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Advanced Skills

How to Rescue Yourself

Learn how to save yourself if a dive turns ugly with these self rescue techniques, and practice, practice, practice.

The Best Gear For Safely Scuba Diving Solo

Diving alone requires additional training and extra scuba gear. Here are our picks for safety gear you'll want to pack in your kit if you decide to go it alone.

How To Improve Your Underwater Navigation Skills

There are no roads underwater, that's why navigation skills are important for scuba diving. Take a few tips from the pros and don't be too cool to ask for directions.

Tips For Drift Diving

When it comes to drift diving — don't fight the current, go with the flow. Follow these scuba diving tips to relax and enjoy the ride.

Scuba Diving in the Baltic Sea: Dive Conditions, Gear and Tips for Photography

Follow in the footsteps of Nat Geo photographer Viktor Lyagushkin and dive Russia's Baltic Sea. But before you go, here's what you need to know.

Solo Scuba Diving: How To Safely Dive Alone and Expert Tips

Want to scuba dive without a buddy? In addition to getting the proper training and scuba gear, here are some tips to help you dive solo like a pro.

Fin Kick Techniques: Tips, Tricks and Advice for Scuba Divers

Fin technique is an often overlooked but crucially important part of diving — here are some important tips to improve your diving and stop leg cramping.

ArtToMedia: Meet the Men Behind the Amazing 3-D Scuba Diving Maps

To help make wreck diving safer and more fun, Otto Wagner and Raymond Poudrier began developing detailed underwater maps of wrecks and dive sites.

Local Tips for Scuba Diving the Oriskany Shipwreck in Pensacola, Florida

Using a map from ArtToMedia, we bring you the best dive profiles for penetrating the Mighty Oriskany shipwreck and tips for exploring the ship safely.