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Scuba Diving Training

Learn about scuba diving skills, trainings, certifications and lessons on how to make your scuba bottom time safe, fun and lasting! Also, see what it's like to scuba dive in crazy situations, read our Lessons for Life, get underwater photography tutorials and check out expert scuba dive hacks for any and every dive condition.

Buoyancy Calculator—How Much You Need in Dive Weights

Struggling to find the right amount of weight for scuba diving? Here's how you can test and calculate just how much weight you need for scuba diving.

The Ultimate Guide to Nitrox Diving

What is nitrox diving, what are the benefits of nitrox vs. air and how do you get your enriched air certification? Here’s everything divers need to know.

How to Find a Doctor for Scuba Medical Advice

It's wise to schedule a medical checkup before embarking on a dive trip—even better if you can see a doctor who specializes in diving. Thankfully, there are resources to help you find one.

Recent Articles

Diving the World: Red Sea Adventure

The 2011 Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society European Rolex Scholar, Erin McFadden, blogs about her experiences

Drying Out

Each year, the DOGs – as in DUI Owners Group – participate in a nation-wide road trip that allows thousands of divers to experience drysuit diving for the first time.

Ask An Expert: Mandatory Redundant Air Systems?

Two experienced divers debate whether the dive industry should mandate the use of redundant air systems.

Lessons for Life: Diver Down

Another case study in our Dive Training series "Lessons For Life": Basic dive planning, and a simple dive flag, might have averted this disaster.

5 Easy Navigation Tips

Improve your underwater navigation skills by following these five simple steps.

5 Shore Diving Tips

Some of the most exciting dives are just a few kicks off the beach or dock. Here are five shore diving tips for getting off an on the beach with ease.

Scuba Diving Lessons for Life: Planned Separation

Scuba Diving Lessons for Life: Planned Separation. When a more experienced diver creates a dive plan that includes separation from his less-experienced buddy, the pair run into serious trouble.