I’ve been reading the latest DAN Europe paper on decompression risk factors, and I think it reinforces something many of us have felt for years. Decompression is becoming less about algorithms and more about physiology. For decades we’ve debated gradient factors, dissolved gas models, bubble models, deep stops, shallow stops… and while those discussions are valuable, they all have one thing in common: They primarily describe the DIVE. Not the DIVER. The DAN paper demonstrates that factors...
23 days ago • 3 min read
Hey Everyone, When we started Unified Team Diving one of the problems – actually projects is a better word for that – was explaining why you, or anyone, particularly an instructor candidate, would choose to either cross over or do their initial training with a small, boutique scuba training and certification agency. The behemoth agencies are easy, available, and likely a guaranteed pass. So why us? Over the next few months you'll be hearing a lot more about the history of UTD, our training...
about 2 years ago • 2 min read
Hey Everyone, If you have been following our podcasts, particularly my “carcasts,” in episode #84 I took a look at why I think we – Unified Team Diving – are not for everyone. And although that may seem like anti-marketing, it’s important to me and the UTD team that we don’t pursue customers and clients who may not be best served by the training systems we provide. But then our director of development, Jay Gardner, pointed out to me maybe I could have spent a bit more time talking about who...
over 2 years ago • 1 min read