Travis Marshall is an Asheville, North Carolina-based writer and diver covering scuba diving training and travel.
This PADI course teaches you how to spend extended periods of time underwater on a single breath, making it easier to encounter marine life and improving your air consumption while diving.
Extend your bottom time by learning how to use enriched air, also known as nitrox.
Maintaining distance (when you can), picking nearby destinations, and staying home if you have any symptoms of illness are among the steps you can take to increase everyone's safety while traveling.
The PADI Divemaster course is a starting point for many scuba diving jobs. It covers the physics and physiology of diving to in-water safety, diver supervision and the business of diving.
Learn about the damage of marine debris, how divers can be part of the solution and tips for establishing and conducting a Dive Against Debris survey with this PADI speciality.
Learn the foundations for CPR and first aid so you can help injured divers until emergency services arrive on the scene.
PADI ReActivate course covers the scuba diving basics for certified divers that want a refresher.
Give deeper exploration and longer bottom times a shot with a Discover Technical Diving course.
Blackwater scuba diving is a unique experience that allows divers to view ocean creatures rising from the deep at night. Here are the best places for blackwater diving around the world.