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Practical Buoyancy Control
Buoyancy control is one of the most difficult skills to master. This skill requires the coordinated use of many of the skills acquired in class and the


Easy Diving - Diving The Easy Way
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Safety Stop Strategies

Author  : Dale Sheckler
Date  : November 2009
We all know how important it is to perform a 15-foot deep "safety stop" at the end of a no-decompression dive, particularly if the dive is deep or subs 

Oil Rig Diving

Author  : Mike Bartick
Date  : November 2009
Just off the coast of Southern California lies a unique habitat that is often overlooked, a remembrance of a once thriving industry strung along our co 

Top Ten Tips to Keep Your Dive Gear Working Like New

Author  : Bruce Watkins
Date  : June 2009
Remember how your dive gear looked and felt when it was brand new? Your wetsuit was flexible and slipped on easily. Moving parts functioned smoothly wi 

Top Ten Tips For More Enjoyable California Diving

Author  : Bruce Watkins
Date  : April 2009
California offers divers both unique opportunities and challenges. Divers become comfortable and enjoy new diving situations by gaining confidence thro 

What to Do When the Sea Turns on You

Author  : Dale Sheckler
Date  : March 2009
Dive long enough, with multiple dives under your belt, and sooner or later the sea will turn on you. Surprises will happen. Seas will suddenly come up, 

What To Do Between Dives

Author  : Dale Sheckler
Date  : December 2008
During a day of diving two, three, or even four dives, you still will spend a great deal of time on the deck of a boat waiting for an air fill, a boat  

Practical Night Diving

Author  : Bruce Watkins
Date  : September 2008
We’ve all heard the excuse many times. It’s too cold, too late, or too close to dinner. Seems a lot of divers talk about a night dive, but  

Better Air Consumption

Author  : Dale Sheckler
Date  : August 2008
Who would not want more dive time? In general, that simply translates to better air consumption. The slower you consume your breathing gas, the longer  

Practical Kelp Diving

Author  : Bruce Watkins
Date  : July 2008
California’s great beds of kelp are the single most important feature that makes diving here so interesting and unique. Throughout California kel 

Easy Freediving

Author  : Bruce Watkins
Date  : June 2008
Many divers would not even think about entering the water without a tank on their back. Yes, a tank extends the depth and range of a diver, but there a 

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