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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.
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.
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.
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Resuming diving after surgery should be assessed on a case-by-case basis and depends on complete recovery. Your surgical incisions need to be completely healed, and any complications, such as infections, must be resolved.
Freedivers need to follow safety protocols as much as divers. In this Lessons for Life account, Eric Douglas shares the story of a diver who suffers shallow-water blackout on a dive. Keep reading to find out how you can stay safe freediving.
The PADI Full Face Mask Diver course is the best way to learn how to use this piece of equipment.
Divers need to master their equipment and know how to adjust mid-dive to float weightlessly underwater.
Eighteen dives into a liveaboard trip, an equipment malfunction pushes a diver 90 feet to the surface in about 15 seconds—a rate of about 6 feet per second.
Become a real-life mermaid when you learn how to use a monofin, hold your breath underwater and more in PADI's mermaid education courses.
Here’s everything you should know about sea turtles, including how long they live, how fast they can swim and where they lay their eggs.