nedu

TL/DR: Poseidon XStream, Mares Abyss 22 Navy II, and Interspiro RS4 have been harshly tested to 198ft at 29 ± 1°F (-1.7 ± 0.6°C). This exceeds any nationally approved standard. Information in this post is only as good as the date of this post, the Navy may add or subtract something from their...

It's hard to overstate the profound impact that NEDU has had on recreational Scuba diving. NEDU stands for the US Navy Experimental Diving Unit and is often referred to as EDU or just "The Unit". Everything from diving physiology, equipment, testing, and safety is influenced by their work. It...

I wrote a short review about the thoroughly discussed NEDU study on deep stops. In brief, I think that the type of diving tested during this study (heavy exertion at depth, divers being cold during deco) is not very representative of the tech diving me and my dive buddies do in the Philippines...