Tasked with updating the Standard Dress diving equipment then in use in the early part of the 20th Century, Robert. H. Davis – the Managing Director of legendary diving equipment company, Siebe, Gorman & Co. – designed a helmet attached… Read More ›
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Saying No To JIM
In diving’s pre-computer age, many occupational divers compiled their own work manuals filled with essential safety information like decompression and therapeutic recompression tables, basic treatment for pressure-related illnesses, and useful trivia … including, in some instances, job offer letters. My… Read More ›
‘Technically Speaking’ – by Simon Pridmore
Offering an engaging, beautifully written, and meticulously researched insight into the phenomenon of Technical Diving, and its impact on a single decade of diving’s evolving history, Simon Pridmore’s new book, ‘Technically Speaking’ is an outstanding tour de force from one… Read More ›
Celebrating 30-years of Asian Diver Magazine
‘Wow! I’m proud to be an Asian! … Finally, a “home-grown”, or should I say a, “home-based” magazine for the Asian Region.’, wrote one Maldivian diving professional when, in June, 1992, the first issue of Asian Diver Magazine rolled off… Read More ›
“To Hidden Depths”
In 1945, Captain Philippe Tailliez (later becoming a leading pioneer in self-contained diving exploration in cave and open ocean) was appointed Commander of the French Navy’s newly-formed, Undersea Research Group, whose members included Jacques Cousteau and Frederic Dumas. Earlier, in… Read More ›
“May The People Know I’m Here?”
“May The People Know I’m Here?” – by S.J. Pridmore Nazi Germany’s attempt to eradicate an entire race of people during World War Two is a story that’s been told countless times before, through books and newspaper stories, through the… Read More ›
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