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Last updated: November 14, 2026

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We are not dive professionals

The people who write this site are recreational scuba divers. We are not dive instructors, divemasters, dive medical doctors, hyperbaric specialists or representatives of any training agency, and we do not hold ourselves out as experts.

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Scuba diving has real risks

Scuba diving can cause serious injury or death. Only dive within your training and certification, and follow your instructor, your dive operator's briefing, local rules and the manufacturer's instructions for your equipment. Ask a doctor, ideally one who knows diving medicine, whether you are fit to dive. If anything on this site differs from your training, your instructor or your doctor, follow them, not us.

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