Forum: Team Diving Agencies & Practices

A while back, I was contacted by a fellow on the "other" board, asking if I would go diving with him. It took a little doing, schedule-wise, but...

We're about half way through mCCR 1 - me, Nick Ambrose, and John Walker, and it's so far been a pretty wild experience. I'm Tech 2 and a UTD...

We are having a “DIR dive-in” the weekend of March 6-7 in San Diego. The goal is to have a social get together with out-of-town DIR divers and to...

I was just thinking today, that most DIR divers have a group of people they like to dive with frequently and they form a team. But...

I haven't posted much in this forum but I hope to change that. I just signed up to take Fundamentals with Bob Sherwood in April/May at Dutch Springs....

The digital pressure gauge on my fill whip died tonight. Any suggestions on a replacement? Not finding much out there.

Fundies Day 1 & 2 Overview A group of us just finished up the first two days of GUE fundamentals with Instructor Ed Gabe. The course is happening at...

In the last couple of weeks, I've had two very interesting conversations with people about the impact of team diving on their personal diving...

Here's a little graphic I put together documenting the tecreational progression with regards to happiness. My site has a more "interactive...

This is a custom class being taught by Andrew Georgitsis geared toward reasonably experienced GUE T1 divers (>25 T1 dives) looking to add a bottom...

I've had a couple of juxtaposed experiences lately that have prompted this thread. I took GUE Cave 2, and squeaked by by the skin of my teeth with a...

Here's a video of my first day of valve drills and some other stuff. Check it out and let me know what you think. Critique is welcome. Oh ya, sorry...

I didn't post this in GUE or UTD as this is geared toward both.... kinda. I'm trying to decided if I should pursue GUE training or UTD. Both,...

I still have one open sport on the MV Tala for 10/3 through 10/10. I'd love to get another like-minded diver on the boat if possible -- and there...

Does anyone know where I can get a WKPP patch like JJ wears on his drysuit sleeve? I checked the GUE and Extreme Exposure websites but they don’t...

Hi Everybody, I just wanted to let you all know that we are holding a Ratio Deco course in Los Angeles on March 21, 2009. This event might...

I don't know about anybody else, but I've been wishing for three years that there were a DIR/UTD style OW class to send people who write to me to. I...

Hello, in all the research I've done it looks like the current NTEC standards and training are very similar to GUE. My question is: Are the two...

As part of my PADI Assistant Instructor Course I've been assigned to do a Micro Teaching Segment on "Being a Buddy." Just for kicks, I'd like to use...

So now that JJ and others have adopted the Sentinel ECCR how do the rest of the GUE/DIR following feel about that? Just curious....

I was reading another recent thread here where some divers made some very thoughtful comments about academic freedom in the context of technical...

I'm a firm believer in standardized rigs and procedures..... At work we operate complex pieces of machinery with dire consequences when people...

A bit of election day non-productivity: In last weekend's dive, we planned to end an MDL profile at 30fsw with rock bottom of 700 (everyone in...

gas management and other things... So, as you all know I'm going to start diving doubles with a dry suit now that I know I can shutdown the left...