Safety

Whether they’re on a helmet, a surface control system or hose, one-way valves are one of the most critical components in your system.

It was in early 2014, that ADCI and IMCA held their Chapter and Section meetings in Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Nigel Lusby, with the Shell Center for Diving Excellence, presented at the hugely attended IMCA Asia Section Meeting on a rash of fatalities with the use of scuba while performing underwater ship husbandry (UWSH) on tanker vessels.

Zippers and seals. Typically the most abused parts of the dry suit. A dry suit is always a significant investment.

Does your bail-out have an overpressure relief valve? An overpressure relief valve is considered essential for all bail-out regulators, yet few divers use them.

This month, I thought that I would comment on some questions that seem to repeatedly come up in conversation.

On December 1, 1958, fire broke out at an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Fire crews responded quickly to the scene, but 92 children and 3 Catholic Nuns died, trapped in the school.

The five most common causes of commercial diver deaths, as reported to The Divers Association International: how to find these hazards, identify them and avoid them.

As an organization dedicated to being ready and responsive, the U.S. Coast Guard certainly understands there are always lessons to be learned.

It’s a cool day in February. An experienced commercial diver climbed down a ladder off a pier in Camden, N.J.

I recently represented a diver who suffered neurological injury caused by multiple dives with untreated omitted decompression.