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Simply the best
At 29, Sophie Dyhouse is one of the youngest divers to pass the gruelling national instructor exam. It’s the highest qualification BSAC award: the preparation takes at least two years and the exam itself lasts four days.
33 ways to dive safer
Three of the country’s leading divers give their top safety tips. Interviews by Jo Mattock
Shore Diving – The Hard Way
If divers could abseil down to the water, it could revolutionise UK shore diving – but is it worth the effort? Andy Torbet is your guinea pig
Making the most of your club boat
A dive club’s most costly asset is often its boat, but shared ownership of a RIB also brings responsibilities. BSAC instructor Richard Trevithick provides some advice for clubs hoping to get as much value as possible from their boat
Twin-sets for all
Making the move to a twin-set is not as complicated as you might think. DIVE’s web editor Jane Morgan explains the factors that led her to upgrade her UK diving rig, and how she chose a system to compliment her own style of diving
How to cope with a free-flow
At some point in your diving life there’s a serious chance that you will have to deal with a free-flow. Charlotte Boan gives some top tips on how to cope
In search of British ice
In the age of global warming, is ice diving in the UK a realistic prospect? At the height of winter, former Para and all-round action man Andy Torbet got his skates on to find out
Taking the right shot
Stopping to take a final photograph left technical diver Sarah Gauci with a tricky problem when she found herself alone, at depth, with no shot-line
Do you know your boilers from your bollards?
British divers have been enjoying shipwrecks for more than 50 years, but how many of us truly understand what we are looking at? David Tresidder evaluates a new BSAC course aimed at helping today’s divers to master their wreck skills and knowledge
Don't forget your regs!
There are certain laws that every diver – from the owner of a dive school to a novice student – should know about. Jon English explains
To the rescue
When confronted with a distressed diver struggling with a slipping weight belt and low on air, Peter Batchelour faced a race against time to save his life
On expedition
Gone are the days when adventurous expeditions were something only to be enjoyed by elite group of underwater explorers – today, going on expedition is open to all divers. Charlotte Boan reports
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