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Shore Entry

Field notes on reef life, shore entries and the topside of a dive island

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Skills and safety

Courses, nitrox, buoyancy, dive medicine, rescue and the path from a first certification to a divemaster

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A scuba cylinder and valve standing upright on a pitted volcanic rock beside a folded wetsuit, a white sand beach and a turquoise bay in soft late light behind it.
Plate SK-002 What nitrox changes is inside the cylinder, not the dive itself.

The register of the section

2The log rack
  1. A scuba cylinder and valve standing upright on a pitted volcanic rock beside a folded wetsuit, a white sand beach and a turquoise bay in soft late light behind it.
    SK-002

    What Nitrox Actually Changes for a Shore Diver

    Enriched air raises the oxygen percentage and lowers the nitrogen in the tank. What that changes about no-decompression time, maximum depth, certification and the gear check before a shore dive.

    Particulars
    Skills and safety · 905 words · 2 sources
    Caveat
    this entry cites only diversalertnetwork.org, padi.com

  2. A dive bag and a folded wetsuit drying on a wooden rack in strong high-altitude sunlight, with a dry stone wall and pine trees behind, shot from the side at mid-morning.
    SK-001

    The Blown-Out Day: Planning a Dive Week

    How to build a contingency day into a dive week, what altitude and dry air do to a diver on land, and what to book before the season starts.

    Particulars
    Skills and safety · 1221 words · 1 source
    Caveat
    this entry cites only diversalertnetwork.org