tecnical diving

Paradise in P.N.G.

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The article that follows relates to a dive trip to Papua New Guinea in early 1996. —————— Papua New Guinea.  Land of Adventure and Excitement.  It’s everything that the travel brochures claim for it.  And then some!  Ragged mountain ranges… Read More ›

Quality Vs Quantity

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Having spent a considerable portion of my life either organising, or helping to organise, dive-related events and activities, I was, until recently, rather proud to have had a hand in the development and growth of both the ADEX and the… Read More ›

Rules to Live By

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I wrote the following to our daughter on the occasion of her 21st Birthday …. ————— The years have gone by so quickly since you were born, and in that time, I have been remiss in advising, counselling and guiding… Read More ›

Tekkies or Terrorists?

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The following snippet, copied from an Australian newspaper, appeared in an online magazine – Nekton – that I produced and edited for several years in the early 2000’s. Today, given the widespread acceptance and use of CCR’s by recreational divers,… Read More ›

“Oxygen Pete”

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Inspired by the successful 1941 attacks – carried out by Italian divers riding ‘chariots’ armed with detachable explosive warheads – on the British battleships, ‘H.M.S.Queen Elizabeth’ and ‘H.M.S.Valiant’, in Alexandria Harbour, the Royal Navy began to devote greater resources to… Read More ›