Skip to main content
x

Training

Start 'Em Young: How and When to Get Kids Diving

Unsure if your child is ready to become scuba certified? Here's your guide to when and how to get children diving.

Tied Up | Lessons for Life

Lessons to learn from one man's entanglement accident.

Does Flash Photography Hurt Marine Life?

Photographs of marine animals can educate and inspire. In this edition of “Ask a Marine Biologist,” Dr. David Shiffman discusses whether taking those photos hurt the animals.

ASK DAN: How Can I Minimize My Decompression Stress?

Factors to review to prevent decompression sickness (DCS).

Hands-On Diving: American Sign Language in the World of Scuba

PADI’s first deaf course director Thomas Koch on audism, the benefits of American Sign Language and the underwater hand signal you really need to stop using.

The Healing Power of Scuba Diving

The transformative role of scuba diving in one counselor's recovery from an eating disorder and how it now benefits her clients

Finning Techniques All Divers Should Know

Whether you're a newer diver or a seasoned dive pro, it's useful to have a toolkit of finning techniques at your disposal. You don't need to be a tech diver to frog kick. Let's dig in.

Fiji After Dark: One Diver’s Journey Into Night Diving

How one woman discovered an inky universe and faced her fears during an advanced open-water certification off Vomo Island, Fiji.

Undersea Archives: How to Get the Most Out of Your Dive Log Book

A logbook is a record of your dive history and training, but how you approach your log depends on what works best for you.