Peter Thomas

They've been overwhelmingly important in preventing decompression sickness, but new divers tend to find gradient factors confusing.

Among the most common models in this area are the Bühlmann gradient factors. This blog delves into what they are and also explains M-values.

British divers have been wondering about the implications of a recent ban on dangerous knives. Will these changes in the law affect the type of equipment that can be used on dives?

In this blog, we take a look at the wording of these new regulations and see what impact it has for recreational and technical diving.

Shearwater Research has recently issued a product recall of their Petrel 3 dive computers. A recall for such a popular device is going to take some time. Their fix is just being tested and as you can imagine, we will be swamped with units from around the world.