We are. . . rebreathers

Apr 27, 2021 | Closed Circuit Diving, Technical Diving

The basic functions of a rebreather, the ones that keep you alive underwater, ARE NOT complex. However, many of the modern closed circuit rebreathers (CCRs) used in technical diving today are. It is important for a potential rebreather diver to first understand the...

Yoga and Diving

Apr 13, 2021 | Recreational Diving, Technical Diving, We Are. . .

Yoga and Scuba Diving have had a long link, with yoga improving your scuba diving so you can stay in the water longer. Most aspects of yoga translate to scuba diving pretty well and many report that their yoga improves their diving so they can stay down longer and...

We are. . . refreshing ourselves on the laws of physics which apply to scuba diving

Mar 30, 2021 | Recreational Diving, Technical Diving, We Are. . .

We are looking at what is happening to you when you go scuba diving and the laws of physics, which we are subject to while diving. Boyles Law A volume of gas in an air space is inversely proportional to the pressure, so the deeper down you go the smaller the volume,...

Self-Reliant Diving

Mar 2, 2021 | Recreational Diving, Technical Diving, We Are. . .

Scuba diving is a very social sport, to the point where you are not supposed to even go scuba diving without a buddy. But have you ever thought about why? Your dive buddy is effectively a second set of everything and most importantly eyes and hands. Yes, they have...

Cylinder Stamping And Test Procedures

Feb 2, 2021 | Recreational Diving, Technical Diving, We Are. . .

In 2020 IDEST introduced a green quadrant label, similar in design to the original blue quadrant label. The green quadrant label is to be used for Visual Inspections (Period Inspections PIs). After discussion between IDEST, ASSET and HSE it was agreed to cease...

How to tie a bolt snap to equipment

Dec 18, 2020 | Technical Diving, We Are. . .

Bolt snaps are used in a variety of ways with technical gear configurations, and attaching one to your scuba gear is something, you will need to do at some point. It could be that you just purchased a new regulator set that needs a bolt snap on the pressure gauge or...