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Not a Good Weekend for Divers in CA

Joe Ross April 16, 2011 No Comments diving website

http://www.kcra.com/r/27509520/detail.html Two more divers lost their lives last Saturday while diving in California. This pair was part of a group of four divers doing some…

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Carson High Students Lose Lives SCUBA Diving in Monterey

Joe Ross April 11, 2011 No Comments scuba

http://www.mynews4.com/story.php?id=40700&n=122 Two kids lost their lives diving in Monterey over the weekend. Details are limited but indications are that they ran out of air. I…

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Aqualung Airsource 3 Review

Joe Ross April 3, 2011 4 Comments airsource 3BCDreguator

For recreational diving, I’m a big fan of what’s becoming known as the “safe second” stage BCD inflator/alternate air source. I very recently switched from…

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DIR: Is There Really Only One Right Way to Dive?

Joe Ross April 1, 2011 No Comments backplateharnesstec geartech geartechnical diving

Even though I enjoy poking at DIR diving purists, I do respect their commitment to the sport, safety and dedication to training and fitness. That said,…

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Buoyancy Control & Wetsuit Compression

Joe Ross March 17, 2011 2 Comments BCDscuba historyscuba instructionvintage divingvintage scubavintage scuba video

I joined a vintage scuba message board a couple weeks ago so that I could contribute to a discussion about the concept of a formal…

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In-Water Rescue Breathing

Joe Ross March 10, 2011 2 Comments rescue breathingscuba instruction

http://cdiving.com/administrating-rescue-breathing-through-professional-divers/ One of my favorite classes to teach is the PADI Rescue Diver course. While in-water rescue is serious business, the class is fun both…

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E9791 Update Related to Genesis & Other HP SCUBA Cylinders

Joe Ross March 9, 2011 No Comments e9791scuba cylinderscuba tank markings

I received some good news yesterday at the dive shop where I teach. Those of us that own and dive with SCUBA tanks manufactured under…

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DIR: An Alternate View

Joe Ross March 9, 2011 No Comments dirdir divingnitroxomsreguatorscuba cylinderscuba instructiontec geartech geartechnical diving

http://www.inspired-training.com/DIR%20-%20Whats%20its%20not.htm I’m not sure just what to think about DIR. There are aspects that I most certainly agree with. Gear standardization, for example, I believe…

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Cool Vintage Diving Video

Joe Ross February 27, 2011 No Comments double hose regulatorscubavintage scubavintage scuba video

Anyone for diving? from Vintage D on Vimeo. This is awesome! I love seeing the way classes were handled back then. I was first certified…

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Jacques Cousteau

Joe Ross February 26, 2011 No Comments double hose regulatorjacques cousteauscuba historyvintage divingvintage scuba

I don’t have anything profound to say about Jacques Cousteau, since most likely, anyone who stumbles across this already has been touched by the man…

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JoeScuba Website

Joe Ross February 25, 2011 No Comments diving websiteJoeScuba

I finally got around to recoding the main JoeScuba website. It’s still not an artistic marvel, but I’ll admit I was a little ashamed of…

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Help End Shark Finning

Joe Ross February 24, 2011 No Comments ocean conservationPADIproject awareshark finning

I just got back from the PADI Annual Forum. It was very interesting and I won a hat. One thing that came up is the…

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Don’t Do This!

Joe Ross February 10, 2011 No Comments dangling octopusreguatorscuba instruction

Here’s the thing.  If you ever need to use your alternate air source, it is very unlikely that you’ll be the one breathing from it.…

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Open Water SCUBA Class

Joe Ross February 5, 2011 No Comments open waterPADIreguatorscuba instruction

I spent the early part of my day today teaching a PADI Open Water SCUBA class at Sierra Diving Center.  This one’s a private class…

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PADI Enriched Air/Nitrox Certification

Joe Ross January 30, 2011 2 Comments dive computereanxnitroxPADIscuba instructiontechnical divingxp10

As a PADI Open Water SCUBA Instructor, one of the coolest things is staying active and up to speed on a wide variety of dive…

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