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...

PADI TecRec

Apr 23, 2020 | Open Circuit Diving, Technical Diving

Tec 40 Knowledge Review One 1. Define “recreational diving”, “technical diving”, and explain what is not technical diving. Recreational Diving – no-stop diving to a depth no deeper than 40m – with relatively simple SCUBA equipment Technical Diving – diving beyond that...

How Nitrox Diving Works?

Jun 15, 2019 | Recreational Diving, Technical Diving

What is Nitrox? Nitrox is a gas that is generally used for recreational diving. The gas is simply a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen, which in recreational diving terms, is sometimes referred to as ‘enriched air nitrox (EAN)’. The oxygen concentration in the air is...

Deep Stops

Jun 5, 2019 | Technical Diving

World-recognised decompression physiologist and cave explorer David Doolette explains the new evidence-based findings on “deep stops,” and shares how and why he sets his own gradient factors. His recommendations may give you pause to stop (shallower). by Associate...