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NEW! An Advanced Logbook For Continuous Improvement
Designed for certified divers, divemasters & instructors, it is much more than just a logbook! It is also a quick reference guide with a series of checklists on critical components of scuba diving and, more precisely, buoyancy & trim.
SPF Scuba Diving Advanced Logbook & Checklists for Certified Divers, Divemasters & Instructors: Criteria for Selecting Dive Centers & Instructors, Buoyancy & Trim Mastery, Self-Debriefing & Scuba Diver Creed
Learning From Dive Accidents
- Eric Douglas' Lessons for Life.
- DAN's Incident Insights.
- "Learning From Others' Mistakes" by Gareth Lock.
Books That Are a Gold Mine for Dive Instructors
An up-to-date, complete guide for scuba divers by Alex Brylske: "Beneath the Blue Planet: A Divers Guide to the Ocean and Its Conservation." I wish I had had that book when I started scuba diving!
A Blue Mind by Wallace J. Nichols: "Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do."
Mental benefits of experiencing awe by Dacher Keltner: "Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life."
"National Geographic Ocean: A Global Odyssey" by Sylvia Earle.
The Dive Industry
- Survey results: The Economics of Being a Dive Instructor.
- Market report: Scuba Diving Industry Market Size & Statistics.
- ATTA: Adventure Travel Trade Association.
NEW! Raising The Bar!
In my passion for consistency in the quality of the experience we provide to scuba divers, I wrote a handbook to help new divers find quality in training and adventures. Have a look! It provides a quality framework to use with your own open-water divers.
The Ultimate Beginner's Guide To Scuba Diving: How to increase safety, save money & have more fun!
Critical Attributes: Skills Demonstration
Examples of instructor-quality scuba skill demonstrations: Marcel van den Berg on YouTube. The question of whether all skills should be done in neutral buoyancy is a different topic!
Health, Safety & Quality
The Conception liveaboard fire: Details of the NTSB hearings.
Dan Orr's original article on Normalization of Deviance, aka The "Short Cut Mentality".
Queensland's Code of Practice – Australia.
PSI's Fill Station Operator Checklist.
Disinfecting dive gear:
- Tec Clark's video on properly disinfecting dive gear.
- DAN USA's guidelines on disinfecting dive gear.
Business Management
- Easy-to-use website hosting & CMS for your online instructor presence: Strikingly.
- Online sales training by Friedman-U.
- Additional information on the environment, sustainable tourism, and scuba: Alex Brylske.
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