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Safety & Health

Safe diving isn’t about luck—it’s about knowledge, preparation, and making smart decisions. Understanding decompression illness, knowing when not to dive, managing dive-related health concerns, and having proper insurance can literally save your life. Our safety guides cover everything from pre-dive health checks to emergency procedures.

Learn about decompression sickness and how to prevent it, understand why you can’t fly after diving, discover how diving affects women’s health, and find out what medical conditions require clearance. We also cover dive insurance, emergency procedures, diving with disabilities, and maintaining your physical fitness for diving.

The ocean demands respect. Diving safely means you can enjoy this incredible activity for decades to come. Don’t learn these lessons the hard way.

👉 Prioritize your safety with our essential diving health and safety guides!

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Is Costa Rica Safe for Travelers: Honest Guide by a Local Resident [2026]

Is Costa Rica safe? Forget the travel brochures. Read this brutally honest guide covering crime, gangs, driving chaos, and ocean risks.
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Reef Safe Sunscreen Explained: Protecting Your Skin and Coral Reefs

Reef Safe Sunscreen? The ingredients in some sunscreens can have a negative impact on coral reefs and marine life. Choose wisely!
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Health Benefits of Scuba Diving

What are the Health Benefits of Scuba Diving? Everything about health and scuba diving you want to know. A must read!
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Flying After Diving? Why Should You Avoid It?

Why is flying after diving a bad idea? It's all about the nitrogen dissolved in your body. See exactly what this is all about.
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What is Decompression Illness?

You might have come across a term like decompression illness or decompression sickness. Let's talk about this very thing today.
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The Best and Worst Food Before Scuba Diving: A Diver’s Nutrition Guide

What should you eat before diving? An expert guide on diver nutrition and best food before scuba diving Learn what to eat and what to avoid.
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Scuba Diving Insurance: The Complete Guide for Every Diver

Thinking about buying diving insurance before your next trip? Everything you need to know about dive insurance
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Women’s Health and Scuba Diving

Women's health and diving is a topic that is not fully covered. Can you dive with your period? Is it ok to dive while pregnant?
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Scuba Diving After a Long Break: How to Return Underwater Safely

Long break from diving and would like to get back underwater? Diving season approaching and you'd like to be ready? Take a refreshing course.
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Do I Need to Know How To Swim to Scuba Dive?

Swimming and diving, what is it really like? Do you need to know how to swim to dive? We answer these questions.
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