BLOGSafety
Should We Treat Children as Small Adults When it Comes to Diving?
Depending on the dive training organisation or country, starting from the age of eight, children can participate in introductory diving activities in a pool or...
08 April 2022
Stories
DAN Education
Is There A Diver Med Tech in The House?
On the many expeditions, operations, and projects I’ve been part of whether military, exploratory or scientific there are always a few ubiquitous and essential skills...
By Andy Torbet
15 March 2022
Prepared diver
Situational Awareness: The Ace in the House of Cards
'Situation awareness (SA) is the ability to perceive data from the environment around us, to make sense of that data to create information, and then...
By Audrey Cudel
22 February 2022
Diving Etiquette
Diving Etiquette: Diving in a Group
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe… Divers' nerves on fire off the shoulder of Shark Reef… I watched canister light beams glitter in the...
04 February 2022
Features
The Top 5 stories of 2021 on Alert Diver
Here is a look back at our most popular articles published in the past twelve months. The collection includes expert opinion on diver health issues, especially...
31 December 2021
Prepared diver
Team Awareness & Positioning
A team is a group of people linked in a common purpose. A group does not necessarily constitute a team. Teams normally have members with...
By Audrey Cudel
28 December 2021
Incident insights
Ear Barotrauma Following A Local Lake Dive
The Incident A Finnish diver and her dive buddy were making their first dive of the day in Lake Vesijako, Finland in their drysuits. They descended...
06 December 2021
Prepared diver
Efficient Propulsion Techniques
"Whatever your diving ambitions are, mastering trim, buoyancy control and propulsion techniques are very important for a safe and enjoyable dive. As a diver you can...
By Audrey Cudel
15 November 2021
Features
When Should You Replace Your Dive Computer or BCD?
Scuba diving is a highly gear-dependent activity. But like divers themselves, dive gear ages. It can even become obsolete, as gear is replaced by newer...
15 October 2021
Features
Young divers fight climate change, touching hearts.
The bond between the sea and divers is a deep one, a bond of love, built on wonder and knowledge. However, the sea we are...
06 October 2021
Prepared diver
Mastering Proper Trim
"There is a basic rule I always teach my students: Where the head is pointing, the backside will follow. It usually triggers a series of...
By Audrey Cudel
27 September 2021
Prepared diver
Breathing & Buoyancy control: Stop, Breathe, Think, and then Act
For an introduction to this five part series see: House of Cards 'As a child I was fascinated by the way marine creatures just held their...
By Audrey Cudel
27 August 2021
