phone everybody can have...

Happened to me earlier this month, while diving off the south-southwest bit of Glover's Reef in Belize. For those that don't know it, Glover's Reef is pretty remote. Roughly 40 miles off the mainland of Belize with a tiny population. Some dive boats visit, but you could easily miss them. (We...

Exactly. When doing pool training I use shop equipment to protect my gear from chlorine. I'll use whatever BCD is left on the rack (within reason) after making sure students have adequate/appropriate gear. It's likely the oldest, most decrepit BCD that's not quite my size but it's fine for me...

Sorry to hear you're on the benches, at least for awhile. I hope you can get more dives in before you retire. Is skindiving something you'd be up for still?

I may be mis-remembering (or failed to read all comments thoroughly) but I believe "death" is a possible outcome of DCS. (Not sure how likely for flying after diving, but an out come I wouldn't take lightly.) FWIW, I use the 24 hour rule for multi-day diving. The most I "pushed" this deadline...

I'm really glad the new article confirmed the color of the tank. What would we do without that information? :facepalm: I can confirm that folks in their mid to late 70's do still shore dive, even in cold water. And one or two were still teaching classes into their mid-70's.

One thing to consider is the nasty little sand fleas* on the beaches. If you've been to Belize, you may have experienced these before. Some caveats on this: I'm leaving for my 14th trip to Belize in a week. I've stayed primarily on South Water Caye, though also spent time on Glover's Reef...

Well, given the diver died several days later the surfer arguably did rescue them. They weren't recovering a body.

Was this her own teeth or the shark's teeth? Read literally, the story could be either. But I'd have said "teeth removed from her jaw" if it was her teeth. I got the impression sharks teeth were embedded in her head.

I think there's a subforum in Accidents and Incidents called something like "Near-misses and Close Calls." Edit: It's called "Near Misses and Lessons Learned" https://scubaboard.com/community/forums/near-misses-lessons-learned.298/

For what it's worth, I brought a group to Bali in August/Sept. 2022, staying for two weeks at a land-based site. I asked one of the business partners in the venture (it's a non-profit we worked with, restoring coral) what the appropriate amount to tip. Her response was US$20 per guest for...

I use both, for two reasons. 1. I'm a Luddite that likes teaching things. Now look up Luddite and consider yourself taught. (More seriously, I trust brass-and-glass more than AI. The only issues I've had with AI were user error, but I'm user that occasionally errs.) 2. I'm teaching SCUBA...

I think it depends. There are often interior emergency exits in buildings that aren't marked with bright green "Exit" signs but do serve that purpose. The labs in my building have at least one exit/entrance door to the hallway. If they don't have a second door to the hallway, there is a...

I'll offer my 2 cents, which interestingly echoes most closely a non-instructor. First, my shop would prefer we use gear they sell. Not one particular model or brand, but something in their range. I mostly do that, but because they sell quality and I get a pretty steep discount on any gear...

Moderators might want to move this, since you're in the classified ads section, not the photography section. In terms of the rig, I can tell you what I do. First, under those conditions there's somebody on the boat. Either I'm a tourist and it's a guided dive or I'm working and I'll make sure...

Started diving at 19, but became an instructor at 53. I think teaching SCUBA is my mid-life crisis.

I'd tend to agree with most of the above, but I'm a little concerned about your calling it a "runny" ear. My son (a competitive swimmer) gets drainage from one ear on occasion. In his case, the cause is a small hole in that ear drum. He never gets drainage from the ear with no hole. In my...

I now work for the university my wife and I attended. While in college, she worked for Physical Plant in "the cage" where tradesmen could pick up supplies or tools needed for specific jobs and re-stock leftovers. One Friday, late in the day, a tradesman gave her some linseed-oil soaked rags...