English, Español sigue tras el texto en inglés. This is one of the courses most people feel unnecessary. When it was created as a Distinctive Specialty, it was not mandatory in PADI to deploy a DSMB in Open Water course, so it was the only course that actually used to teach how to us a … More PADI SMB Diver course / Buceador con boya de PADI: un curso muy interesante
English, Español sigue tras el texto en inglés I know most people think gas blending is a tec course and, if they just dive for fun, may no be so useful. However, I really think it´s an important course for everybody really interested in diving, tec or recreational diver (as long as he dives nitrox). … More Home made gas blending / Cómo mezclar gases con equipos no profesionales
English, Español sigue tras el texto en inglés More than a new post, this one is only a remembering of what divers should and easily forget. If there is a descent line, then use it… It seams logical, but we not always follow the idea… A couple of years ago I was doing a tmx … More Using ascent and descent lines / Utilizar líneas de ascenso y de descenso
English, Español tras el texto en inglés When there are too many choices it´s always difficult to choose. And this thing is specially true with computers…too many brands and too many models. If you look for advise for which is the best computer, you will not get it here. Here I will only talk about … More Choosing a recreational computer / Elegir ordenador para buceo recreativo
English, Español sigue tras el texto en inglés As you know, there are lots of different models of rebreathers in the market, and which one to choose depends mostly on your personal preferences and what is available in your area. It´s always good to have other teammates diving the same unit so you would have … More Before choosing a rebreather, think about yourself / Antes de escoger un rebreather, piensa en como eres
English, Español sigue tras texto en inglés A few years ago, Draeger presented the Dolphin, Atlantis and Ray rebreathers, three aSCR (active semiclosed rebreather) that were quite famous for a few years. Then, new CCR arrived to the market and little by little they faded. Some divers transformed some of those rebreathers in mCCR. With … More aSCR: the best rebreather for recreational diving / aSCR: el mejor reciclador para el buceo recreativo
English, Español sigue tras el texto en inglés I´m pretty sure you know cases where the auxiliary LPI was connected, it started inflating the auxiliary wing accidentally, provoked a runaway ascent and killed the diver (unfortunately, we had one case a couple of years ago in South Africa). Also, you may know cases in which … More When to leave connected the LPI to your secondary wing / Cuándo dejar conectado el inflador de tu ala secundaria
English, Español sigue tras el texto en inglés Quite a good number of students have asked me what do I carry on my pockets when I dive. After years of changing, adding, removing, etc. I end up with a set of equipment that I consider necessary for most dives. This equipment may be carried on … More What do I carry when I dive? / Qué llevar en los bolsillos de tu jacket en todas tus inmersiones
English, Español sigue tras texto en inglés If you read your Dry Suit Specialty course book it recommends that you use your dry suit as your primary buoyancy system, leaving your BCD as a backup in case the dry suit gets flooded. However, in more than one occasion you would have felt uncomfortable with all … More Dry suit as a buoyancy device in recreational diving/ El traje seco para el control de la flotabilidad en buceo recreativo
English, Español sigue tras texto en inglés. As we discussed in a previous post, sometimes you need to use your compass to dive at midwaters with no reference (low visibility environment, long distance to the bottom, cold thermocline, too much surface movement, etc.), then you would realize that it´s not so easy. People is use … More Navigation at mid waters without reference points/ Navegación en aguas medias sin referencias
Improve your diving / Mejora tu buceo 