If you read my story about how I shattered the lens of my dive mask when I took a giant stride off a friend’s boat, I was happy with the response of HOLLIS.
The Canadian and American governments have issued a recall for a Suunto-built wireless tank pressure transmitter. The wireless tank pressure transmitter and Suunto tank POD have failed during regular dry land pressure testing. There is a risk of injury if it bursts.
When looking for training in cylinder inspections or refreshing your current 3-year HAZMAT certification you have options. Cylinder training services…
WorkSafe New Zealand considers that there are health and safety risks arising from SCUBA and SCBA cylinders manufactured from aluminium alloy 6351, and has withdrawn approval for cylinder designs which used this alloy.
A voluntary product check of select regulators with the ACD yoke systems is being offered by Aqua Lung.
Scubagaskets announce the cooperation, with the leading company in the area of Scuba Lubricants Aerospace Lubricants Inc. Lubricants for open…
They had just anchored their boat at the wreck of the Maple Dawn near Christine Island in the Georgian Bay area. Suddenly, diving the wreck was no longer the priority of Paul Darnbrough and Mike McAllister, both members of the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association.
Many countries have a rule requiring that high pressure cylinders undergo a hydrostatic requalification on a scheduled basis. This article…
I recently received a call/e-mail from an instructor about an unsafe situation. She stated that one of her employees recently…
Wetsuit Neoprene is a rubber foam used to make, well, a wetsuit. It is called closed-cell neoprene as the bubbles are trapped in the neoprene rubber foam and between one or more layers of fabric. Closed-cell means that each nitrogen bubble is surrounded and separated by neoprene. Both freediving and scuba suits are made of closed-cell neoprene.