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Training and Learning

This page provides links to websites which give information about learning to dive and diver training. 

 

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  Link   Tips and tricks to improve bouyancy and trim
fine tuning buoyancy control, and a lot of people asked me for some drills that could be used to help in the process of achieving fine control. So, I thought I would write a series of articles over the next few weeks detailing some drills that I have 		29
  Link   Dive fitness - better fitness means better diving
Any program of regular cardiovascular and strength training will make you a better diver, but there is more to know about fitness for diving than merely how to exercise. That's why diver and fitness professional Cameron Martz has combined the latest 		31
  Link   Compass variation deviation grid and mag
Most navigators remember the method of applying Magnetic variation and compass deviation using the mnemonic True Virgins Make Dull Company. Add Whiskey! 		32
  Link   internarional marine radio channels
These are the International Marine VHF Channels, as used by UK Coastguard. Note that Canadian and US Coastguards will use different channels. Use Channel 16 for Initial Calling, and for Distress and Safety Calling. Once contact is established, the 		56
  Link   Organising a General Dive Trip
Planning As the army major would say, "poor planning = poor performance". Planning a dive needs to be meticulous, if this is your first one, get a senior diver to help you and plan well in advance, leaving things to the last minute will inevitably 		165
  Link   Bsac website getting started
Getting StartedScuba diving is an adventure open to anyone over the age of 12 years - and with our worldwide network of clubs and centres providing accessible, affordable diver training, it's never been easier to take the plunge. ------------ 		279
  Link   Bsac Southwest regional coaching
SDC - Programme of Events This section contains the Programme of Events for Skill Development Courses organised and run by the Regional Coaching Scheme, along with details of how to make a booking on a course, or how to organise a course withi 		170
  Link   RNLI sea safety guide
At sea, your best protection is knowledge. The RNLI Sea Safety Guide is essential reading for everyone who spends time on or in the water, from divers to jet skiers and serious sailors to families who just like messing about in their boat. Inside the 		233
  Link   Radio training online
With our online SRC course which includes also DSC VHF radio simulator, NAVTEX receiver simulator and quizzes that is available ONLINE for FREE, You can practice to get a Short Range Certificate (SRC) License or simply practice before you go to sea. 		238
  Link   Gps for dummy divers
A quick introduction to GPS. In case you didn’t know, GPS stands for Global Positioning System. It consists of a network of satellites orbiting the earth, each transmitting a radio synchronisation signal. Each satellite knows its own precise posit 		220
  Link   GPS Visualizer: Do-It-Yourself Mapping
GPS Visualizer: Do-It-Yourself Mapping GPS Visualizer is a free, easy-to-use online utility that creates maps and profiles from GPS data (tracks and waypoints, including GPX files), street addresses, or simple coordinates. Use it to see where you' 		188
  Link   Tide Prediction
Have you every sat watching the waves lap the shoreline and wondered what is happening? What allows the water to do that? How do tides come and go? Why do some places in the world have no tides at all? What are tides anyway? Well read on and I hope y 		216
  Link   Animated Knots by Grog
The knots are grouped by area of interest which means that some knots will appear in more than one place. Select the area of interest you need with the buttons or the pictures above, or go to the The Knot List to find the knot by name. 		174
  Link   Dive computer training
Virtual online training for most common dive computers to teach you how to use and get the most out of your computer this site requires you to register in order to access the training. 		169
  Link   cognitas diving Safety
Cognitas are working for, and with, the dive community aiming to improve diving safety by providing a confidential, open reporting system, allowing divers to report mistakes, errors, lapses or violations. Thus creating a system that can provide other 		141
 
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