Diver Training

Within the scuba industry, regulator self-service, access to service kits, and end-user equipment education are frequently portrayed as creating increased legal liability for manufacturers, instructors, or retailers. These claims are often repeated as settled truth, despite rarely being examined through the lens of actual product-liability law or modern safety science.

In practice, these assumptions do not align with U.S. legal principles, nor with how other high-risk, life-critical industries manage risk, responsibility, and education.

This document separates legal reality from persistent industry myth and clarifies where liability actually attaches — and where it does not.

I need to write a new blog post, I have no idea what to talk about. The recent spat of dive deaths make me want to talk about too far too fast ..but it's been beaten to death. Just take time to broaden your experience gradually, both with courses and outside them. Enjoy diving for the long haul OK? I could address DEMA getting all pro shark feeding... but I see both sides of the coin and have...

One of the most frequent question we field, and one of the most common arguments we see (mostly local dive shop owners) against somebody considering buying our regulators is servicing. The availability worldwide of parts so when you are traveling to get service if needed, the ease of service when you need it and more. Being a new brand that is breaking new ground by eschewing the traditional d...