Divers who insist on learning lessons the hard way often pay the ultimate price. I was fortunate. My mistakes and ‘gung-ho’ attitude only cost me the price of a weight-belt. The Tale (Part One) (In which I meet new friends… Read More ›
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AUSCDT Three in the Gulf
In January, 1991, AUSCDT Three (Australian Clearance Diving Team Three – last formed in 1967 to serve in Vietnam) was reformed with personnel drawn from across the Clearance Diving branch and despatched to Bahrain to help the U.S. Marines prepare… Read More ›
Things that go “bang” in the night
Accounting for more shipping losses during the Second World War than any other weapon, mines – and the measures developed to neutralise them – have played a pivotal role in the evolution of military diving. It’s a relationship symbolised in… Read More ›
Making a Heaving Line
Serving many purposes, a heaving line should be considered essential equipment on all dive boats. A light, flexible line that can easily be thrown with – after practice – great accuracy, a heaving line can be used as a messenger… Read More ›
Life of Phy…
Making the grade in today’s diving world is becoming increasingly more difficult. It’s no longer sufficient to rely on that tatty old neoprene wet suit held together by faith and patches, or wistful tales of, “When I were down an… Read More ›
Gideon Liew – G.U.E. Instructor
Widely regarded as one of the region’s most accomplished Technical Diving Instructors, Gideon Liew was first introduced to diving in 1984 at the age of 17. Finishing his schooling and wanting to “learn something exciting”, he signed up for an… Read More ›