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PADI Professional Auto Renewal for 2016 Membership – there’s still time!

PADI’s Auto Renewal service entitles you to a reduced annual membership fee, saving you both time and money. Once registered, PADI will renew your professional PADI membership every year using your credit card information. If applicable, we’ll also renew your … Continue reading

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PADI Professional Auto Renewal for 2016 Membership – there’s still time!

PADI’s Auto Renewal service entitles you to a reduced annual membership fee, saving you both time and money. Once registered, PADI will renew your professional PADI membership every year using your credit card information. If applicable, we’ll also renew your … Continue reading

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Triggerfish: The New Jaws

triggerfish_featured We’ve all probably listened to, or even conducted, a briefing about triggerfish on a dive site, and how they may attack while defending their nests. But are these creatures really that scary or just widely misunderstood?

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Five Tips for Handling Underwater Scuba Diving Emergencies

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You will survive: Five tips to handle anything the ocean dishes out.

While rare, underwater emergencies can — and do — happen. Here’s how quick-witted divers prepare for crises.

1. Learn Self-Reliance You can’t help others if you can’t help your- self first. Knowing that you can take care of yourself is the first step in pre- paring for underwater emergencies; a rescue-diver course is a great way to build skills and confidence.

2. Maintain Your Gear Equipment problems are the easiest underwater emergencies to avoid. Have your reg and BC serviced regularly, check your mask and fin straps for cracks, and do a predive check before you enter the water.

3. Follow A Plan “Plan your dive and dive your plan” is about more than just sticking to your dive profile. It means understanding the challenges you might face on each dive, and en- suring everyone who is going into the water has the proper skills and equipment to deal with those challenges.

4. Be Proactive The best way to deal with an emergency is to stop it before it starts. Keep an eye on your dive buddy or group, watching for telltale signs of trouble, such as a diver with wide, unseeing eyes who might be on the verge of a panic attack.

5. Know Your Escape Route In a crisis, your top priority is getting yourself and the victim out of the water quickly and safely. On shore dives, this means knowing how to reach your exit point from the surface. On boat dives, it means learning the crew members’ emergency protocols.

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