written by James Donaldson How the Right Scuba Gear Equipment Can Enhance Your Night Diving Experience Are you a practiced scuba diver looking for a way to take your experience up a notch? Maybe you’re just looking to try something new on your next vacation. Regardless of your reasons, night diving in Indonesia could be […]

written by Janice Nigro I am not going to kid you. My first underwater photographs were terrible. But I showed them to everyone. I even somehow convinced an underwater photographer to use one of my photographs in a piece he wrote for a diving magazine. Never mind that the piece was about post-photo editing. But […]

Dive Instructor background I have been a PADI Dive professional for now 9 years. During these 9 years I have been fortunate enough to join the team of the Aquacat for a short period and learn about underwater photography and underwater videography. The team was playing with quite good and expensive toys, which when I left to […]

If you are planning to visit Bali, it is highly likely that you love water-related fun. One of the most popular water activities on the island is, of course, diving. The temperatures are favorable and there is a diverse range of marine life on fascinating diving spots across the island. Over the years, drift diving […]

It is one of the most uncomfortable things that can happen to a diver, but this is not to say you should not learn what to do when it happens. vomiting while scuba diving is not the easiest of topics in any situation and most scuba diving students are not comfortable asking about it. As […]

Enriched air is commonly referred to as Nitrox. It is breathing gas that has more oxygen in it by percentage, than is commonly found in regular atmospheric air. The name Nitrox is derived from Nitrogen and Oxygen, but the proper term is actually Enriched Air Nitrox or EANx. Like with everything else, there are advantages […]

DCS or Decompression Sickness occurs when the pressure changes are rapid enough to turn atmospheric gases into bubbles. Usually, this is seen with Nitrogen. Whenever one descends into the water, he or she breathes in nitrogen which then dissolves into the blood as well as tissues. As he or she continues to descend, the nitrogen […]

There are those who would say that scuba diving as a sport is dangerous. This is not true. Diving accidents happen a lot less than most people think, the problem being that the media sensationalizes them quite a bit. To keep the risk of injury and accident at a minimum, you need to know how […]

Scuba diving or free diving is one of the most thrilling, enjoyable activities one could indulge in. However, not anyone can just jump into these activities without prior training. Scuba divers need to be trained in swimming and handling extreme underwater pressure, amongst other things. Free divers should be more athletic and be capable of […]

Are you one of those divers who has great control of your position? Or are you one of most divers who still struggle to steady yourself? Just admit it and do not hesitate to take a look on a few tips on to improve your buoyancy control. The easiest ways to feel more comfortable with […]