Diver Down
A Comedy of Tragic Errors
Untrained and ill-prepared for their deep wreck penetration dive, Bill and Fred narrowly escape death.
Diver Down: Choking on It
Jake breathed in and got nothing. Actually, it was worse. He got a mouth full of water....
Diver Down - Blind Faith
A deep dive turns dangerous when Don follows his instructor instead of his own common sense. ...
Diver Down - Risks vs. Benefits
The importance of making a clear-eyed analysis of risks and benefits when considering any dive is a matter of life and death. ...
Diver Down - Shortcuts and Safety: A Bad Mix
Skipping safety checks before a trimix dive can create catastrophic results....
Diver Down - All Choked Up
No matter how he struggled, George could not breathe in, nor could he exhale. Fighting down panic, he tapped the purge button of the donated regulator to verify that it was functioning properly....
Diver Down - Short of Breath
Janet ignores the advice of dive instructors and finds herself fighting an asthma attack at 40 feet. ...
Diver Down - A Runaway Dive
She knew if she let go, she would pop to the surface, 100 feet above her, with possibly life threatening results. But, she did not know how to solve the problem. As she tried to signal for assistance, her grip on the rail began to slip. ...
Diver Down - Watch That First Step
“Close enough,” he thought, before stepping to edge of the quarry’s rocky lip and immediately stepping into the water. Searing, numbing pain immediately shot up his right leg and when he inhaled sharply in response, all he got from his regulator was water....
Diver Down - Death After Dark
He began his ascent, but was stunned when, moments later, he clanged into a solid rock ceiling. Confused, he dropped down a few feet, swam forward and ...- Rebreather Diver Dies On Key West's Vandenberg
- Sinking the USNS Vandenberg
- Is it a Real Dive Shop or a Bad Hallucination?
- Does Diving Need a Minimum Fitness Standard For Dive Pros?
- Mike’s Rules: 9 Principles for Safer Diving
Randall B. Pollard
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2010-03-11 05:55:54
I came home from WW2 onboard the A.S.A.T. Gen. Harry Taylor. Leaving Bremerhaven, Germany on June 21st, 1948 and arriving in New York City on ...
Mandy
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2010-03-09 22:45:11
I definitely think that there should be annual fitness tests for instructors and divemasters. While most certification agencies require the watermanship tests to receive ...
Blades Robinson
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2010-02-25 02:18:44
John, thank you for your more precise explanation of the IADRS Watermanship Test and how you and Fred Jackson designed the passing score of 12 ...
John Carney
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2010-02-24 22:41:54
This post is from one of the co-authors of the IADRS Watermanship Test. The test does not DIRECTLY measure METS as Blades inferred. In the ...
butch Hendrick
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2010-02-23 21:12:10
Blades this is another one of those topics that you and I agree on. I too belive there should be a physical and academics ...
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