When the balloon goes up

It’s surprising how often divers get into a tangle with their delayed SMBs. John Bantin looks into the matter more...

Buoyancy control

Don’t be ashamed to check your weighting every trip, says John Bantin. If it boosts your diving experience, it’s a minute well spent more...

Pool Olympics

Roman chariot-racing, underwater drag acts - who says pool time has to be dull? Not games-master John Liddiard more...

Beneath British ice

It gladdens John Liddiard's heart when the weather gets really cold, because for him "Life in the Freezer" starts in his local pond. Well, if you're into ice-diving, you have to practise somewhere! more...

But they didn't train me for this!

Coping with various diving incidents is covered in training but, whichever agency taught you,
some real-life incidents go beyond the scope of training. What would you do if you were involved in one
of these? JOHN LIDDIARD asks six divers to talk him through how they would deal with six incidents more...

Anatomy of a free flow

It can happen as you enter the water or, if it's cold, under water - an unwanted gush of gas from your regulator. You can, however, reduce the chances of a free-flow to a minimum, as John Bantin explains more...

The bail-out of last resort

You're trapped on a wreck in low visibility with entangled equipment, separated from your buddy with multiple first-stage blow-outs and 15 minutes' deco remaining - get out of that! John Kean takes us through the moves; photography by Yann Vautrin more...