Most tech divers track their oxygen exposure on big and or long dives via computer using methods, such as REPEX OTUs, developed in the 1980s. The...
The late great decompression physiologist, Dr. R. W. “Bill” Hamilton played a unique role in the early development and emergence of technical diving. Listen to “Dr....
Global Underwater Explorers (GUE) rebreather divers use the Absorbent Canister Endurance (ACE) method for estimating scrubber duration.
Roughly 25-years before the emergence of tech diving, commercial divers were pushing the limits of “deep air” as offshore oil fields grew steadily deeper. That is,...
Greek cave instructor and filmmaker Stratis Kas explores some of the unstated myths about tech diving and offers up some hard-won consensus reality.
We asked a variety of tech agencies and CCR manufacturers where they stand on mouthpiece retaining straps and whether or not they advocate their use and...
Veteran rebreather diver and hyperbaric doc Andrew Fock, who presented a sobering look at rebreather fatalities at Rebreather Forum 3, weighs in with a personal perspective...
No one will be surprised to learn that GUE’s got its own somewhat contrarian approach to rebreather diving. Scottish wrecker, Andy Pilley, contrasts GUE’s CCR Diver...
How much do you fart during decompression? How about your teammates? It turns out that those may be critical questions if you’re decompressing from a hydrogen...
NAUI is one of the few training agencies that offers specific protocols to address Isobaric Counterdiffusion (ICD). Here NAUITEC Instructor Trainer and Examiner Daniel Millikovsky explains...
