TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

There may be too many rebreather Instructors actively teaching CCR without the necessary experience or sagacity. That may sound provocative, but after more than 25 years teaching CCR on six different rebreather platforms in demanding real-world environments, I have become increasingly convinced that our industry sometimes confuses certification with competence, and qualifications with true experience.

While many certified divers flirt with technical training, very few cross the line into teaching it and even fewer teach it for more than a decade much less 30 years.

Understanding the oceans is crucial to tackling the planet’s biggest environmental crises, from climate change to biodiversity loss.

Without question Rebreathers represent the ultimate in diving. This post illustrates in simple terms why CCR diving is now the standard.

Has the Canadian diving community lost faith in the merits of oxygen enriched mediums and if so, what has caused this paradigm shift?

Technical diving technology unlocked restraints around effective research and drove opportunities for discovery during six gill shark study