BLOGSafety
Transporting diving lights and batteries on an airplane
We all experience this from time to time when we fly: dangerous items, like knives or blades, have to be checked as hold luggage. It's...
03 October 2016
Caren Liebscher
By the same author
Features
5 tips to avoid accidents on dive boats
Boat diving can be so much fun – but, unfortunately, dive boats can also be injury-prone places. Due to its wetness a dive boat is mostly...
09 June 2016
Incident insights
Sudden hearing loss after a trimix dive
November 2015, Italy. Gabriel**, an experienced Spanish diving instructor in his forties, traveled to Italy with his friends by car. He is enjoying his first...
29 April 2016
Features
“How would you like your jellyfish? With salt and vinegar?”
In the fictitious American movie “The Heartbreak Kid” the famous Hollywood actor Ben Stiller anecdotally encounters a stinging, jellyfish-like marine creature. Stung by the feared...
27 April 2016
Medical line
Viagra – curse or blessing for a diver?
It’s relatively likely that some males in their 40s, 50s, and 60s take viagra and may also be SCUBA divers. Therefore, they should be warned...
26 March 2016
Medical line
Hydrocephalus, shunts, and scuba diving – can this be safe?
Can someone with a shunt go scuba diving? The answer to this question is not an easy one and a bit complex. In general, a...
24 February 2016
Features
6 Tips for Safe Dive Safari and Liveaboard Travels
Liveaboard dive safaris are particularly popular among divers planning their holidays. You live on the ocean and you can devote the entire day to your...
26 January 2016
Prepared diver
How to Transport a Scuba Tank – Rules to Comply With
Since September 11th tighter flying regulations exist. Still, terrorist attacks occur like the Russian airplane crash above northern Sinai on October 31st this year. It...
29 December 2015
Features
Green Bubbles and the sustainability of diving
Since the mid-1980s recreational diving has surged in popularity with up to a million certifications issued each year. An activity where humankind meets nature can...
28 December 2015
Safety
Better Plan Ahead – The Emergency Assistance Plan (EAP) or Contingency Plan
An Emergency Assistance Plan (EAP) or Contingency plan is a prerequisite for the successful rescue of an injured diver. This includes immediate on-site first aid...
27 November 2015
Features
Enhancing underwater communication – The Buddy Watcher
Who isn’t familiar with the situation of trying to catch and pull your dive buddy’s fin tip to alert him of something you have seen...
27 October 2015
Medical line
Diving and Cardiovascular Risk
How you can assess your Cardiovascular Risk for Diving with the Framingham Risk score. Approximately 32% of diving fatalities have been identified as cardiac event or...
25 October 2015
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