Podcasts about technical diving

The BiG Scuba Duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Hollie Teggart.  Hollie currently studying Maritime Archaeology at the University of Southampton and will be finishing in September 2025. She has been an Instructor with RAID and BSAC for two years and  PADI and SSI for one year. Hollie has been working at Diveshack Malta as a recreational and technical instructor so we hear more about diving in Malta too.   Instagram:       https://www.instagram.com/girlthatsidemounts/ Facebook:       https://www.facebook.com/hollie.gteggart/ Youtube:         https://www.youtube.com/@hollieteggart5404/videos TikTok:            https://www.tiktok.com/@girlthatsidemounts?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc   The BiG Scuba Podcast is brought to you by Narked at 90.   “Beyond Technical”   Narked at 90    If you are thinking of moving across to tech diving or completely new to diving, Narked at 90 can advise and guide on the best equipment and set up for your personal or commercial requirements  https://www.narkedat90.com/.   We hope you have enjoyed this episode of The BiG Scuba Podcast.  Please give us ★★★★★ review, and tell your friends and share and like, it all makes a difference.   Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via our media links or email   thebigscubapodcast@gmail.com   Take a look at the  Insta3620 Store    https://store.insta360.com/ and use our affiliate link  BIGSCUBA   We are on Instagram              @thebigscuba   We are on Facebook              @thebigscuba   We are in LinkedIn                 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian%F0%9F%A6%88-last-325b101b7/ The BiG Scuba Website                      www.thebigscuba.com Amazon Store :                       https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/thebigscuba   Visit   https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast and subscribe - Super quick and easy to do and it makes a massive difference. Thank you.  

Technical diving opens up a whole new world for shark researchers like Dr. Yannis Papastamatiou, who has built a career studying predator dynamics in some of the most remote and challenging underwater environments. In this episode, Yannis shares his global journey through the UK, Greece, California, Hawaii, and now Florida — explaining how each location shaped his shark research and conservation strategies. Shark science isn't just about getting close to these apex predators — it's also about the sophisticated diving techniques and equipment needed to study their behavior where most humans can't go. We dig deep into the importance of technical diving for accessing shark habitats, why it matters for predator-prey studies, and how science divers train for this demanding work. Whether you're into marine biology, scuba diving, or just love sharks, this episode will fascinate you.   Connect with us: Website: https://bit.ly/37TMqeKInstagram: https://bit.ly/3eorwXZ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@beyondjawspodcast7591 Dave:  Website: https://www.lostsharkguy.com/ Instagram: https://bit.ly/3q1J9Q5 Andrew: Website: https://www.speakupforblue.com/ Instagram: https://bit.ly/37g5WkG  

#114 - Can scuba diving be the ultimate stress-reliever for a high-pressure office job? Meet Giulia Uggias, a tax advisor from Hamburg who has discovered an extraordinary escape in the underwater world of scuba diving. With a rich multicultural heritage, being half Italian and half Russian, and fluency in multiple languages, Giulia's story is more than just about diving; it's about embracing life's depths and finding tranquility amidst chaos.In our conversation, Giulia takes us through her exhilarating journey from recreational diving in the Carribbean Sea to the more demanding realms of technical diving. Listen as she recounts her first cave diving experience in Sardinia and her mesmerizing encounters with underwater cave systems in Budapest. Giulia also shares the meditative clarity and unique sensations of weightlessness while diving, comparing it to a serene, almost yoga like state. We discuss the rigorous certification processes and her dreams of exploring world-renowned dive spots like Tulum, Mexico.Giulia's passion for diving extends beyond personal fulfillment; it's also about making a positive environmental impact. Discover how she has been actively involved in conservation projects, planting sea grass and removing underwater debris in the Baltic Sea and Hamburg fjords. Through these efforts, she has gained confidence, a calm approach to life's challenges, and a platform to overcome personal insecurities. Follow Julia's adventures on Instagram @scuba_giulietta and stay connected with us @journeywithjakepodcast for more inspiring stories. Don't miss our next episode, where we chat with Brianna Medvecky about her transition from gymnastics to the high dive at Cal Poly University!Visit geneticinsights.co and use the code "DISCOVER25" to enjoy a sweet 25% off your first purchase. Visit LandPirate.com to get your gear that has you, the adventurer, in mind. Use the code "Journey with Jake" to get an additional 15% off at check out.

Hey, great to bring you Episode 94 Florian Symoens - "Transitioning to a Full Time Instructor" with the support of our show sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support which helps to make this show possible. Well, there must be something in the water in Belgium. For such a small country, located in northern Europe… there seem to be so many divers from there doing great things. To date I've interviewed David DeBruyne 48, Laurent Miroult 63, Sanne Volja 74, and Ellen Cuylaerts 91… and for some time now I've been following the exploits of Florian Symoens. Florian is an ISE Tech and Cave instructor who for many years juggled his diving passion with his hospitality business. Surprisingly during COVID while his "nightlife business" was in lockdown, Florian's diving activities boomed with more courses and the time to explore the mines in Belgium with Sanne. As the world opened up so did the possibility that Florian could transition from his nightlife business to becoming a full-time Technical Diving instructor. As Florian and I discuss, there are so many of us who juggle our careers and diving so it was outstanding to hear his story and his plans for the future. In this episode, Florian and I discuss his diving background, the Inner Space Explorers or ISE Agency, and ISE's take on sidemount diving. We get into how Florian became a cave instructor and given that much of the diving in Belgium is mines, we contrast cave, wreck and mine diving, covering the similarities and the differences we need to be aware of. Florian takes us through the sale of his business and his progression to a full-time Tech instructor. We talk mine exploration in Belgium and then the tools required including the KISS Sidewinder rebreather on which Florian is now an instructor. Florian has experience on a bunch of rebreathers so we compare and contrast a few, in particular, the Dive Soft Liberty before we share our excitement on the upcoming release of the second generation KISS Sidewinder or Sidewinder 2.0 We close on Florian's plans for this year and beyond. Enjoy :) Steve

In this episode, Jay and Sarah discuss their journeys into tech and cave diving. They share their experiences and the challenges they faced along the way. They also discuss the different mindsets and motivations behind tech diving, including the appeal of exploring unique environments and the importance of humility in the diving community. They emphasize the need for continuous learning and skill development in order to safely enjoy the benefits of tech diving.They explore the importance of considering future paths and not rushing into teaching or new diving styles. They emphasize the need to slow down and take time to learn and develop different skills. They also highlight the mental game of technical diving and the importance of critical thinking and decision-making. The conversation delves into the choice between side-mount and back-mount configurations and the advantages and disadvantages of each. They stress the importance of progressive training and choosing the right tool for the dive and the conversation concludes with a discussion on the passion and philosophy of technical diving.We hope you enjoy our latest episode!If you enjoyed this episode and want to be a part of this growing community, you can join us in a couple of ways: 1.  Subscribe to the podcast so you get notified when new episodes drop;2.  Leave a rating wherever you listen to your podcasts;3.  Send the link to the show; thedivetable.com to a dive buddy, your dive team, or your last scuba instructor.4.  Share your thoughts with us by leaving us a voicemail here on our website or say howdy.The Dive Tablehttps://www.thedivetable.com/Gardner Underwaterhttps://gardnerunderwater.com/Sarah Millerwww.azulunlimited.comFish Dive Surf, Inc.https://fishdivesurf.com/Chapters00:00Introduction and Dad Jokes02:40Background on Tech Diving06:09Sarah's Journey into Tech Diving10:28Jay's Journey into Tech Diving15:00The Appeal of Cave Diving21:07The Mindset of Cave Diving24:32The Humility of Tech Diving28:48Refreshing Tech Diving Skills35:37The Ego in Tech Diving44:23Considering Future Paths46:59The Importance of Slowing Down50:57The Mental Game of Technical Diving53:20Critical Thinking and Decision Making55:12Choosing Between Sidemount and Backmount01:00:07Progressive Training and Building Skills01:04:45Considering Individual Limitations01:07:19Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Configurations01:14:22The Goal of Redundancy01:17:31Taking the Right Tool for the Dive01:21:48The Passion and Philosophy of Technical Diving Visit Azulunlimited.com to find out more!

There's been a longstanding rift between Technical Diving and Recreational Diving in some circles, but does it have to be like that? Not according to Chris Foisey aka "The Modern Diver" -host of one of the largest scuba equipment review channels on the internet. He explains the importance of learning proper finning, trim and buoyancy, but also gets the value of fun (HINT: It's the whole reason we do this) Chris is easily the most relaxed, educated, and easy-to-listen-to gear critic out there, with thoughtful breakdowns that let the diver actually make decisions for themselves, vs just an opinionated "this is what I think" monologue. I learn something EVERY single time I watch his videos, so it was a joy to finally speak to him in real time for this interview. We hit all the hot button topics like teaching on the knees, Backplate and Wing for Open Water training, and why some dive shops behave so differently than others. But perhaps the most valuable conversation of all, is HOW to bridge that gap between Recreational Diving and the Tec Diver crowd. Chris is a breath of fresh air, and is leading the way toward a more symbiotic world of diving. Find Chris Foisey as The Modern Diver on your favorite platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwl5K524RhkyyRh-HRNOhEg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modern_diver_channel/?hl=en Main Website: https://www.moderndiverchannel.com/ — Kenny Dyal is the host of The Scuba Diving Podcast: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kenny_dyal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweetwater_scuba Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realkennydyal LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kennydyal Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealKennyDyal www.sweetwaterscuba.com

Nitrox. Mixed gas. Decompression Diving. Technical Diving. Most divers are familiar with these words and practices as they are very common in today's world of scuba diving. Years ago, just whispering these terms, you could find yourself banished from certain circles within the greater scuba community. Mike Gault is no stranger to these times. A few months back, I had a chance to catch up with my good friend Mike to hear about these challenging times. Difficulties in finding a nitrox certification, being introduced to a new emerging method of diving called DIR, risks of technical diving, exploring Texas caves, and much more. Please enjoy!Website:https://www.ctxscuba.com/https://goodenoughsprings.org/gsep-wp/

The boys continue their look back on the life of the legendary Bret Gilliam and read one of his most controversial articles. Not only that but they also revisit the comments from an online discussion board at the time. A fight had started for what technical diving was and deep air was the first battle. Is it Technical Diving just because we are beyond recreational limits or was that term going to mean we did something different?

Gemma and Ian chat to Bobbie Scholley.  Bobbie served in the U.S. Navy as a Diving and Salvage Officer for 24 years, holding leadership roles in many navy diving operations including the 1996 recovery of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of Long Island, NY, the 2000 bombing recovery of the USS COLE in Aden, Yemen, and USS MONITOR Expeditions 2001 and 2002 off the coast of Hatteras, NC. She was the fourth women to have command of a US Navy ship and the first women to command a US Navy Mobile and Diving Salvage Unit. After completing her naval service, Bobbie turned her focus to non-profit opportunities, concentrating on work associated with veteran groups and education. She was inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) in 2000 and held positions as President and Chairman of the Board, actively supporting their mission of mentoring new divers. Bobbie was a member of the Board of Directors of the Navy Diver Foundation, helping to ensure veteran navy divers were recognized and cared for. Bobbie is a seasoned speaker and is routinely called upon to provide her expertise for breaking news interviews, seminars, presentations, and panels. Website :  www.wdhof.org Facebook :  https://www.facebook.com/wdhof The BiG Scuba Podcast is brought to you by Narked at 90.   “Beyond Technical”   Narked at 90    Large Enough To Cope, Small Enough To Care   Whether thinking of moving across to tech diving or completely new to diving, Narked at 90 can advise and guide on the best equipment and set up for your personal or commercial requirements     https://www.narkedat90.com/ We hope you have enjoyed this episode of The BiG Scuba Podcast.  Please give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us as each share and like makes a difference. Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via The BiG Scuba Bat Phone    +44 7810 005924   Or use our social media platforms.   To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: We are on Instagram                     @thebigscuba   We are on Facebook                      @thebigscuba   We are on Twitter                          @the_big_scuba  The BiG Scuba Website                  www.thebigscuba.com Amazon Store :                                https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/thebigscuba Visit   https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast and subscribe - super quick and easy to do and it makes a massive difference. Thank you.

I am willing to make a bet you can guess what magazine my next guest started. Micheal Menduno known by many as M2 has had quite the impact in the scuba diving world. Have you heard of Technical Diving? In this episode, I get a chance to sit down with Micheal and hear about his exit from the tech world to becoming one of the most well-known diving journalists of our time, how his curiosity of the deep helped him create a meeting place for early technical divers to share their stories and exchange ideas and his current role as co-founder and editor-in-chief of InDepth. THE online Scuba Diving MagazineInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/m2bass/https://www.instagram.com/indepthmagazine/Website:https://gue.com/blog/https://www.gue.com/

  Gemma and Ian chat to Tash and George Scott.   They are keen divers based in the UK and have been running dive trips for a number of years using their Facebook page   “Tash & George's Dive Trips”.  We chat to them about their recent trip to Bikini Atoll.   Tash is a keen photographer and also has a YouTube channel that documents their adventures. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1410236922528067 https://www.youtube.com/@wheelygods The BiG Scuba Podcast is brought to you by Narked at 90.   “Beyond Technical”   Narked at 90    Large Enough To Cope, Small Enough To Care   Whether thinking of moving across to tech diving or completely new to diving, Narked at 90 can advise and guide on the best equipment and set up for your personal or commercial requirements     https://www.narkedat90.com/   Please give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us as each share and like makes a difference. Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via The BiG Scuba Bat Phone    +44 7810 005924   Or use our social media platforms. We are on Instagram                     @thebigscuba   We are on Facebook                      @thebigscuba   We are on Twitter                          @the_big_scuba  The BiG Scuba Website                  www.thebigscuba.com Amazon Store :                                https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/thebigscuba   Visit   https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast and subscribe - super quick and easy to do and it makes a massive difference. Thank you.  

Gemma and Ian chat to John Routley and Brent Hudson.  They are the founders and co directors of Narked at 90.  We hear about how Narked at 90 began and both John and Brent tell us about their diving journey.  Website:  www.narkedat90.com Email:  info@narkedat90.com Phone: +44 (0) 1933 681255   The BiG Scuba Podcast is brought to you by Narked at 90.   “Beyond Technical”   Narked at 90    Large Enough To Cope, Small Enough To Care   Whether thinking of moving across to tech diving or completely new to diving, Narked at 90 can advise and guide on the best equipment and set up for your personal or commercial requirements     https://www.narkedat90.com/   Please give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us as each share and like makes a difference. Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via The BiG Scuba Bat Phone    +44 7810 005924   Or use our social media platforms.   We are on Instagram                     @thebigscuba   We are on Facebook                      @thebigscuba   We are on Twitter                          @the_big_scuba  The BiG Scuba Website                  www.thebigscuba.com Amazon Store :                                https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/thebigscuba   Visit   https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast and subscribe - super quick and easy to do and it makes a massive difference. Thank you.  

Simon's correct title reads... Professor Simon Mitchell MB ChB, PhD, DipOccMed, DipAdvDHM (ANZCA), FUHM, FANZCA, Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Auckland.  This clearly does not fit in the title of this episode however, it goes a LONG way to explaining why Simon is one of the top dogs when it comes to being able to pour a healthy amount of clarity over the common confusions between decompression sickness, decompression illness, and arterial gas embolism. Simon is a physician and scientist with specialist training in diving medicine and anesthesiology. He is widely published with over 150 papers or book chapters. He co-authored the 5th edition of 'Diving and Subaquatic Medicine' and has two chapters on decompression illness in the most recent edition of Bennett and Elliott. He has twice been Vice President of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society (USA) and in 2010 received the society's Behnke Award for contributions to the science of diving and hyperbaric medicine. In the past, Simon was a naval diving medical officer and medical director of the Wesley Centre for Hyperbaric Medicine in Brisbane. He now works as a consultant anaesthetist at Auckland City Hospital, and Professor in Anaesthesiology at the University of Auckland. He provides on-call cover for diving and hyperbaric emergencies at the North Shore Hospital Hyperbaric Unit in Auckland. Simon assumed the role of Editor of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine in January 2019. Simon's diving career has included more than 6,000 dives spanning sport, scientific, commercial, and military diving. He has been a lead member of teams that were the first to dive and identify three deep wrecks of high historical significance in Australia and New Zealand. At the time of one of these dives (2002) the 180 m depth represented the deepest wreck dive ever undertaken. He was elected to Fellowship of the Explorers' Club of New York in 2006, and was the DAN Rolex Diver of the Year in 2015. Ref: www.dhmjournal.com. (n.d.). DHM, Simon Mitchell. [online] Shearwater Shearwater dive computersDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Today, we are thrilled to have a distinguished guest with us a man whose passion for diving spans over three decades and has led him to become one of the most skilled technical divers and instructors in the southern hemisphere. Google the name of Pete Mesley, and you'll find his namesake website, which contains his passion in life, two of which are the list first and shocking or big animal diving. And if that's not enough, you'll also find a rundown of all the technical training he has on offer. As a member of the Explorers Club, Pete's love for Wreck diving has taken him to some of the most historically significant sites across the globe, where he has documented them through his stunning photography and his work as a safety diver. Today, we have the pleasure of hearing firsthand from Pete about his experiences as an adventurer, and his unique perspective on the world beneath the waves. So sit back, relax, raise a glass and join us for an unforgettable conversation with Pete Mesley on the Scuba GOAT podcast. Links: Lust4Rust website - http://www.lust4rust.co Shock and Awe diving - http://www.biganimaldiving.com The Underwater Club with Nicolas Remy 10% discount on the annual subscription to The Underwater Club with promo code SCUBAGOATDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Not every scuba diver decides to become also a deep-water diver and acquire technical diving skills. Today, we are going to talk to an Australian diver Helaina Wright; one of the few women holding a "Technical Diving Instructor" certification in Western Australia. We are meeting Helaina in Perth and talking about her journey in the depths of the ocean and underwater caves. Her passion for diving is highly contagious; after listening to this interview, you will definitely like to start with scuba diving too! [ Moderator: Marketa Melounova ]AirBuddy | Easy Tankless Diving AirBuddy is a compact dive gear that doesn't require any heavy air tanks. Dive anywhere and anytime!Legend Element | Live Your Adventure Australian adventure movement. Follow your passion and anything is possible! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Immediately following the DEMA show in Orlando, Ben taught a Tech 1 course in the Florida keys. He was joined by three students and UTD Instructor James Mott, who flew down to co-teach with Ben. The team decided to record a podcast in three parts, one at the beginning, right after the first day, one in the middle, and one after the final dive. In this episode you will hear thoughts and insights from both instructors and all three students as they progress through their Tech 1 class.For more information on any of our training or scuba coaching programs:contact us by clicking here.

Stephen Fordyce is sometimes described as a mad professor and I can't help thinking that there is some truth in that.  When it comes to listening to his explorations deep beneath the surface of the earth and then beneath the surface of the water therein.  Scuba diving is a relatively niche sport, and within it there are many more niche areas and I think Stephen has found the pinnacle of niche as a 'sump diver.'   Spending days lugging gear to remote locations, trekking into dry(ish) caves and creating base camps therein, to then explore kilometres of routes underwater certainly confirms that he's barking mad, but also justifies the recognition he rightly deserves as a fantastic explorer. 'Stephen has dived many caves around Australia and further afield - being a successful push diver at the pointy end of projects in Elk River Cave (Victoria), Growling Swallet and Niggly Caves (Tasmania), on the Nullarbor (WA) and West Timor (Indonesia). This culminated in receiving the 2019 OZTek Emerging Explorer Award.Since then, Stephen was the push diver in a large team effort which connected Growling Swallet and Niggly Cave, setting a new record for the deepest (mostly dry) cave in Australia, as well as for several other significant Tasmanian push dives.With a degree in Mechatronics Engineering and a professional background of designing industrial gas equipment, Stephen started TFM Engineering Australia, to combine his passions for 'making cool stuff' and technical diving, and now works full time designing and building technical diving equipment of all shapes and sizes.Despite enduring the pandemic in the most locked-down city in the world (Melbourne), Stephen spent his lockdown time developing a system of water tracing equipment and much of the rest field-testing and exploring caves in Tasmania. (OzTek biography 2022)Joining me on the show today, Stephen chats about some of his adventures including that fantastic latest achievement conducted with 8 equally barking mad explorer buddies

What a great way to round out Season 2 of the show - Expanding on our look at the Technical side of recreational diving, I'm joined by Ryan Duchatel, JJ CCR Trimix Instructor, cave diver and co-owner of Total Immersion Diving based in Newcastle , Australia.I've found many recreational divers are curious about the tech divers out there and the complex equipment they use.  It seems to be a bit of a dark art and I've regularly heard comments along the lines of "It's for people wanting to dive deep" or "that it is too complex and expensive for me".  The reality is very much to the contrary, technical diving is for anyone who wishes to extend their dives, either in time, depth, range or all of the above.  Ryan talks about the evolution of Total Immersion Diving and provides us with great detail on how a  closed circuit rebreather works and  the many advantages that they provide, such as being able to get closer to wildlife, warmer diving, longer NDL's at all depths, variable partial pressure  Ryan's Links:Websites:totalimmersiondiving.com.aurebreathers.com.auSocial:Total Immersion Diving - FacebookRyans Pro page - FacebookRyans personal page - FacebookWe gave a shout out to the Behind The Mask team during the show as they are supporting and calling for support from you to ban shark finning in the EU,  please follow the link and sign the petition (EU nationals only) Link to the petition

On our sixth episode of #DeepBlueHolder, we chat with Mr James Blackman, a technical diving instructor and content creator. James has a wealth of knowledge that is regularly shared on his youtube page, Divers Ready, and we were pleased to have him join us for a chat this morning. We spoke a bit about Technical Diving, safe diver progression and the famous Sardine Run in South Africa. Hope you all enjoy our conversation.

This episode is brought to you with the support of our sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both :)!! Late last year I was honoured to be invited to speak at the FLOW Sidemount event in Cala Gonone, Sardinia. The event was originally slated for June this year but moved to October due to COVID. Conceived and organised by Stratis Kas my guest way back in episode #38 along with Daniele Pontis and Mariona Yepes Daviu from Bluforia Diving Centre, this event will be a must-attend for sidemount divers based in Europe and the UK and definitely also for anyone wishing and able to attend from other parts of the world given COVID travel restrictions. You may remember, I travelled to Sardinia back in 2019 and caught up with Thorsten Toddy Waelde and Brian Starnes for some brilliant cave diving so I can recommend Cala Gonone from personal experience as a top cave diving destination and an awesome place to stay. To our knowledge, this is the first Sidemount specialist event in Europe and it's intended to cover the full gambit of sidemount from recreational diving open water through to tech diving in open water, wrecks and of course caves. Cala Gonone, Sardinia is an absolutely ideal location for such an event and it is no surprise that XDEEP is onboard to support the show. Speakers include and I am sorry if I miss anyone but I can't wait to meet and learn from the former guests on Speaking Sidemount including Garry Dallas, Mikko Paasi, and Christina Zenato add to that amazing list... the man who coined the term Technical Diving, Michael Menduno, and TV personality, author and explorer, Andy Torbet. So with all FLOW Sardinia in front of me, I thought it would be a great opportunity to catch up with Daniele Pontis to learn more about his diving, Bluforia dive centre, how he set it up and the diving they do, his philosophy teaching sidemount diving... And then given Daniele is an Instructor Trainer on the KISS Sidewinder, I asked him more about this amazing Sidemount CCR including somewhat selfishly for me, the transition from Open Water Air diluent level to Cave CCR and Normoxic trimix. Daniele and I both feature in Stratis Kas' book Close Calls so I asked Daniele to relive his near-miss, share what he learned, and how he applies this in his own diving and interactions with his students on courses. And of course, we talk about FLOW and what you can expect if you come to meet us and attend this event... Cheers Steve

As our summer hiatus continues, it's awesome to be able to bring you with the support of XDEEP, another great episode from the Speaking Sidemount Patreon vault. This time I catch up with PJ Prinsloo. PJ is a technical diving instructor trainer and the Director, Technical Diving for RAID South Africa. As you'll hear, he is passionate about the benefits of sidemount and has a wealth of knowledge from the perspective of a sidemount diver, instructor, instructor trainer, and in his role at RAID. Last year PJ was inducted into the prestigious Explorers Club and in this episode, we go deep into his involvement in the stunning exploration of the Phoenician Wreck in Xlendi Bay off the island of Gozo, Malta. As you know, I spent two amazing seasons at Gozo Technical Diving and this is definitely a place very close to my heart. The exploration dives were at depths over 110m with 3-4 hour dive runtimes which took an immense amount of planning and attention to detail to execute safely. We also discuss sidemount diving and continue our voyage into the state of sidemount diving and instruction. We talk about what it takes to be a great sidemount instructor, the economic argument for focussing on smaller class sizes and more attention to course quality, PJ's thoughts on optimising your sidemount setup, sliding d-rings. We continue discussing sidemount CCR and how he sees this through the students that come on his courses. We finish reminiscing about our trips to Chuuk and the wrecks of Truk Lagoon.

Welcome to this second season of the fancy a brew podcast. If you didn’t know me already I’m a BSAC Advanced Diver and Open Water Instructor, TDI CCR MOD1 and HSE Professional Scuba Diver. During the early lockdown periods of 2020 I was inspired to talk to fellow divers that might inspire me to take the plunge into different types of diving related subjects. My interests lie in technical expeditionary diving, shark research and conservation and underwater photography so don’t be too surprised that they’re regular features on the show.This is the second season of the podcast and a chance to meet more variety of divers from around the world that might influence you to venture to new horizons that you otherwise might not have known existed.Over a brew my guests and I chat as we would on the back of a boat or during a surface interval about what makes them do what they do, how they realised their dream and most importantly – how they keep warm underwater!Hopefully these long form interviews come across as light hearted and fun conversations between two divers that have known each other for some time.I pride myself on the research and post production value of each episode which hopefully will keep listeners interested as much as the interesting conversation.Starting the 1st February 2021 season two begins with each episode released on a Monday on all the usual podcast apps. For more information and to keep up to date with releases follow us on Instagram where we run regular competitions supported by our sponsor Northern Diver InternationalThanks for listening, don’t forget to subscribe and consider giving us a 58 review and I’ll see you on the next one!

Welcome to Dive In The Podcast, your favorite podcast about all types of diving, SCUBA, Tec, Freediving, and more, we cover it all. Every week on Monday we post new episodes filled with diving news, interesting dive topics, ocean advocacy, and much more. Join Justin, Nic, April, and Amit the hosts of Dive in The Podcast. Audrey Cudel is a technical diving Instructor and renowned underwater photographer whose style is famous within the Technical Diving community. She founded a technical diving facility in Gozo (Malta) back in 2012 before establishing her own company Audrey Cudel Technical operating worldwide and specialising in Sidemount Essentials, Technical Sidemount, and Cave Diving training Special Guest: Audrey Cudel audreycudel.com Facebook: AudreyCudelPhotographer Instagram: audreycudelphotography Episode Links: News: Egyptian scuba diver stays underwater for 145 hours Dive Girls Around The World: Sophie Keningale Episode Sponsor: TorpedoRays.com Find Us At- www.DiveInPod.com Contact and Subscription Links - https://linktr.ee/diveinthepodcast Find us on Social Media- This Podcast @DiveIn.ThePodcast April Weickert @aprilweickert Justin Miller @idiveok Nicolas Winkler @nicolaswinklerphotography NicolasWinkler.com Torpedo Rays @torpedorays Seafoxes @seafoxes_ Halifax Freediving Club @halifaxfreedivingclub Music Credits: RetroFuture Dirty Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4278-retrofuture-dirty License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3976-life-of-riley License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ KE2jf5xqHzKxmRJqG3sO

We were underwater A LOT over the last month, so we wanted to give you an update on what we've been up to, plus talk about "Technical Diving" and how can people make a transition from Recreational Diving. If you've ever been curious about what it would take to be able to dive beyond Recreational limits (I.E. Deeper, Longer, Caves, etc.), this episode is for you!

The Dive Line interview Alain from Tec Diving Curacao about exhibiting at Scuba.Digital 2020. They talk about technical and rebreather diving, COVID-19 guidelines, and the deepest wreck around the beautiful Caribbean island of Curacao - Stella Maris. Alain also reveals their special dive show offer.

Ep19 Andy Torbet Live from his Camper Van at Wookey Hole - Adventurer Explorer, Diver and StuntmanIn this episode Andy Torbet invited us down to Wookey Hole and we sat in his Motorhome and had a good old chatWe found out about andys early days in the North of Scotland and how he grew up living an outdoor lifestyle before moving up to Sheffield Uni and drinking lots of AleHe and his Brother joined the Military, Andy initially joined the Paras but broke his back, Andy followed this path after uni and Joined the Army and the Underwater Anti Terrorist Bomb Disposal Unit!Find out about this and much more from Andy in this episode and some of the amazing things comimng up

Not to be missed is Episode 4 of Scuba GOAT with diving industryheavyweight Paul Toomer.  We pack a lot into this hour; as thismould-breaking President of RAID shares the successes and challenges behind a decade of growth, and the coming evolution of the diving industry.DIVE TRAINING IN A CLASS OF ITS OWNRAID has taken a new, and we believe, a far better approach to diver training. It starts by ensuring we train great instructors and in so doing, we are literally rewriting diver training standards creating new benchmarks of excellence. For example, our minimum requirements and prerequisites to enter instructor training necessitate almost twice that compared to current industry standards. We feel this is essential to ensure divers in training are only exposed to highly-skilled, truly experienced and extremely dedicated dive professionals.We also require all RAID instructors to have completed a Deep Diver and Nitrox Course as these are major interest areas for all divers and where unparalleled expertise and a state of the art approach to training is needed.At RAID we feel there are no short cuts to training. For example, our most popular entry-level program: Open Water 20, requires more in-water hours developing skills than is generally required by industry standards. This means new divers are able to build their skill level whilst maintaining their personal confidence and safety. This general philosophy is maintained by RAID professionals throughout all courses.To be a RAID instructor or even a RAID entry-level diver, your buoyancy control needs to be at the top of the skills list. While diving is a safe sport if you firstly gain proper training and follow the safety rules, the Divers Alert Network (DAN) statistics have revealed that dive accidents often reflect poor buoyancy control and therefore is a major risk factor in all forms of diving. This is why we at RAID put so much emphasis on great buoyancy control at every level of training. For example, the RAID Open Water 20 course covers buoyancy skills generally reserved for a separate specialty course with other training agencies, because we believe it is a prerequisite to ensure safe diving.Find out more at www.scubagoat.com

Technical Diving - Where did it come from? Nitrox not compatible with Diving & Diving after Jaws!In our latest episode we have a great chat with a true Scuba Diving Pioneer, Michael Menduno AKA M2 (M Squared) the man responsible for the phrase Technical Diver, First used in the Aquacorps Magazine that he started back in the late 80s early 90s M2 tells us about those early days and how it was all hushed up and kept in the closet until he decided he wanted to tell the world about it and started Aquacorps He started his Diving career the day after Jaws was released, it didnt put him off and he is now one of the most respected Scuba Pioneers, Editor in Cheif of Global Underwater Explorers (GUE) Online Magazine In-Depth, contributing Editor to Divers Alert (DAN Europe) Staff Writer for DeeperBlue.com, XRay Magazine and so many more This is a fascinating chat and really was not long enough, we hope to be chatting with M2 again soon, we are particularly interested in those Early Days of 'pushing the envelope' starting to use the mixed gases, no computers and gear that was literally cobbled together Here are some links to the magazines for those that would like more info and they are well worth a look aquaCORPS: https://aquaCORPS.onlineEditor in chief: InDepth: https://gue.com/blogDAN Europe Alert Diver: https://alertdiver.eu/en_USHistorical Diving Society: HDS.org Please consider subscribing and ringing the bell, its the best way to find all our previous content and to get updates as soon as new content is released We have lots coming up from podcasts with some amazing guests, gear tests and reviews, how to videos, giveaways and competitions and treasure hunting under some Medieval Bridges!

300+ Stolen & Dumped Harleys, Coked up Businessman dumps Corvette & jailhouse rumour, Car & Body!This is the final part of episode 14, we find out from Jared about all the crazy stuff he has found and what he is looking for!The 1960s Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs initiation was to steal a harley and dump it, they were all dumped in the same place in 100ft of water and have stayed there until now! The coked up businessman and his wife that dumped a Corvette to evade the cops and got a taxi home! An unbelievably accurate and precise jailhouse rumour of a car and body, this guy didnt do it but he does know an awful lot of details, you decide, we have! A 30 year old case of a missing Bridesmaid that could bring resolution to an ageing mother!A naughty Grandfather that stole cars and Silver from HawaiiDumped a MK2 Jag There are Helicopters, Snowcats and Jared is not short of requests, he shows us his map of potential targets, there are loadshe will come to th UK i we find 8 cars, we know of 2 already, can you help us find more? do you know of any in the UK Rivers or Lakes, heard any stories get in touch, leave a comment below or send us a message, you could be part of adventures with Purpose if we can get Jared over to the UK Please consider subscribing, it helps us produce more of these podcasts, the HowTo Videos and Gear Reviews, you get to see them first and as soon as they are released if you ring the bell We welcome all feedback and will reply to everyone, would you like a specific Guest on The Dive Line, what HowTo video would you like to see, Whats your Favourite Brand of Scuba Gear, get in touchNext up is Michael Menduno, the man the myth the legend, he is responsible for the phrase Technical Diving, he pushed the envelope in the early days and was a pioneer in early extreme diving that we now know as Tech Diving A fantastic insight into a true legend and pioneer of Scuba Diving Andy Torbet Follows this episode in Early September Subscribe to keep upto date with these and many more upcoming amazing guests, factory tours, prize giveawys, gear reviews and so much more

Retrieved from ScubaGuru - Expert Advice & Best Practices for Scuba Diving Professionals Michael Menduno – Author, Reporter, Editor of AquaCORPS and Technical Diving Forerunner Hey everyone welcome to another episode of the League of Extraordinary Divers. I'm so glad you're here today. Have you ever wondered who came up with the name technical diving? Well actually our guest today did. Michael Menduno aka “M2” is an award-winning […] The post LXD 035 : Michael Menduno – Author, Editor & Technical Diving Forerunner appeared first on ScubaGuru.

In this episode, I chat with Mark Powell the author of 'Deco for Divers' and 'Technical Diving - An Introduction', Technical Diving Instructor and avid wreck diver.  Over a brew, Mark talks about his motivation for writing some of the most popular reference books for scuba divers, why he be believes all divers can develop good buoyancy control and his love of wreck diving.  Very well known in the technical diving community, Mark generously gives his time representing TDI on the British Diving Safety Group and the HSE Recreational Diving Industry Committee as well as being a member of the Diver Training and Breathing Apparatus committees at the British Standards Institute.  If you want to hear all the details, grab yourself a brew and listen to his insightful and exciting story.  

An insightful and exciting discussion with my instructor, mentor and great friend Steve Kirkman about him taking on scuba diving and its challenges, and how he progressed, finding inspiration and how he became one of the best instructors and roll models I know in connecting with nature’s underwater world.Over a brew, the guys talk about how Steve's passion for diving then instructing and mentoring took him deeper and further into the world of BSAC and diving all over the world as a Dive Supervisor on Joint Services Expeditions.Grab yourself a brew and listen to his story.

Season 10 Episode 7 Rich talks about the weekend with his kids and his continuing process of sorting through six years of scuba stuff at his Monroe Store now that it is closing. Rich also talks about his Technical Diving workshop that he did at Divers Incorporated.

Retrieved from ScubaGuru - Expert Advice & Best Practices for Scuba Diving Professionals Hal Watts, world record deep diver and legendary technical instructor Hal Watts (aka Mr. Scuba) is the founder of The Professional Scuba Association International (PSAI). His first experience with SCUBA was in 1955.  He pioneered many areas of extreme diving and technical diving.  In fact he set a World Record Deep Air Dive to 119 […] The post LXD 029 : Hal Watts – Record Deep Diver & Technical Diving Pioneer appeared first on ScubaGuru.

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This week Kevin and Darrin have the opportunity to chat with Technical Shipwreck Diver Bob Underhill. Bob shares stores from his many years of Great Lake Diving. If you enjoy this program and think it is at the least worth a dollar. Why not donate to our Patreon account? Follow the links at http://www.scubaobsessed.com . Special Thank You to both Vanessa Homyak and Scott Hulbert who are our named Patreon Supporters for this episode (We neglected to mention them at the end of the podcast. We will double up next week to make good).

This week Kevin and Darrin have the opportunity to chat with Technical Shipwreck Diver Bob Underhill. Bob shares stores from his many years of Great Lake Diving. If you enjoy this program and think it is at the least worth a dollar. Why not donate to our Patreon account? Follow the links at http://www.scubaobsessed.com . Special Thank You to both Vanessa Homyak and Scott Hulbert who are our named Patreon Supporters for this episode (We neglected to mention them at the end of the podcast. We will double up next week to make good).

This week Kevin and Darrin have the opportunity to chat with Technical Shipwreck Diver Bob Underhill. Bob shares stores from his many years of Great Lake Diving. If you enjoy this program and think it is at the least worth a dollar. Why not donate to our Patreon account? Follow the links at http://www.scubaobsessed.com . Special Thank You to both Vanessa Homyak and Scott Hulbert who are our named Patreon Supporters for this episode (We neglected to mention them at the end of the podcast. We will double up next week to make good).

PROJECT GRENADA. Technical Diving on Grenada: CCR/Shipwreck diving on the MV Shakem. We interview Aquanauts Grenada head instructor Paul Ward about the dive. We also discuss the upcoming GRENADA TECH DIVING JAMBOREE that is being sponsored by Aquanauts Grenada. For more info about tech diving and GRENADA TECH DIVING JAMBOREE goto http://www.aquanautsgrenada.com/en/ Or you can call them: From the UK 020-8144-8606 From the USA 850-303-0330 DIRECT AUDIO DOWNLOAD Episode PD-195 #ExpeditionGrenada Expedition Grenada. Day 8.

When you mention the word ‘SCUBA’ to people, it conjures up different pictures in a lot of different peoples’ minds… anywhere from vacation diving in some warm-water resort to vintage diving with old-time gear from back in the 1950s all the way up to today’s big surge of popularity of Technical Diving. The popularity of this portion is just going fast and fast and fast. It’s time to talk Tech again with Tim O’leary! Tune in with Dive Team Report Host Greg Martin.

Many dive industry manufacturers are now getting into the realm of technical scuba diving and expanding lines of tech gear, while dive shops are even now offering varied tech scuba certifications.  Greg Martin discusses technical diving and streamline gear with Tim O’Leary, president of American Diving Marine Salvage and chairman of both NAUI’s technical training and rebreather advisory boards. Listen in on information regarding the changes of tech diving then versus tech diving now!

PD138: The journey “Into to Technical Diving? and “Doing What Works? with Cave Explorer Larry Green of the NACD and TDI. DOWNLOAD AUDIO FILE HERE

Tune in to hear about the Bay Area Underwater Explorers as they planned and executed a successful technical diving mission on Cordell Bank in October 2013. Cordell Bank is a rocky reef about 20 miles west of Point Reyes and its shallowest peak at 115 feet. Surrounded by strong currents and deep depths, Cordell Bank is typically not a SCUBA diving destination, but for this strong group of technical divers, it was truly an accomplishment with the thrill of witnessing unmatched beauty and abundance elsewhere.

PD87 Divers Alert Network:  2008 Technical Diving Conference. The two-day conference, planned for Jan. 18-19, 2008, in Durham, N.C., will feature four half-day workshops. Discussions will include the operational and medical aspects of technical diving. The forum will also address ways to improve effectiveness and safety.Workshops OverviewPHYSIOLOGY WORKSHOP PLANRespirationNormal respiration and gas exchange at sea level with emphasis on oxygen uptake, CO2 elimination, and ventilatory control. Dependency of CO2 elimination on ventilation. CO2 retention and individual susceptibility. Effects of tidal volume and dead space on alveolar ventilation. Hypo- and hyperventilation. Ventilatory capacity, physical fitness, and respiratory muscle fatigue. Effects of immersion and gas density. Airway collapse and effort independent expiratory flow. Equipment dead space, static lung load, breathing resistance, and work of breathing. Effect of HPNS on respiration. Case reports.CNS Oxygen ToxicityRelevant mechanisms of CNS toxicity: free radicals, ventilation, CO2 retention, cerebral blood flow. Risk factors and individual susceptibility. Donald’s WWII studies. Estimating CNS toxicity risk in relation to O2 exposure, review of O2 exposure guidelines, and the O2 clock. O2-CO2 interactions and “Shallow Water Black-Out.? Mixed-gas O2 exposure limits. Recovery from CNS toxicity risk during underwater air breaks. Case reports.Narcosis and HPNSSigns and symptoms of nitrogen narcosis; individual susceptibility, accommodation and adaptation to narcosis; effects on narcosis of rate of compression, oxygen and carbon dioxide; onset depths of narcosis; narcotic potencies of N2, He, Ne, Ar, Xe, O2and CO2; oxygen narcosis; recommended depth limits for air diving; mechanism of narcosis; pressure reversal; utility of EAD/END (equivalent air depth/equivalent nitrogen depth). Signs and symptoms of HPNS; individual susceptibility; depth of occurrence; effect on HPNS of compression rate and time at depth; effect of trimix; effect of hydreliox; mechanisms of HPNS; options for reducing HPNS effects given obligatory fast descent rates.Thermal Mechanisms of heat transfer (radiation, conduction, evaporation, and convection) with application to divers. Physiological temperature control and consequences of heat transfer (work; shivering; regional vasoconstriction; stages of hyperthermia and hypothermia; freezing and non-freezing injury). Respiratory heat transfer (inert gas and density effects). Rewarming and thermal afterdrop (“warm and dead?). Drysuit insulation properties of Ar, He, CO2, air and O2 (is this safe?). Insulation properties of wet undergarments. Tools for thermal modeling. Hotwater suits for shallow in-water decompression stops vs. insulation for dry decompression. (Thermal effects on decompression will be covered in the Decompression Workshop.) Current and new active and passive technologies (power sources, hydrogen thermal batteries, hydrogen catalytic heating, regional rewarming, aerogel garments). DECOMPRESSION WORKSHOP PLAN DCI Pathophysiology DCI signs, symptoms and pathophysiology. Paradoxical thromboembolism and cryptogenic stroke. AGE: pulmonary barotrauma, ASD, PFO, and transpulmonary passage, Type III DCS. PFO detection and diver evaluation. Transpulmonary passage and bubble size. Evidence associating DCS with PFO. Skin bends and PFO. Exercise and pulmonary shunt. PFO correction. Case reports. DCS Risk Factors VGE as a measure of decompression stress. Environment: temperature, immersion, exercise. Influence of dive phase (pre-, bottom, deco, post-). Individual: obesity, gender, age, aerobic fitness, individual susceptibility. Adaptation, hydration, alcohol, previous DCS, injury. Deep Stops History and theory of deep stops. Empirical methods and rules. Supporting evidence and experimental data. Validation of methodology. In-Water Recompression Review of IWR experience. Appropriate signs and symptoms for IWR. Equipment and procedures to minimize IWR risk in event of decompression emergency with no access to recompression chamber. Training requirements. Environmental conditions. Depth measurement and control. Diver monitoring and tending. Surface support. Emergency procedures. Outcome reporting. DCS Risk Assessment DCS probability and severity in air and nitrox diving. DCS severity and acceptable DCS risk. Technical diving database, risk analysis and dive condition effects. Examples of tech dive profiles and outcome data. Diver Health Status Form (DHSF). Uploading dive profile and DHSF data to DAN Website. Are technical divers self-selected? REBREATHER WORKSHOP PLAN US Navy and UK/EU Perspectives on Rebreather Test Methods and Standards Rebreather divers must overcome the work of breathing due to breathing resistance, static lung load, and elastance. Inspired CO2 amplifies these effects by increasing ventilation. CO2 sensors and scrubber gauges would decrease this risk. CO2 canister duration is tested as a function of temperature, workload, and depth. O2 control accuracy is assessed. Testing should be performed on breathing machines and by divers. What US and EU labs are qualified to test rebreathers? What is the role of failure mode effect and criticality analysis (FMECA) in rebreather design? New U.S. Navy performance standards are based on diver tolerance. U.S. Navy and EU rebreather test standards should not differ, but do.

1. POD DIVER NEWS 2.Interview with Larry Green of NACD. Larry talks about the 5 elements of Technical Diving and Doing What Works. 3. Joseph Cocozza and Rescue Diver Rachel review the new movie “The Guardian? based on the exploits of the USCG Rescue Swimmers. Joe relates his experiences training with ASTs (Rescue Swimmers) at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City.http://www.uscg.mil/d5/airstation/atlanticcity/ DOWNLOAD AUDIO FILE

This week Kevin and Darrin have the opportunity to chat with Technical Shipwreck Diver Bob Underhill. Bob shares stores from his many years of Great Lake Diving. If you enjoy this program and think it is at the least worth a dollar. Why not donate to our Patreon account? Follow the links at http://www.scubaobsessed.com . Special Thank You to both Vanessa Homyak and Scott Hulbert who are our named Patreon Supporters for this episode (We neglected to mention them at the end of the podcast. We will double up next week to make good).