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The article offers the author's insight on scuba class offered by dive shop Dive Utah. Topics discussed by the author specialization of the company in an open water scuba training, rescue diver training, and helps people with desire to become an instructor. It also mentions rules and techniques taken up in diving class.

The article presents a case of scuba diving accident and offers life saving tips for scuba divers. The author suggests that if one is planning to dive alone, one should seek the training, equipment and experience necessary to do so safely. It is suggested that if one gets separated from one's group members, one should look for one's buddy for not longer than one minute, and then make a controlled ascent to the surface.

The article provides several view whether diving solo is good or not including dive instructor Michael and Felicia Berg who believed that learning self-reliant is what the diving course teaches, technical and cave diver Wendy Quimby believes that diving alone requires enough equipment and preparation, and underwater videographer Franzier Nivens stated that all divers should be solo trained to be self-reliant unless medical condition arises.

The author discusses the foundation skills necessary for public safety diving (PSD) certification in diver instruction programs. She argues that modern training methods for vital skills such as problem-solving or self-rescue from equipment failure or entanglement are not effective in controlled environments and shorter course durations. She presents an overview of a training exercise for managing breathing mask dislodgement.

The article focuses on opportunities and strategies for selling scuba diving travel. It mentions the official website of Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) www.padi.com which provides data on how popular scuba diving is. It says that clients must be aware of the 24-hour rule wherein divers should wait 18 to 24 hours after their final dive before flying. It cites the importance of having a certification card (C-card) as an evidence that the diver had completed dive training.

The article offers information on the plan of the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Diving Society members to explore the diving sites in the Philippines from February 15-22, 2014. Topics covered include the scheduled trip of the group to the Atlantis Dumaguete Dive Resort. Also mentioned is the interest of the group in experiencing warm water diving in the country.

An interview is presented with marine biologist Rhian Waller about her experiences learning to scuba dive in order to study a species of corals in fjords in Alaska. She discusses the challenges of diving in extremely cold water with fast currents, describes a dive with poor visibility, and explains her research on red tree corals and their importance to the deep-sea ecosystem.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of teaching scuba diving to children at the Kids Sea Camp.

An interview with Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Open Water Scuba Instructor Joshua Vance is presented. When asked about why he wanted to start diving, he mentioned being an active-duty Marine KC-130 pilot and receiving orders to deploy to Okinawa, Japan. Vance said that becoming a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor requires a lot of hard work. He also discussed his experience being a PADI professional.

The article focuses on the survival spirit of Blinded Veterans Association's (BVA) Florida Regional Group president Darryl Goldsmith who engaged himself in physically challenging activities while staying at the Gulf Coast Rehabilitation Center in Biloxi, Mississippi. Goldsmith joined scuba lessons through the Veterans Locker Program of Dive Pro. He hopes that the training and instructions may allow him to dive in the Gulf of Mexico.

The article focuses on the significance and effectiveness of Divers Alert Network's (DAN) dive emergency plans. The emergency plans are categorized into preparedness, prevention, and response. It notes the significance of focusing on factors to prevent emergencies including physical fitness, appropriate education and training, and knowledge of local hazards. It points out that first aid training, emergency equipment, and information sharing are necessary for the preparation.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Bipolar" in the Winter 2011 issue, "DAN Was There for Me" in the Winter 2011 issue, and "Preaching to Our Choir" in the Winter 2011 issue.

The article offers information on the Project Diving Education Extension Program (DEEP), which gives college students an inspiration to practice scuba diving and gain certificate. It states that the project is supervised by scuba diver Dave Stillman, wherein he restructured the program by allowing students to complete course at home and receive college credit. Moreover, the success of the trip of new divers to Florida Keys and Key Largo in Florida is also discussed.

The article profiles Ernst Völlm, a 54-year old and chief technology officer for Underwater Equipment Made in Switzerland (UEMIS) in Adliswil, Switzerland. His job is designing the world's most advanced dive computers, which would be worn on the diver's wrist and get pressure reading from the tank via a wireless link. Before joining the company, he was trained to be a diving instructor and to help establish the Swiss Office for the Prevention of Diving Accidents.

The article offers five tips to know accurate weight required for divers for making BCs (Buoyancy Compensator) to stay jeutrally buoyant including taking the help of divemaster, learn the technique of descending first few feet of water, and controlling buoyancy through breathing.

The article offers several tips for wreck divers about surviving silt-outs.

The article reports on the Great Lakes summer training program of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCCs) which offers the summer scuba training to cadets in Great Lakes, Michigan. The program offers cadets the opportunity to do their training underwater and provides them with advanced scuba diving courses as part of summer training that also combines maritime skills, engineering, and scientific research. Also, it states that the training program includes studies of ancient submerged shorelines.

The article reports on the water-survival training offered to the members of the 8th Civil Support Team on January 14, 2009 in Aurora, Colorado. The members are trained on the standard protective suits and how to respond to maritime missions. They also undergo a blind-folded jump from a 5-meter high dive with a dummy M16 rifle.

The article offers business news briefs in New Jersey. The Mercer County Office of Economic Development & Sustainability and the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce held the third annual Mercer County Economic Summit at Mercer County Community College. CentraState Health Care System hosted a scuba diving program at CentraState's Fitness and Wellness Center in Freehold. The Girl Scouts of Jersey Shore honored Pat Muszynski, Barbara Lanuto, and Alice Miller with Women of Achievement awards.

The article reports on the new instruction issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to provide occupational safety and health guidelines for commercial diving operations. It states that the instruction would serve a guide for commercial diving operational standards, answers questions related to commercial diving operations, and provides a checklist that promotes the consistency and efficiency of inspections of diving equipment, systems and operations.

Profiles Michael Lang, a scientific diving officer for the Smithsonian Institution. Description of the diving courses run by Lang, which include safety procedures and the physics and physiology of diving; Potential dangers associated with scuba diving.

Features the Divers Unlimited (DU) in South Florida, a Professional Association of Diving Instructors' training school. Classroom works; Description on training facilities; Overview of Instructor Development Course; Information on Gold Instructor Program.

Focuses on the roles of resort instructors in the operations of a dive resort. Two primary functions of a resort instructor; Credentials of a resort instructor; Information on a resort instructor training course offered at Ocean Divers.

Considers various opportunities in learning commercial diving in the United States. Philosophy in training divers; Instructor qualification requirements; Curriculum design of Divers Institute of Technology for divers.

Reports on the `Scuba School' package offered by Hyatt Regency and dive operation Red Sail Sports for scuba divers in the Cayman Islands. Costs; Features of the package; Program of activities; Amenities; Contact information.

Focuses on the certification given by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors to diabetic patient Clare Rosenfeld, allowing her to SCUBA dive. Risk of dying of diabetic patients who experience hypoglycemia while underwater; Overview on the safe diving techniques demonstrated by Rosenfeld; Importance of preventing the occurrence of low blood sugar while underwater.

Presents tips on how to learn scuba diving. Familiarizing one's self with a different world; Certification process for scuba-diving; Contact information for scuba instructors; Vacation resorts offering scuba-diving lessons.

The article examines the sport of ice-diving. According to the article, the Professional Association of Diving Instructors and the National Association of Underwater Instructors, two diving organizations in the U.S., offer ice-diving instruction and certification. The prerequisites for ice-diving often include certifications in open-water and advanced open-water diving.

Suggests scuba diving in the United States. Hazards of scuba diving; Certification through the Professional Association of Diving Instructors; Application of Boyle's Law in scuba diving.

Provides information on Professional Association of Diving Instructors' (PADI) Project AWARE (Aquatic World Awareness, Responsibility and Education). Financial backbone of the project; Year when the project was instituted; Information on how the project educated students; Other projects of the Project AWARE Foundation. INSET: Pitch in to preserve our oceans.

Features the diving education programmes of Bob Brayman's International Diving Career Institute at Hall's and Hall's Diving Center. School's descriptions; Goals of the institute; Courses offered; Variety of choices with several dozen work related certifications; Facilities and services offered on diving; Dive boats; Qualifications for training; Contact information.

Features Pro Dive's comprehensive resort training program called the Resort Operations Specialist (ROS) in 1991 which offers Professional Association of Diving Instructors' (PADI) certification. Program's utilization of special talents of a 12 member instructional staff to cover 10 components of diving; Instructor specialties; Job placement specialties.

Features the advanced diving course of the National Association of Scuba Diving Schools in the United States. Total diving system; Dealing with the best diver syndrome; Instruction manual; Video modules; Other equipment included in the course.

Features the Florida-based Bob Brayman's International Diving Career Institute, which helps an interested learner become a certified dive instructor. Growth of the dive industry; Preference for the ten week residence program; Enjoyment of the open water training.

Focuses on the South East Diving Institute's (SEDI) approach to dive education, under Dave Schubert. Background on the Fort Pierce, Florida campus; Schubert's expertise; Roots of the SEDI's approach to dive education; Training program offered; Changes made to maximize the quality of training offered; Aspects of SEDI that stand out; Resort setting of the Key Largo training ground.

Focuses on PADI's enriched air diver course on learning to use nitrox safely and effectively in diving. Materials used in the course contained in a waterproof nylon pouch; Enriched Air Diver Manual; Improve Your Scuba video series.

Presents information on identifying a variety of angelfish, during scuba diving experiences. Placing species in their families; Information on the angelfish (pomacanthidae); Where angelfish inhabit; Identification of adult angelfish; Descriptions of Queen Angelfish and Blue Angelfish; Differentiation between juvenile angelfish and adult angelfish. INSETS: Reef.;The bible of fishwatching..

Describes the Instructor Development Course (IDC) offered by Divers Unlimited (DU). Reputation of DU in the diving field; Sections of the IDC; Teaching approach; Contact information.

Features the National Association of Scuba Diving Schools (NASDS) and its Dive Safe Open Water Certification Program. History of NASDS; Coverage of the program.

Focuses on Divers Unlimited's (DU) Triad Program for dive career training. Advantages of dive career training program; Segments of Triad Program; DU's placement service.

Reports on the Triad Program of dive instructor school Divers Unlimited. History; Insight into personnel qualifications; Focus of Phase One of the Triad Program; Focus of Phase Two; Focus of Phase Three; Inclusion of organizational skills; Contact information.