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27 stories for“how to choose a regulator”
A breathing machine pressurised to 198 feet of seawater measures the work it takes to pull air through a regulator. Almost nothing you read online involves one, and the difference is the whole review.
Aug 18, 2026
HEAD rescued Aqualung out of receivership with a 50 million euro package. The result is a single group holding four of diving's best known equipment names and SSI, the agency that certifies divers to use them.
Aug 18, 2026
The agencies argue endlessly and the accident data barely distinguishes between them. Here is what genuinely differs, what does not, and the questions to ask a dive centre before you pay.
Aug 13, 2026
One demands breath control and stillness, the other demands equipment discipline. Here is what separates them and where beginners should start.
Jun 24, 2025
Scuba has real hazards, but recreational diving within training and conditions is a managed-risk activity, not the extreme gamble suggested by rare accident headlines.
Jul 25, 2026
The Indian Ocean hosts some of diving's biggest animal encounters. The rules for approaching them properly matter more than most divers realise.
Sep 12, 2025
The Maldives is not one dive destination but hundreds of atolls with different currents. Here is how the calendar actually decides what you see.
Aug 9, 2024
