training

"The more you learn- the more you learn"- Warren Buffet How important is it to you as a cave diver to keep growing and educating yourself? Do you have any plans this year to "get learned"? Will you find yourself in a classroom setting? Mentorship? Research? Teaching others? New toys? New...

Hello, I'm planning to head to Sipidan in May/June to do a Divemaster course and I'm interested to know if anyone has recommendations on which dive centre is best to go with. I'm finding mixed reviews online and they are all very old. If there is a dive centre on an island close by, I realise...

Recently wrote a new article on the subject of performance development for technical divers.. Enjoy. I hope you find it beneficial. Would love any feedback and discussion that results... Here: Performance Development for Technical Divers

Hello, Can anyone point me to some resources on how / where to obtain a higher level of training for regulator repair and maintenance? I am not looking to pursue a career in this, but I'd still like to have the knowledge. We used to have an instructor locally who ran a course for DM's on how...

Would you switch to a digital log book if your instructor uses it? Would you ask your students to write log digital? Wondering how people feel about new and faster ways for writing a log? Currently you can win sets of dive computers and SMBs for this event on Deepblu if you try out their log...

So I've decided to switch to a long hose/primary donate setup and I have some questions regarding the setup. 1. I have put together a list of things to train in the pool: Handling the setup on the surface Air sharing Air sharing while swimming and ascending Stow/deploy long hose in waistband...

Deepblu just launched a new event for dive pros to promote their dive log verification function. would your customers like a digital logbook solution over a paper logbook? do you provide your students with pictures from the dive itself? How? Deepblu Event | Dive Like A Pro Deepblu just...

Hi, I'm going to Latin America in a month and was wondering where to dive there. We pass St Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao on the way to Panama, so I'll definitely go diving in each of those. From Panama City I'm open to fly anywhere for about a week. Since we dive a lot in the ocean here on Gran...

Divers I've made a list of skill drills that I take with me to the pool sessions. I would be very glad to receive some inspiration for drills to add to the list. At the moment the list goes like this: S-drill V-drill Freeflowing regulator Tank / tanks in front Taking off a tank and put in on...

Looking for recommendations to take the PADI IDC Staff Instructor Course in the Caribbean region. I am a MSDT working part time in the Los Angeles area and my girlfriend is currently working on her divemaster candidacy. When she is finished we would like to move somewhere tropical and work as...

Another quarry open for divers. Easy access off I-26 and I-81. Size about 2 acres. Training platforms Lots of fish. Max depth 65'-An old fire truck is sunk on the bottom. Current water temp is 68. Not much if any thermocline. Contact the managing dive shop: Smoky Mountain Divers in Gray, TN...

DDT Vlog#18 - Too Much Weight? For sure a topic that has been well-covered on the net...my take on why beginning divers often choose to be negatively buoyant...as a result of risk triage/aversion...the lesser of two weevils There's lot of talk on the net about divers that are apparently too...

A favorite leadership discussion topic in our camp...what should advanced training look like, and what is an advanced diver. Today, we have another conversation with Hager, this time about Advanced Open Water training, after a brief culture topic. Outline: 1. Culture Topic (Japan) [0-2:17] 2...

DDT Scuba Week...First Episode. From the DDT news studio, Hager talks Open Water training experiences/opinions and more... Hager's location was pretty unique...if you have any unusual/interesting/memorable OW training experiences, why not share/comment below. Cheers...J

I know some/many of you may have seen this type of talk/demo before in your training...but this is a vid I made this year for our divers to reinforce proper trim training for open water/advanced students...Hope this helps someone! In this video, we explain/demonstrate the how to achieve and...

Some thoughts I recorded recently about dive leading. This is a part of my standard "wrap" when orienting/training dive leaders (usually for DM training). Happy to hear other ideas/approaches other DMs, Instructors and dive leaders take.

I'm interested in learning sidemount diving. The appeal is the redundancy of that independent second tank. I do pretty much all of my diving on vacation in tropical waters wearing 3-5mm wetsuits and using the usual resort aluminium 80's. I'm looking for a setup and training that is at it's best...

Hello! Thank you in advance for any advice you can give as I take my first steps towards my eventual goal of scuba instructor! I am currently a rescue diver with only about 50 logged dives under my belt. I am planning on finding a location in SE Asia to complete my DM training, and from there I...

I plan on running back and forth to FL this winter to finish up some training. I need to clock some time underwater while I work on my Dive Guide! Looking for a buddy, a local to show me around town. I want to move to FL by the summer and would love to be introduced to the community and local...

Human Factors Skills in Diving If anyone is interested in the Human Factors in Scuba Diving course on December 3rd and 4th in Seattle, I am offering a spot and a hotel room for $500. That's $250 off the regular course price and the $128 off the hotel room. HUMAN FACTORS SKILLS IN DIVING -...