Imagine yourself on a scuba dive to 120 feet. The conditions are good and the dive site is beautiful. It's really a great dive. That is until you draw in a tight breath of air! You look at your pressure gauge and see the needle measuring under 100 psi of air remaining in your tank. You quickly …
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“I Feel Closer to God Underwater Than Anywhere Else on Earth”
By Tec Clark I first heard this expression 28 years ago, from my mother, just as we completed our Open Water Diver course. When I became a scuba instructor, I heard this again and again from students who were overwhelmed by the beauty and diversity of the underwater world. So what is it about the …
The Great Rescue
Last week I taught another Rescue Diver class. My background as a sheriff's department dive team member, a national scuba training agency director, and a forensic dive accident investigator serve me well in teaching a very robust Rescue Diver course. During the class orientation I ask …