Short and simple: Use a checklist to prepare your rebreather. Complete a five minute pre-breathe with a blocked nose while safely seated and paying attention. Never dive a rebreather with a known fault.
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https://vimeo.com/163205038/settings Dealing with a silt out and gas sharing scenario in the darkness of a cave can be overwhelming, but you will learn to master this skill during a CCR Cave...
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Most rebreather manufacturers provide students with a last-minute checklist that can be completed right before jumping off a boat or even in the water prior to descent. If your rebreather does not have such a list consider reciting a short mantra as you approach the “danger zone” before a dive. The danger zone could be the top of a set of stairs leading to the water. It might be the transom of a boat before doing your giant stride. The danger zone is the place where unconsciousness could further result in drowning. When I owned a Cis-Lunar Mk5P, I made little…
https://vimeo.com/162692614/settings I habe posted another free informational video about how to properly remove a reel from a cave at the end of a dive. This video is for informational purposes...
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I've been working with industry leaders to create new free educational resources for cave divers. In the process we have revisited skills to ensure relevance, international flavor and the safest...
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I spent the week working with Steve Lewis, Paul Toomer and Gemma Smith, revisiting general cave diving skills in order to make some short video resources that will be available...
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Newfoundland is known for kitchen parties. They usually involve friendship, music and home cooking. We've transformed the kitchen into something even bigger. Dive team members are subjecting their bodies to scientific...
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Visit the Society Visit Canadian Geographic Can Geo Education The Royal Canadian Geographical Society will be partnering with the Bell Island Expedition and has recognized the project as their Expedition...
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Kudos to Curt Bowen from Advanced Diver Magazine for taking time to document the worst case scenario of catastrophic gas loss underwater. His article tests different complete gas failures cause by low and high pressure hose ruptures and burst disk failure. He and his team quantified the amount of time it takes to completely dump a scuba tank. The “Life Ending Seconds” video and article remind us how important it is to plan conservatively and rehearse valve shutdown drills.
Today we learned that we have been granted the honor of carrying the flag of the Explorers Club on our project in Newfoundland. The Explorers Club flag represents an impressive...
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