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POP Diving: when paper heroes scuba dive
It's 1952, and five years still need to go by before the premiere of 'The Silent World' award-winning movie by Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle,...
11 May 2018
Stories
Safety
What are Standard Operation Procedures and how do they relate to diving safety
Standard Operation Procedures, or SOPs, are written documents that explain how to organize or do specific tasks, with the aim of creating a standardized and...
By Guy Thomas
16 April 2018
Features
Invisible crystals and regulator failures
Scuba equipment failure or malfunction is a relatively rare factor in diving-related accidents and fatalities. When it does occur, the most common and hazardous malfunctions...
15 February 2018
Incident insights
An Unexpected Earplug
The diver was a 58-year-old man with approximately 150 lifetime dives. He had hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone levels) for which he took levothyroxine daily. He...
19 January 2018
Features
10 most-read articles of 2017 on Alert Diver
Here is a look back at our most popular pieces of the past twelve months. It's a diversified collection, from practical tips to inspiring writing...
29 December 2017
Member profile
The Art of Teaching: interview with Steve Martin
Steve Martin has been scuba diving for the past 18 years, and is now a world-renowned professional diving instructor specialising in cave diving and sidemount...
27 December 2017
POP diving
POP Diving: The Big Blue
BACKGROUND INFO and FACTS In the 60's and 70's, freediving world champions Jaques Mayol and Enzo Maiorca face one another in the blue, beating each other's records....
06 December 2017
Incident insights
Distracted While Diving
The Diver The diver was a 48-year-old woman who was open-water certified 20 years ago, but had not dived since then. She had recently taken a...
06 November 2017
Features
12 little pleasures of diving
We've asked divers of all ages and levels what is the thrill, emotion, or experience that keeps bringing them back underwater. Here is what they...
27 October 2017
Safety
Lost at sea? Increase your chances in getting found again
When you find yourself too far away from the dive boat/shore, a DSMB and whistle can help to attract attention, but these 2 devices may...
By Guy Thomas
11 October 2017
Member profile
Diving with champions: Interview with Aldo Montano
Fencing Olympic athlete, Aldo Montano is a two times World Champion, five times European Champion, and nine times Italian Champion; esteemed athlete endorser, well-known TV...
26 September 2017
Medical line
Diving with diabetes: guidelines and latest research
For many years the medical community have advised against diving with diabetes. Diabetes is a disease which affects the endocrine system, the collection of glands...
14 September 2017
