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 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:51 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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! ]]></description>
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 <description><![CDATA[Coping with various diving incidents is covered in training but, whichever agency taught you, <br/>some real-life incidents go beyond the scope of training. What would you do if you were involved in one <br/>of these? JOHN LIDDIARD asks six divers to talk him through how they would deal with six incidents ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:47 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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 ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:52 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[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 ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:45 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Up to 30% of divers are thought to have 'holes in the heart'. These rarely present problems, but why not take out some insurance, asks Bob Cole - by modifying the way we dive? ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:50 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Can scuba-divers benefit from breathing lessons? Steve Weinman finds out]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:17 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[All divers should use at least some signalling devices in case they lose their dive-boat - John Bantin evaluates a selection of items that will do the job]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:16 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[For some, solo diving is the practice that dare not speak its name. It's not a subject open to discussion, only castigation. Whatever John Liddiard writes here, these divers won't be changing their minds... ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:27 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[How to avoid the pitfalls of dodgy SMB deployment - that is the chosen subject of Robert N Rossier, following a survey in which DIVER readers played their part ]]></description>
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 <title>Are you set for D-Day?</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 10:30 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Planning your first dive of the UK season? Need help and sound advice? Mike Ward probably isn't the best person to ask ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:53 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[...but a dive isn't finished until you're safely back on the boat. Sometimes hitting the deck is easier said than done. John Liddiard's handy guide may come in useful ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:08 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Want to be one of those smug divers who's always kitted up first, and prepared for all contingencies? John Liddiard has a few ideas that might help]]></description>
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 <title>Setting depth records straight</title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 06:58 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Why should women need their own deep-diving scuba records? Can we trust reports of abyssal dives when the evidence is flimsy at best? Mark Ellyatt was for a time 'the world's deepest scuba diver' - and after reading this, you may wonder if he still is. As ever, he is ready to court controversy ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:13 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[They won't get your pulses racing in the dive shop, but certain basic products can make or break a diving experience. John Liddiard shares his observations on a humble piece of webbing ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:37 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Health & safety guidelines require those who dive for a living to take risk assessment seriously. We can all benefit from adopting the professional diver's mindset, says John Liddiard - just think risk ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:35 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[They can give trainees more cause for concern than is necessary, and sometimes inconvenience experienced divers too. John Liddiard has clear views on masks]]></description>
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