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Recreational DIR Diving: A Good Idea for New Divers?

Joe Ross May 8, 2017 No Comments dirdir divingdiving safety

Recreational DIR Diving: Good or Bad Is DIR really “doing it right” for recreational divers? About a two years ago, some of my dive instructor…

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Preventing Diver Fatalities
Diving Safety Science

Dan Orr Presents Data on Diver Fatalities

Joe Ross January 2, 2017 No Comments DANdiver fatalitiesdiving safety

Preventing Diver Fatalities Diver Fatalities Happen But, DAN research clearly shows the majority of diver deaths could be prevented. As a diving instructor, the worst…

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Post Dive at Hurricane Bay, Lake Tahoe
Diving Safety Science Technical Diving

In-Water Recompression

Joe Ross February 6, 2016 No Comments diving safetyin-water recompressiontechnical diving

In-water recompression: Good idea? Bad idea? What is it anyway? A few weeks ago I came across the following article: Take Me Back Down: One Diver’s…

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Are Welded D-Rings Really an Entanglement Hazard?

Joe Ross December 13, 2015 No Comments backplateBCDdiving equipmenttec geartech geartechnical diving

In the diving community, especially the technical diving community, there are a lot of “facts” thrown around related to best diving practices, equipment, training standards, etc.…

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Pacific Grove Hyperbaric Chamber Fund

Joe Ross July 5, 2014 No Comments dive traveldiving safety

Monterey Divers: Please help keep the Pacific Grove Hyperbaric Chamber in business I dive in and around Monterey fairly frequently. I have for decades and I…

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Diving Safety Technical Diving

Tiny Doubles, I Second That

Joe Ross June 22, 2014 7 Comments backplatediving safetylake tahoe divingtec geartech geartechnical diving

My first set of scuba tanks was a pair of “tiny doubles” (1800psi 38’s, or so I’m told). I suspect they are actually 45’s, and,…

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Diving Safety Technical Diving

Everybody’s an “expert” on diving message boards…

Joe Ross May 12, 2014 No Comments backplateBCDdiving equipmentdiving safetylake tahoe divingomstec geartech geartechnical diving

Don’t believe everything you read on scuba diving message boards I hate to be negative, but some of the most ridiculous things I have ever read…

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Is Diving The SS President Coolidge Safe?

Joe Ross April 13, 2014 21 Comments diving safetyshipwrecksss president coolidgetechnical divingwreck diving

I just came across a blog by a diver in Australia (Read it here). He’s an interesting guy, with obviously a lot of experience. Initially,…

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Diving Safety Technical Diving

Is Technical Diving Right For You?

Joe Ross February 22, 2014 3 Comments scuba instructiontechnical diving

Technical Diving is a Discipline Like most serious tec divers, I read everything I can get my hands on related to the topic. I comb…

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Diving Safety

No Stop vs. No Decompression. Which is correct?

Joe Ross February 13, 2014 7 Comments diving safetyndlno-decompressionno-stopPADIscuba instruction

Should no-decompression diving be renamed no-stop diving? does ivermectin kill mites other than scanies Earlier, I was semi-involved in a discussion about terminology regarding no-decompression…

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Diving Safety SCUBA Instruction

The Importance of Dive Planning

Joe Ross February 3, 2014 No Comments diving safetylake tahoe divingscuba instruction

Dive planning I recently came across John Chatterton’s blog. You might know him as the host of Deep Sea Detectives. For the last several weeks,…

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Diving Safety Technical Diving

Dry Suit Inflation System Mounting

Joe Ross January 27, 2014 No Comments dry suit inflation

Dry suit inflation Whether using air or argon, for most dives, I prefer not to use my back gas to inflate my dry suit. Using…

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Diving Safety New Dive Gear SCUBA Gear Reviews Technical Diving

Moving your dive logbook from PC to Mac

Joe Ross July 25, 2013 6 Comments dive computerdiving equipmentdiving safetylake tahoe divingnitroxpadi altitude specialtytec geartech geartechnical divingxp10

Sort out dive log computer compatibility problems and getting your old dive computer data into your new software. Tell me if this sounds familiar. You’ve…

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Diving Safety SCUBA Instruction

PADI Altitude, Drysuit and Enriched Air Specialties

Joe Ross June 22, 2012 No Comments drysuitlake tahoe divingmonterey divingnitroxPADIpadi altitude specialty

Scuba diving specialty certifications every mountain diver should have. As much as we all love to get into the deep blue, warm water of the…

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Dive Sites Diving Safety SCUBA Instruction

PADI Deep Adventure Dive, Lake Tahoe

Joe Ross January 17, 2012 No Comments diving safetylake tahoe divingpadi deep adventure divescuba instruction

Any time of year, Lake Tahoe is a great place to dive. We brave the cold water to experience Lake Tahoe’s amazing visibility, and fabulous…

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Diving Safety SCUBA Instruction

Cold Water Diving Tips

Joe Ross October 3, 2011 No Comments cold water divingdiving safetydrysuit diving

For many, Fall means hanging up the swim fins until warmer months next Spring. Sure, you can always take a vacation, but even that leaves…

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Diving Safety SCUBA Instruction

PADI Altitude Specialty Certification, Lake Tahoe

Joe Ross August 30, 2011 No Comments dive travellake tahoe divingpadi altitude specialtyscuba instruction

  I just finished with a PADI Altitude Specialty Course in Lake Tahoe earlier today. It was a spectacular day at the lake. The water…

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Alameda Man Killed in Monterey Diving Accident

Joe Ross August 23, 2011 No Comments diving accidentsdiving safety

  http://www.montereyherald.com/news/ci_18738019 Another diver lost his life in Monterey last Saturday. This time it was a 65 year old Alameda man who’d “recently gotten back…

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Diving Safety New Dive Gear SCUBA Gear Reviews Technical Diving

OMS BC117-K 94lb Lift BCD/Wing Review

Joe Ross July 23, 2011 3 Comments backplateBCDdiving equipmentdiving safetyharnessomstec geartech geartechnical diving

I have been using the OMS BC117, 94 pound-lift BCD (wing) for technical diving for quite some time. I’m not very active in tech diving…

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Diving Safety Technical Diving

Dive Planning: What Happens When One Member of a Dive Team Fails

Joe Ross July 8, 2011 No Comments scubatechnical diving

“Plan your dive. Dive your plan.” How many times have your hear that one? It’s especially important when dives take on complexity, and is down…

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Diving Safety SCUBA Instruction

Learn to Dive in Reno

Joe Ross June 25, 2011 2 Comments diving safetylake tahoe divingPADIscubascuba instruction

Summer is finally here and if you’ve ever considered learning to SCUBA dive, now is the time to do it. If you live in or…

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Join JoeScuba

Joe Ross June 22, 2011 No Comments diving websitescuba diving forumscuba instruction

When I originally created the JoeScuba blog, I had several informal goals. First, managing a blog is a fun way to stay connected between dive…

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Resort Operator’s Opinion on Buoyancy Control

Joe Ross June 17, 2011 No Comments diving safetyscuba instruction

In an earlier post, I mentioned that most, if not all, dive boat operators would support and encourage any diver wishing to perform an adequate…

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Diving Safety New Dive Gear Technical Diving

Choosing a Dive Computer vs. Decompression Computer

Joe Ross June 11, 2011 No Comments dive computerdiving safetynitroxtechnical divingxp10

Choosing a dive computer in some ways is a pretty straight-forward process. You decide on a budget and go for it, because most of them…

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