A SMB is a useful device for your safety The surface marker buoy (SMB) is an exercise that may seem complex. Yet if you were to have a permanent safety equipment on your scuba unit, it is a SMB. It allows you to signal your presence on the surface and has the advantage to provide…
Ask an experienced diver how to use a compass You have just bought an underwater compass and there is the drama, because you do not remember what your instructor had explained you during your PADI Open Water course. Reading your Open Water manual is not explicit. Better than words, I invite you to watch a…
The compass could become your best friend Among the equipment of autonomous diver, there is an instrument that everyone scares : the compass. Using a compass underwater is not obvious. Between frustration and fear of making mistakes, how to choose a compass ? The diver tends to ignore this device. The Open Water training does…
A dive knife is a tool, not a weapon After choosing your dive knife, the next question is : « where to set up your knife ? » The stereotype of the diver with his knife attached to the leg is over. Not really. There are still irreducible. Traditional settings The first place we think…
Choosing wisely a cutting tool will save your money Prior choosing your diving knife, I suggest you see in detail the materials used. We will review the types of knives. The diving knife has several forms. In this article, I’ll just describe the different types of knives. Remember that a cutting tool is a part…
