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A friend recently took a recreational scuba instructor course from ANDI and was told that my agency (fire department) must have a dive master on every dive, with insurance, regardless whether it's a training dive or an actual callout. We've had our team for almost 20 years, and have nearly...

Our team just finished the PSD course and Dive Rescue 1 Specialist. Man, what a difference between the PSD and rec courses! This was the best, most informative training our team has ever had. I've got to hand it to Dive Rescue International. They've got their stuff together. Mr. Blades...

Our department is fortunate enough to be having a DRI instructor give our existing team a PSD crossover cert, then Dive Rescue I. Our team has been in existance for close to 20 years, and finally we're getting certified! We always stuck with the recreational certs, but our county OEM...

Hello, I've not taken any diving photography or videography classes yet, but have a question. I'm trying to find a video camera that I can use to shoot our local high school's swim and dive meets, so that it can be shown on a big screen live, during the meet, for spectators. Is there a...

I searched, and didn't adequately get the answers I was looking for. I don't have a computer yet, but I was reading the manual on a buddy's Cyber Aqualand NX yesterday, as I'm considering buying it. It states there's a no-fly countdown, but it appears the SI isn't a countdown, but just a...

I've been on the team since April, and tonight got my first recovery. Also was the first callout of the year. Dude tried swimming across the Pecos river (@100 yards), fully clothed. I was third shift on sweeps, and he was down around an hour when I got him. River temp was 66, so we...

I'm thinking of getting a maximus. Is the underarm hose a good way to go, or is it uncomfortable?

Might be a moot question, but our department is looking to become a Type 3 FEMA (NIMS) agency. So far, I know of ERDI, RDI, IANTD as certifying PSD's. That's just after a few minutes of searching. FEMA requires that the agency be "certified" PSD, but they also state that "Standardized...

I'm somewhat new at this, so please forgive the ignorance. Until I can decide on which computer to get, I'd like to be running my previous dives through something to see what kind of profile I was actually diving versus what I calculated on my charts. Does anyone know of a good planner...

Hello all! I'm a fairly new diver. Got my PADI "C" and TDI Nitrox, and plan on going all the way to the top, and would love to teach after I retire (hopefully). I also work for a fire department and am a new member on the dept. dive team. We aren't certified "Public Safety" divers, but I'm...

Hey, from new mexico here. New diver. Will be posting plenty of already-asked questions, I'm sure, so bear with me! Lots of info on your site. Almost more than one guy can absorb!