Dive Training Archives - Diving Around

Is there a best buddy check method?

BWRAF? ABCDE! Before you jump in the water to start scuba diving, you should check your buddy’s gear (and they[…]

As a dive guide, I keep finding new divers who have no idea they have dump valves, what they’re for[…]

How do you pick a good dive shop? A shop to learn from, or go fun diving with? Most people[…]

Car, motorcycle, scuba diving, free diving, rock climbing, using a power boat – why should I bother to get proper[…]

Prevention To prevent ear infections, after each dive, rinse your ear with either: Fresh water This will wash out the[…]

Updated: 30 Jan, 2018 I tell my PADI Open Water students five things to help them become better divers, and[…]

Updated: 15 Mar, 2021 I really hate jellyfish, (though they’re called sea jellies now). Not as much as mosquitoes, but[…]

Updated: 8 Nov, 2017 Many people are surprised that I still log my dives, in full, every time, by hand[…]

Updated: 13 Jul, 2018 A common question I’m asked by divers is how to improve their air consumption. While the[…]