Recently, I wrote about how current methods of scuba diving are failing. I had a few people write me about the safety of scuba diving. Some of the questions evolved around the safety record that scuba diving has. I believe that that safety record isn’t a good measurement of the actual safety of scuba diving. But that doesn’t mean I feel scuba diving is unsafe. [Read more...]
Scuba Diving Utila
This guest post is written by BookYourDive.com
On Utila we are completely spoilt as the diving is rich and diverse. We have more than 70 marked buoys and many more unmarked sea mounds and other sites. Many dive sites are within 5 to 10 minutes of the town with the furthest only being 30 or so minutes away (depending on the speed of the boat you are on!) Add to that glorious visibility, healthy coral, huge variance of fish, tropical warm water and the ever present chance to snorkel with dolphins and whale sharks…and you can see why every level of diver flocks to our island. [Read more...]
Current Methods of Teaching Scuba Are Failing
It was only a couple of years ago that I felt something was missing. I believed I was on the right track with my scuba diving instruction. After all I was teaching my scuba diving students to perform skills while neutrally buoyant, asking (OK, forcing) them to a higher level of performance. I thought I was doing things that no other instructor in the Chicago (and probably Midwest) area was doing. But some thing just didn’t feel right. It was difficult to hear what that nagging little voice in my mind was saying. I finally realized what was nagging at me. I was failing. [Read more...]
Changes to Scubapro’s Parts for Life Program
There are some changes in the ScubaPro “Free Parts for Life” program. ScubaPro Inc. has just announced that they will continue to provide free regulator service parts for original owner customers on an annual basis only if the regulator is serviced every year without lapse or interruption. In the past, if a customer forgot to have their equipment serviced on an annual basis, he or she could pay for the parts and get back into the program for free parts the following year. [Read more...]
