Recently, our president, Chris Gabel was invited to sit down with the guys from Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack podcast. They discussed the Dive Student Deaths in Jacksonville, Florida at CDA Technical Institute, trade school instruction as a whole and a ...
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A View on Faceplates
A diver’s viewport of the world, right? The faceplate is the visual part of any dive helmet that allows the diver to look out and the tender or dive supervisor to look in. Without speaking, you can see the look of anger, terror, delight or ...
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Scheduling Maintenance
Don’t Worry, Next Week. I Promise…
Have you heard those words before from your maintenance tech, diver, or supervisor about your equipment? I was surfing the internet recently and came across a great sign. The sign stated “WARNING If you don’t ...
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One-Way Valves
Whether they're on a helmet, a surface control system, or hose, they are one of the most critical components in your system.
If you didn't get a chance, take a look at an old Myth Busters episode segment on Youtube ...
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Questions and Answers
This month, I thought that I would comment on some questions that seem to repeatedly come up in conversation. They've come up often enough that I thought it would be a good idea to share some of the questions and related answers with you. So here ...
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