Once again proving that the only barriers that exist in diving are the self-imposed limitations of logical thought, the Zymurgy Inc. R&D team have developed their own Semi-Closed Circuit Rebreather, the ‘Titanic Too’. Appreciating that unit cost has been a… Read More ›
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Diving & The Media: A Survival Guide – 4
THE SPOKESPERSON Continuing with extracts from the Crisis Management section of the Media Survival Guide – and following on from the previous segment suggesting ways of controlling the flow of information – following are further desirable attributes to consider when… Read More ›
Missile Fins
Power When You Need It Most Most divers have found themselves in a situation requiring unusual reserves of energy. It may be when swimming into a current; positioning an anchor; assisting a distressed diver, or during a long surface swim… Read More ›
Diving & The Media: A Survival Guide – 3
Part Three of the 1999 ‘Guide’ focused on ‘Crisis Management’. Abridged excerpts from that section follows: ……………… FACING THE MEDIA It needs to be stressed that there is no single correct way of dealing with the media or their representatives…. Read More ›
Full Buoyancy Jacket – Diving in Vietnam
“I love the smell of neoprene in the morning. It smells like” … disaster? Surfacing from the first dive of the day we watched our boat slide across the South China Sea toward the distant horizon, the Vietnamese skipper blissfully… Read More ›
Diving & The Media: A Survival Guide – 2
The ‘Guide’ – written in late 1999 – was in three parts plus appendices. Part One dealt with ‘Risk Management Considerations’; Part Two, dealt with ‘The Media’, while Part Three focussed on, ‘Crisis Management’. (The appendices included detailed information on:… Read More ›