Dive Training Editorials

[...] and after entering the water. Mike Melton Via e-mail Andy Remembered I just wanted to thank Dive Training and Marty Snyderman for the article acknowledging Andy Letourneau [“Appreciating Andy: [...]

[...] I am in total agreement with your editorial, “To Buddy or Not to Buddy,” Dive Training, March 2010, and would like to thank you for this long overdue discussion. [...]

[...] , expressing her concern over a photograph that appeared in a recent issue of Dive Training. Every now and then a “no-no” photo slips past us — maybe the diver is wearing his [...]

[...] what surrounds it is indeed pretty strong. People wondered early on if a magazine themed Dive Training would have enough to write about; there has certainly been enough content. And it doesn’ [...]

[...] tank of air is a tank of air, so what gives? A: First of all, this column is called No Dumb Questions for a reason: The only dumb question is the one you don’t ask. It’s also easy to [...]

Q:Thomas McGill had a follow-up question regarding a feature article I did a few months ago called “The Telltale Heart” (April 2010). Could you ex [...]

By Alex Brylske Q: Joe Plocinski wrote with a question that’s rarely considered concerning flying and diving. “I would like to know if there is a [...]

[...] notice that Alex Brylske and photographers had addressed a query I posed in the section “No Dumb Questions,” referring to conducting predive discussions with unfamiliar buddies. He offered several [...]

[...] of personal responsibility requires that we ask the question, what really constitutes a safe diver? To me, a safe diver is one who is vigilant, not oblivious; is never afraid to ask questions; [...]

[...] Thoughts and feedback on what constitutes a safe diver, tipping your dive crew, adaptive scuba diving, and remembering Andy Letourneau, all in this [...]

[...] that you regularly practice what to do in an emergency, too. So, before opting out of the buddy system, particularly, make sure you know what you’re doing. [...]

[...] , physiological and teaching improvements, however, I think this at times forced “buddy system” has reached an excessive level. The increased focus on “self-reliance” would [...]

[...] , but your priorities must remain — safety, personal responsibility and accountability. The buddy system is just that, keeping check on each other before, during and after entering the water. Mike [...]

[...] He also gathered data from Folger and other ship captains, learning enough to chart the Gulf Stream, and giving it the name by which it is known today. It’s a hoot that the first map of [...]

[...] like to go lobster diving. The friend owns a boat, they’re in South Florida and the Gulf Stream should make it an easy drift dive; the divers will tow a float, which the boat will [...]

[...] . I keep hearing about how the Loop Current could carry this oil around the Keys, into the Gulf Stream and up the East Coast. So far, it seems that the Keys haven’t been affected, but I wonder what [...]

[...] ’s history — the story to come — is the subject of the article in this edition as Alex Brylske talks about the ecological issues surrounding ships in their role as artificial reefs. [...]

[...] I was pleasantly surprised to open the February edition of Dive Training to notice that Alex Brylske and photographers had addressed a query I posed in the section “No Dumb Questions,” referring [...]

[...] By Alex Brylske I dive off charter boats frequently, so I have lots of opportunities to observe divers. I see [...]

[...] 's edition of "Buddy Lines." Sometimes the 'Safe' Diver Can't Dive at All Alex Brylske is right on with the question, “What really constitutes a safe diver?” I was certified [...]

[...] By Alex Brylske Photo by Joseph C. Dovala (Readers, please comment at bottom of editorial) Unless you were on [...]

[...] By Alex Brylske Photo by Joseph C. Dovala A funny thing happened to me this past weekend. I was on a dive charter [...]

[...] by Alex Brylske Photo by Joseph C. Dovala Readers please submit comments at the end of the article. Q: Al Pinzon [...]

[...] .com/scripts/ AboutTraining.php, states, “a Level C diver not only requires two dive buddies, but one must be trained in diver rescue.” Other than that, the article was excellent. [...]

[...] my Open Water class, and was just about to sign up for an advanced class when one of my dive buddies suggested that I wait. His advice was that I’d get more out of my training if I waited [...]

[...] a question about altitude and diving. “I wonder about the oxygen content of compressed air in a scuba tank when it is filled at altitude where the lack of oxygen tires out hikers. Do dive centers at [...]