If You Don’t Know, Admit It

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Anti-Stress Kit

Scuba Diving Anti-Stress Kit

A friend of mine sent me an email earlier. He had strayed from the safe haven of the Precision Diving ranch and took his tanks to a local dive store to get the annual visual inspection on them. When he picked up his tanks, the work order from the repair tech said that he could no longer use them for pre-mixed recreational Nitrox and were good for air only. As I read his email explaining the reason why his tanks were rejected for pre-mixed Nitrox, I just wanted to bang my head against hard objects. [Read more...]

Reviewing Dalton’s Law

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Duane Johnson - Tech Instructor

Duane Johnson - Tech Instructor

I was talking with a diving friend. He mentioned that during a visit to a local dive store, the employees were referring to 50% Nitrox as 50/50. They said that 50/50 was 50% oxygen and 50% air. Air is composed of 21% oxygen and 79% nitrogen. Now, my fifth grade math may be a little rusty, but 50% + 21% + 79% = 150%. Unless this dive store has found a new gas law, it looks like a quick review of Dalton’s Law is in order. [Read more...]

DAN is Looking for Tecnical Divers

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Just got this notification from Diver’s Alert Network (DAN). Looks like a cool study.

DURHAM, NC – Divers Alert Network (DAN) is looking for divers and/or expeditions to get involved with in 2010 and to invite participants to take part in this observational, non-interventional field study. DAN will enroll adult volunteers, certified divers or students in the process of dive training and follow them during their regular field activities. [Read more...]

PADI/DSAT Outlines Coming Changes to TecRec Courses

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This information came from a PADI meeting in Pattaya, Thailand in which the PADI representatives discussed changes to their technical diving classes. At the time of this article, I do not know if these changes will be PADI worldwide or they are only PADI Asia. These are purposed changes and not currently the standard. The interesting thing I took away from this is that PADI, once again, is making it easier for people to enter their technical diving program. Instead of focusing on firming up their education, they listen to the marketing team. [Read more...]

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