Update on 2019 and 2020

Side Mount Diver Performing Skills
It's quite noticeable that there have been no posts to this website during 2019, and also very little activity on my Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/PhilGriggTechnicalDiving/ if you haven't already liked it). There's quite a simple answer to that, there's been nothing to talk about!
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Is 10/52 Always the Best Diluent?

10/52 In A Diluent Cylinder
When venturing beyond the typical air diving range on a rebreather a trimix diluent must be used.  However, because a rebreather effectively blends the gas mix on your back to turn
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AP Rename Rebreathers

Ambient Pressure Rebreathers
For those of you that haven’t seen , at the start of February Ambient Pressure went through a large re-branding exercise.  Ambient Pressure diving were always the rebreather arm of
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Unearned vs Earned Decompression Sickness

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Most of us diver will be familiar with the phrase “Unearned Hit” when it comes to decompression.  Early this month, John Chatterton posted a blog regarding the phrase unearned and
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Tips For a Technical Diver – X-Ray Magazine

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The current issue of X-Ray magazine has a nice article regarding becoming a good (or “pro”) technical diver.  Written by Pascal Bernabe, an experienced technical instructor and record holder, it
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Checklists, PreBreaths and Working Units

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I’ve posted links to Jill Heinerth’s blog before, mostly because I agree with what she has to say on most subject.  For those of you that don’t know, Jill is
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Pre Dive Procedures

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Jill Heinerth has posted a video from the Bermuda Deep Water Caves Project, of which she is a part.  I think Jill sums everything up perfectly at the end of
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HMS Victoria – Diving In Lebanon Part 5

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HMS Victoria is a pre-dreadnought battle ship, lauched in 1887.  She was accidently sunk in June 1893, after a collision with HMS Camperdown during manoeuvres.  Most of the blame for
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Unknown Torpedo Carrier – Diving In Lebanon Part 4

This wreck is located approximately 4km outside the main port of Tripoli, and its identity remains unknown. Used by the Vichy to supply submarines with torpedoes, she was sunk by
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Le Souffleur – Diving In Lebanon Part 3

Le Souffleur is a French Vichy submarine, sunk by the British approximately 10km south of Beirut in June 1941.  She now sits in two reasonably intack halves in just under 40m
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