TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

We have spent decades making diving equipment smarter. Perhaps the uncomfortable question is whether we have made the diver smarter at the same rate.

Despite extraordinary advances in dive computers, mixed-gas technology, rebreathers, gas analysis systems and decompression research, one fundamental reality remains unchanged: Modern decompression management is still based on prediction rather than direct measurement. Let's change that.

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.

Our passion to explore drives innovation and broadens our perspective on purpose, priorities and friendships.