Luke English, skipper of Melbourne dive charter Redboats is keen to reveal Victoria’s best kept secret to PT Hirschfield: ‘Want to know something unbeatable? We
Andrew Nieuwenhof explores the waters off Djibouti in search of the whalesharks which call this area home between November and February. Photographs by David Robinson
Approximately 700km northeast of Sydney and 700km southeast of Brisbane in the Tasman Sea, you will find one of the most picturesque and beautiful islands
The Midlands Diving Chamber is one of the busiest chambers in the UK, not only working with divers suffering from DCI, but also treating all
I understand that feeling tired after a dive may be a symptom of decompression sickness, but I almost always feel tired after diving. Should I
This is the case of one of our divers who came for treatment, they have kindly written it up and gave us permission to publish:
Welcome to the first of many of the Midlands Diving Chamber Diaries. We aim to dispel the myths, taboos and any worries about your time
My son is on the autism spectrum and wants to learn how to scuba dive. Will his autism be a problem? Everyone with autism is
It’s amazing how many divers do not know how to access hyperbaric treatment either in the UK or overseas. Being a landlocked facility in a
I am a certified open-water diver and a cancer survivor. To facilitate repeat chemotherapy, surgeons installed a port just under the skin in the upper
The Zenobia is the jewel in the crown of the Cyprus wreck-diving scene, and while the massive vessel can be dived by recreational divers, Stuart
Divers Alert Network’s Emergency Hotline is available to everyone — free of charge — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Here are the
These five PADI Specialty Courses – now all available on eLearning – each offer unique new skill sets that are sure to benefit any diver. If
Surface marker buoys (SMBS) and delayed surface marker buoys (DSMBS) are common and essential safety devices. These brightly coloured, inflatable tubes, sometimes called safety sausages, are
Guy Thomas offers some handy hints regarding dive boat ladders, and how to use them safely. Most divers who have dived from boats know that before
We chat to the professional underwater photographer and expedition diver about the challenges of shooting deep-water wrecks and inside overhead environments, and why he loves
If you love sharing your passion for the underwater world and want to live an extraordinary life, why not become a scuba instructor? It’s one of
Many divers learn how to do a buoyancy check in their Open Water course, but forget to put this skill into practice after they become certified
PT Hirschfield chats to the New South Wales-based nature photographer, and owner of Oceanwide Image agency, Gary Bell. Photographs by Gary Bell and PT Hirschfield.
Gas planning is an aspect of diving that many of us are confused about, but Tim Blömeke is on hand to help you get to
Introduction Stuart Philpott is never one to shy away from a challenge, and bouncing between four different resorts and three atolls in the Maldives in
Safety is a huge part of scuba diving. Following no decompression limits, ascending slowly, staying close to your buddy, and checking air consumption regularly. But the
Every morning I walk my backyard looking for Zen. It’s not that I have Zen in my mind to find Zen, one cannot find something that
JUST REMEMBER TO BREATHE — WITH OR WITHOUTTHE TANK. The world is a wacky place nowadays, from COVID to the Russian conflict, to the unstable economy and
The Current State of Coral Reefs Coral reefs are under a lot of pressure at the moment. Corals are under threat from climate change, bleaching,
A milla Maldives Resort and Residences has joined forces with the turtle conservation organisation, the Olive Ridley Project, to monitor and conserve all local turtle
About 13.8 billion years ago, give or take a few million years, scientists around the world agreed that there was a mass explosion of creation
South Ari Atoll is seen as a hotspot for whalesharks and manta rays, and as Stuart Philpott discovered, it is one of those few places
The west coast of Scotland is renowned for basking shark encounters, but Mike Clark ventured out in search of a different species – the spurdog.
With a desire to explore the unknown, divers put their heads underwater in some very unnatural environments. While relying on a single unit of life-support equipment,
PT Hirschfield chats to instructor, explorer, underwater photographer and Women Divers Hall of Fame inductee Jayne Jenkins about her impressive resume. Photographs by Jayne Jenkins,
Welcome to the second part of this diver’s road to recovery, with kind permission to publish. After 1,000 dives, what had I done differently? What
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