by Matt | Dec 20, 2020 | Blog
TECH CENTRE EX RENTAL EQUIPMENT FOR SALE As a specialist technical centre we are obsessive about our gear. It’s properly looked after, serviced by us as an Apeks Technical Centre, JJ-CCR Factory Service Centre, Seacraft DPV Service Centre and more. We replace...
by Matt | Nov 19, 2020 | Blog
Step up or Step Across? The leap from recreational to technical diving Most dive agencies lay out a ladder type pathway for dive development, showing each course as a step up, building on the last. Then you reach the top of the ladder, Master Scuba this...
by Matt | Nov 19, 2020 | Blog
As a tech and cave instructor as well as someone who often guides tech and cave dives I have seen a massive variety in the way people mark stage and deco cylinders. By and large the community has come to a consensus on the markings for the side of the cylinder...
by Matt | Sep 12, 2020 | Blog
Skills are the foundation of safe and enjoyable diving and the building blocks of all diving certifications. The comment here is not that learning skills is a waste of time, but, learn them from the wrong instructor, and you will have to re-do them completely for them...
by Matt | Aug 13, 2020 | Blog, CCR
BOV or no BOV This is usually a polarised argument. People are either all for or all against. So, let us examine the arguments from both sides. I’m going to put in some assumptions though. To me they are not assumptions, mainly because I have tested these in...
by Matt | Jul 26, 2020 | Blog
Twinset Valve Drill The valve drill should be and in fact is easier to carry out in flat trim, with your head up and not moving! Before jumping in make sure you haven’t got folds of drysuit or undersuit restricting movement, this should be obvious when doing a...
