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BOOKS/FURTHER READINGS
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Airspeed Press
Very useful books on regulator maintenance and repair, canister lights etc.
http://www.airspeedpress.com/
DIR Quest
GUE’s “DIR Diving Lifestyle and Adventure Resource” magazine.
http://www.dirquest.com/
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DIR GROUPS/ORGANIZATIONS
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Atlantic Underwater
Mid-Atlantic wreck diving group.
http://www.atlanticunderwater.com/
BAUE - Bay Area Underwater Explorers
DIR divers dedicated to the exploration of the undersea region of Northern California.
http://www.baue.org/
BGUE - Bluegrass Underwater Explorers
DIR group based at New Horizons Diving Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
http://www.bgue.net/
BUEX - Sociedad Española de Buceo Técnico y de Exploración
DIR group from Spain and Portugal.
http://www.buex.org/
Chicago Underwater Explorers
Promotes the exploration, identification, documentation of submerged cultural resources, primarily in the Chicago, IL, area.
http://www.chicagoexplorers.com/
Cytech Divers
Cypriot DIR Diving Team .
http://www.dir.cy.net/index.html
DIR Austria
http://www.dir-austria.com/
DIR Belgium
http://www.dirbelgium.be/
DIR Denmark
http://www.dir-dk.org/
DIR Downunder
DIR resource for Australia - sadly, this site is now closed.
http://www.dir.com.au/
DIR Greece
http://www.dir-greece.com/
DIR Italia
http://www.diritalia.it/
DIR Norway
http://www.dir-no.org/
DIR Slovenia
http://www.dir-slovenia.com/
DIR Österreich
CTDR’s site
http://www.dir-aut.at/
DIR-CZ
Czech Explorers Team
http://www.dir-cz.cz/en/
DIR-GER
DIR Germany
http://www.dir-ger.de/frame.htm
Dive Frontier Australia, Inc.
A non-profit GUE exploration team.
http://www.divefrontier.com.au/
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EJPP
Nick Toussaint et al. The objective of this project is to document the underwater caves system in the Ejido Jacinto Pat area: Nohoch Nah Chich, Dos Ojos and others in Mexico. The project activities include: re-surveying of lines, exploration of new passages, generation of maps and videos. The final goal of the project is to construct an interactive map of the area, which allow users to identified lines, plan dives and see features of the cave.
http://www.divesitevideos.com/EJPP/
EKPP - European Karst Plain Project
Europe’s premier DIR team (formerly known as the European Cave Diving Project) led by Dr. Reinhard Buchaly (RB80 designer) and Michael Waldbrenner.
http://www.ekpp.de/
Frogkick.nl
DIR Netherlands
http://www.frogkick.nl/
GEO - Grupo de Exploración Ox Bel Ha
International group of cave diving explorers (Christophe Le Maillot et al) who live and work full time in Quintana Roo, Mexico.
http://www.mexicocavediving.com/
GUE - Global Underwater Explorers
JJ's DIR training agency.
http://www.gue.com/
Gravitazero
A team of DIR divers (Alberto Baldazzi, Roberto Contu, Enrico Corona, Davide De Benedictis, Renzo Gemignani, Claudio Provenzani, Elena Romano, Andrea Tarlati) from Lazio and Tuscany. The group have been diving principally in the Tyrrhenian Sea since 2001, focussing primarily on wreck identification and survey.
http://www.gravitazero.org/index_en.htm
JUE - Japan Underwater Explorers
http://www.jue.jp/
NEUE - North East Underwater Explorers
http://www.ne-ue.com/
DIR New England
http://www.northeastdir.org/
OCDA - Ozark Cave Diving Alliance
Non-profit, safety and conservation oriented group of organized underwater cave explorers focused on providing public education, information, and scientific documentation of natural Ozark region underwater cave systems.
http://www.ocda.org/
Odin Tec Divers
German DIR site.
http://www.tec-dive.de/
Projectdive
German DIR site
http://www.projectdive.de/
SAUE - Sacramento Underwater Explorers
http://www.sauedir.com/
SCRET - Submerged Cultural Resources Exploration Team
Washington nonprofit corporation that promotes the exploration, identification, documentation, and recovery of submerged cultural resources, primarily in the Pacific Northwest.
http://www.scret.org/
SDUE - San Diego Underwater Explorers
http://www.sdue.org/
SFL-DIR - South Florida DIR Diving Club
http://www.sfl-dir.com/
SUE - Scandinavian Underwater Explorers
http://www.underwater-explorers.com/
TCDP - Thailand Cave Diving Project
Matt London et al—dedicated to exploring Thailand’s underwater cave systems since 1996.
http://www.fullcave.com/
TUE - Torbay Underwater Explorers
Mike Weathersbee and Paul Sleep’s site for DIR divers in the South West of England.
http://www.tue.org.uk/
Tech Diving
DIR Brazil.
http://www.techdiving.com.br/
UE-UK
The UK's first dedicated DIR diving club.
http://www.ue-uk.org/
Underwater Exploration In-Effect
AG, Faisal Khalaf, Muzafar “Mozi” El-Ariss et al—a team of international DIR divers exploring wrecks off the coast of Lebanon.
http://www.5thd-x.com/expeditions/explorationweek/index2.html
WEDT - World Exploration Dive Team, Philippines
GUE instructor Martin Lorenzo’s site.
http://www.wedt.org/
WKPP - Woodville Karst Plain Project
The world's premier cave diving team, led by Casey McKinlay.
HYPERLINK "http://www.wkpp.org/" http://www.wkpp.org/
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DIR PEOPLE
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Bob Sherwood
GUE instructor, WKPP gas diver, founder and a lead instructor of All About Scuba in Vestal, NY.
http://www.allaboutscuba.com/
Clare “Gledder” Gledhill
DIR blog.
http://gledders.thedeepstop.com/
DIR-diver.com
WKPP member Peter Steinhoff’s DIR info site.
http://dir-diver.com/en/news/latest_news.html
David Rhea
GUE’s cave diving guru, Scubapro’s Business Development Manager; Florida & Caribbean territory manager.
http://www.msnusers.com/CaveDiving
Dive Fitness
Cameron L. Matz’s site—“Better Fitness Means Better Diving.”
http://divefitness.com/
GUE Instructor Database
Find a GUE instructor near you...
http://www.gue.com/Training/Instructors/index.html
Jarrod Jablonski
JJ's blog.
http://www.extreme-exposure.com/blog/index.php
Jeff Bentley’s “Cave Diving Page”
“Old School” WKPP member’s page—no wonder people hated them...
http://www.bentleytech.com/cave/cave.shtml
Michael Waldbrenner
http://www.waldbrenner.de/db8us/
Pina Rosana Porceddu
Pina’s personal site and shrine to GI3.
ScubaGuys
GUE training with Brandon C. Schwartz and Scot Wernett.
http://www.scubaguys.com/
SirenScapes
GUE instructor Sonya Tittle’s site.
http://www.sirenscapes.com/
the-inner-space.com
GUE instructor Achim R. Schlöeffel’s site.
HYPERLINK "http://www.the-inner-space.com/index.php" http://www.the-inner-space.com/index.php
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DIR-FRIENDLY SHOPS/OPERATORS/BOAT + TRAINING LOCATION/RESOURCE
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Adventure Bound
Halcyon distributor in the Philippines, operator of M/Y Vasco, GUE courses hosting etc.
http://www.adventurebound.com.ph/
All About Scuba
GUE instructor (and WKPP gas diver) Bob Sherwood's shop in Vestal, NY.
http://www.allaboutscuba.com/
Breakthru Diving (formerly known as 5thD-X)
Alternative NAUI "DIR" or GUE instruction and resource—AG, Joe Talavera, Delia Milliron and Echo Rowe.
http://www.5thd-x.com/
Cala Levante Diving Center, Pantelleria Island, Italy
GUE instructor Francesco Spaggiari's dive shop; offers underwater archaeology course.
http://www.calalevante.it/
Caribbean Gas Training
Benji Schaub's GUE/DIR training and logistics centre for the southern Caribbean.
http://www.caribbeangastraining.com/english/welcome.htm
Deep South Diving Center
Located 14 km south of Marsa Alam near the old fishing village of Marsa Tondoba, Karim Noor's shop offers GUE courses and diving in the Red Sea..
http://www.deep-south-diving.com/
Discovery Divers Tokyo
Jim Goddard's shop in Tokyo.
http://discoverydiverstokyo.com/index.html
Dive Centre Bondi
GUE instructor Liam Allen's shop - GUE training in Sydney.
http://www.divebondi.com.au
Dive Rite Express
Fill Express’s Dive Rite dealership, FL.
http://www.diveriteexpress.com/
Dive Tek Hawaii
http://www.divetekadventures.com/Home.htm
DiveGear.com
EE's online store.
http://www.divegear.com/catalog/
Extreme Exposure
JJ’s shop in High Springs, FL.
http://www.extreme-exposure.com/
Fifth Dimension Dive Center (aka Pacific Rim Aquatics)
Mark Tourtellot’s DIR store in Issaquah, Washington.
http://www.fifthd.com/
Flatirons Scuba
GUE instructor Rob Calkin teaches at this shop in Colorado.
http://www.flatironsscuba.com/
GAS Diving UK
Ex-GUE instructors Graeme Davison, Andy Kerslake and Sue Davison’s site; (G)raeme + (A)ndy + (S)ue = GAS, geddit?
http:///www.gasdiving.co.uk/
Inner Realm
Paul Berry’s DIR diving group and shop, Auckland, New Zealand.
http://www.innerrealm.co.nz/
Krabi Dive Supply
Glyn's shop in Krabi - aka One Stop Dive Centre.
http://krabidivesupply.com/
Living Seas
Gideon Liew’s shop in Singapore (+ Linda, Andrew, et al)—check for up coming classes and Gideon’s teaching schedule here.
http://www.livingseas.com.sg/
MV Empress
Singapore-based DIR-friendly charter for up to 12 divers. UPDATE: THE BOAT BROKE HER MOORING LINE (DURING A STORM OFF LOMBOK) AND WAS DAMAGED ON 6 JULY 2006 - REPAIR NEEDED BEFORE BOAT CAN OPERATE AGAIN.
http://www.mvempress.com/
MV White Manta
aka Puntip 2—Vincent Chew’s DIR-friendly liveaboard
http://www.whitemanta.com/
Northern Tech Diver
Canada’s lone GUE instructor (and “Dress For Success” author) Dan MacKay is chief instructor and part owner of this Kingston, Ontario store.
http://www.northerntechdiver.com/
Ocean Discovery
Swedish based organization dedicated to advanced technical diver training (DIR training with GUE Training Director Richard Lundgren) with and exclusive diving expeditions for both trimix divers and recreational divers. Also offers professional underwater photo and video production, and survey missions with high tech side scan sonar.
http://www.ocean-discovery.org/
Ocean Frontiers
GUE instructor Fraser Purdon and DIR diving in the Cayman Islands.
http://www.oceanfrontiers.com/
Ocean Zone Divers, Phuket
Andy Fortune's tech shop; not DIR but the place to get OxyCheq stuff in Thailand.
http://www.oceanzonedivers.com/
Oceanic Tech
Technical diving centre in Sweden founded by GUE instructors Tor Jörgensborg and Fredrik Taule.
http://www.oceanictech.se/s_iam_dir
One Stop Dive Centre Co. Ltd.
Glyn Evans’s shop, aka Krabi Dive Supply - get your Halcyon/Apeks stuff and O2/He fills here!
http://www.onestopdive.com/
Portofino Divers - Recreational and Technical Dive Center
GUE Instructor Ariodante Bruno Borelli's shop; DIR diving in Santa Margherita Ligure, Genova, Italy.
http://portofinodivers.com/en/home.htm
Red Sea Explorers
AG and Faisal Khalaf’s luxury DIR liveaboard, M/V Tala & RSE, a land based, eco lodge diving operation.
http://www.redseaexplorers.com/
Rich Mixes
GUE training with Richard Walker, Sheffield, UK.
http://www.richmixes.co.uk/
Scuba Addicts
PADI Instructors and DIR-F divers Tim Stocks and Stu Bickerton’s dive shop—Halcyon bp/wing rental; located in Tambon Ao Nang, Krabi, Thailand.
http://www.scuba-addicts.com/
Sea Trek
Kru Garn's shop and Halcyon dealer in Bangkok.
http://www.seatrekdive.com
Silent Explorer
Halcyon importer for Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
http://www.silentexplorer.com/
Tech Asia Divers Institute
GUE training with Martin Lorenzo in Puerto Galera, the Philippines.
http://www.asiadivers.com/techasia/index.php
Zero Gravity
Retail outlet and support base for DIR-Mexico (Christophe Le Maillot, Daniel Riordan et al).
HYPERLINK "http://www.zerogravity.com.mx/" http://www.zerogravity.com.mx/
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DIVE SITES
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Baltic Wrecks
Information about wrecks and DIR diving in the Baltic Sea.
http://www.balticwrecks.com/en/home.html
Scooter Dives
X-Scooter dive reports with Google Earth maps.
http://www.scooterdives.com/
Thai Wreck Diver
Steve Burton’s comprehensive site/resource for (non DIR) wreck divers intending to dive shipwrecks in The Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea
HYPERLINK "http://www.thaiwreckdiver.com/" http://www.thaiwreckdiver.com/
Tide Tables - Thailand.
Info by the Hydrographic Department, Royal Thai Navy (HDRTN).
http://www.navy.mi.th/hydro/services.htm
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FORUMS/LISTS
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5thD-X Forums
AG's forum.
http://forum.5thd-x.com/
DIR Asia
DIR Asia is a privately run mailing list dedicated to the discussion of DIR diving activities in Asia. DIR Asia caters to divers who are already familiar with the DIR way of diving and who have already engaged in technical diving.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dir-asia/
DIR Explorers (DIRX)
UK-based DIR diving forum
http://www.direxplorers.com/
DIR NZ
Paul Berry's privately run list dedicated specifically to the DIR system of Technical and Recreational diving as an extention of the services provided by www.innerrealm.co.nz
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dir-nz/
DIR Singapore
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dir-singapore/
Diving Accident Repository
Archive reports from public sources and provide resources for studying SCUBA diving accidents.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/divingaccidents/
Gavin Scooter Owners Yahoo! Group
George Irvine's list.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gavinscooters/
HID Dive discussion group
Great resource for building/upgrading canister lights and finding parts.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hiddivelights/
Ocean Discovery technical diving Forum
GUE training director Richard Lundgren's forum.
http://www.ocean-discovery.org/forum/
ScubaBoard's DIR Forums
http://www.scubaboard.com/forumdisplay.php?f=166
TCDP’s Yahoo! Group
Matt London’s Yahoo! Group—“dedicated to the study of submerged caves in and around Thailand.”
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/tcdp/
The Deco Stop's DIR Forum
http://thedecostop.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=61
Yorkshire Divers' DIR Forum
HYPERLINK "http://www.yorkshire-divers.com/forums/dir/" http://www.yorkshire-divers.com/forums/dir/
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GEAR
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Agir-Brokk
DIR gear from Sweden.
http://www.www.agir-brokk.com/
Apeks Marine Equipment
great regs for doubles setup and stage/deco bottles
http://www.apeks.co.uk/
Apple Computer, Inc.
The only DIR computer you’ll ever need. :D
http://www.apple.com/s_iam_dir
Edit Delete Cut
Atomic Aquatics
Founded by two former Scubapro designers, Atomic Aquatics produces decent regs based on the classic Scubapro MK V design. Check out the DIR-compliant M1 with "Cave Ring" option.
http://www.atomicaquatics.com/
Carter Lift Bag, Inc.
http://www.carterbag.com/home.html
DIR Zone
DIR gear from Germany.
http://www.dir-zone.com/
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DTD
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Czech DIR wings - also sold under the DIR Zone and Golem Gear brands.
http://www.dtd-dive.cz/
DUI - Diving Unlimited International
Drysuits - "DIR" TLS350.
http://www.dui-online.com/
Deep Sea Supply
Check out Tobin's elastomeric mount for Suunto computers/compass and UWATEC bottom timer/Aladin TEC.
http://www.deepseasupply.com/index.html
Dive Log
Mac OS X logbook and dive computer manager for Suunto.
http://divelog.actwin.com/
Dive Rite
The original bp/wing company.
http://www.diverite.com/
Dive Xtras
Former GUE Technical Training Director Andrew Georgitsis and Ben McGeever’s X-Scooters, X-Light system and diving accessories.
http://www.dive-xtras.com/
Faber Industrie S.p.A.
Faber cylinders.
http://www.divefaber.com/
Gavin Scooters
Bill Gavin and GI3’s original WKPP/DIR scooters—perfect for “downtown.”
http://www.gavinscooters.com/
Golem Gear, Inc.
DIR wings.
http://www.golemgear.com/
Gulftex Scuba Products
Photon Torpedo backup light, Delrin accessories
http://www.cnsales.net/gulftexproductshome.htm
HHS Software Corp.
V-Planner VPM-B deco software
http://www.hhssoftware.com/
Halcyon
The big “H”...
http://www.halcyon.net/
Heser Tauchtechnik
Heser (3W LED) BackUp light
http://www.heser-backup.de/index_en.html
Highland Millwork, Inc.
DIR tank bands.
http://www.highland-millwork.com/index.html
Hot Wave Wetsuits Co., Ltd.
Great source for custom made wetsuit in Phuket.
http://www.hotwavephuket.com/
Luxfer Gas Cylinders
http://www.luxfercylinders.com/products/lifesupport/
MAL Lighting
Lights and analyzers.
http://www.mal-lighting.com/html/homeeng.html
OMS - Ocean Management System
Some DIR gear, mostly NOT.
http://www.omsdive.com/
OxyCheq
Wings and analyzers.
http://www.oxycheq.com/
Peter Built Co.
Tools (including brand specific reg tools), fixtures and testing equipment for the professional diving repair center.
http://www.scubatools.com/index.html
Reef Scuba Accessories
Good source for 2" webbing, cave line, etc.
http://www.reefscuba.com/
Salvo
Former Halcyon lights designer Barry Miller’s makes superb can lights at great prices.
http://www.salvodiving.com/
Sartek Industries Inc.
Can lights etc.
http://www.sarind.com/
Scubapro/UWATEC
DIR reg (MK20/25), Jet Fins, K3 knife, bottom timers: classic UWATEC and Aladin TEC.
http://www.scubapro.com/
Selected! Tools
Solaris 1.0 backup light.
http://www.selected-tools.com/#
Silent Submersion/Submerge Scooters
Rodney Nairne’s scooters.
http://www.silent-submersion.com/
Suex Srl.
Zeuxo SLA and NiMH scooters from Italy.
http://www.suex.it/index_eng.html
Suunto
Recommended bottom timers: Vytec, D3, D6. Recommended compass: SK7.
http://www.suunto.com/
Terkel Dive Equipment
Lights, spools and accessories
http://www.terkel.net/index.html
Thomas & Betts Corporation
Superior UV resistant "zip ties" with stainless steel tang.
http://www.tnb.com/ps/pubint/index.cgi?a=get_sub&cid=2
UWTech Srl.
NiMH canister lights from Italy.
http://www.uwtech.it/
Underwater Kinetics
http://www.uwkinetics.com/
Wetwear
Custom DIR hood: 7CWHLP7 Plush lycra lined 7mm neoprene short neck hood, with optional extra face seal and NO REAR ZIPPER.
http://www.wetwear.com/cavedivers.htm
DIR Rebreathers
Halcyon semi closed passive addition rebreather, aka "Big Hal."
Predessessor of the RB80.
http://www.therebreathersite.nl/halcyon_passive_scr.htm
RB80
Halcyon's current rebreather.
Hose Routing Pics
Apeks DS4 on AL40 deco bottle
From BAUE website.
http://www.baue.org/images/galleries/equipment?&page=2
Apeks FSR, FST, DST, DS4 hose routing diagram
From Blue Barracuda Divers (Singapore) website.
http://www.bluebarracuda.org/index.php?name=Sections&req=viewarticle&artid=6&page=1
Apeks FSRs on doubles
http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/dir-siam/photos/browse/5344
Apeks FSTs on doubles
From the WKPP website.
http://www.wkpp.org/articles/Gear/equipmentimages.htm
DS4s on steel doubles, MK25s on steel doubles/single
from Costa Blanca Scuba.
http://www.costablancascuba.com/dir/
Scubapro MK17 on steel doubles
http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/dir-siam/photos/browse/3957
Scubapro MK20 on stage bottle
From the WKPP website.
HYPERLINK "http://www.wkpp.org/images/pina_equip/stage_w_reg_r.jpg" http://www.wkpp.org/images/pina_equip/stage_w_reg_r.jpg
How to…?
Adjust the backplate/harness
By GUE Instructor Cody Gardner and Peter Steinhoff.
http://dir-diver.com/en/equipment/backplate_adjustment.html
Attach a boltsnap to your backup light
From the Dive Rite Express website.
http://www.diveriteexpress.com/library/boltsnap.shtml
Find Halcyon product manuals
Includes llustrated instructions for maintenance of Halcyon's SS power inflator.
http://www.halcyon.net/manuals/index.shtml
Implement the Swedish dumpvalve modification
By Peter Steinhoff.
http://dir-diver.com/en/equipment/dumpvalve_mod.html
Make your own DIR knife and sheath
By Dave M. Dalton.
http://www.atlanticunderwater.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=66
Make your own spring straps
Includes the history and evolution of spring straps by Dave M. Dalton.
http://www.atlanticunderwater.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=66
Rig your stage/deco bottles
Peter Steinhoff's way.
http://dir-diver.com/en/equipment/stagebottle_rigging.html
Spec a DUI TLS350 drysuit...
By David Sweetin. ©DirQuest Vol. 3, No. 2 (Summer 2002).
HYPERLINK "http://www.dui-online.com/tech_tls_sweetin.html" http://www.dui-online.com/tech_tls_sweetin.html
Photography/videography
Canon
Digital cameras, small housings and underwater photography tips.
http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/uwphoto/index-e.html
Dive Xtras
Camera mount for scooters.
http://www.dive-xtras.com/indexacc.html
Halcyon
Apollo HID/HMI video lights and video housing.
http://www.halcyon.net/lights/index.shtml
Light & Motion
Underwater housing.
http://www.uwimaging.com/
Salvo
Li-Ion 24W HID video lights.
http://www.salvodiving.com/li_ion_video
Sony
Camcorders.
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start;sid=qQxPvOIQm4hPf6Zxy79Ft60c_VAO2MSeX4c=?CategoryName=dcc_DICamcorders&Dept=cameras
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MEDICAL INFORMATION/INSURANCE
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BDMC - Badalveda Diving Medicine Center at Bangkok Phuket Hospital
A joint operation between the Bangkok Hospital Group and Badalveda Diving Medicine Network. The aim being to provide a comprehensive health service for divers in Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga and surrounding regions.
http://www.phukethospital.com/service_specialized_diving.html
Badalveda
Badalveda was formed in 2002 by a group of physicians and nurses specialized in diving medicine in order to provide comprehensive health service for divers through Badalveda’s network of diving medicine centers located at major diving spots in Thailand. Badalveda’s services range from educational program to promote safety diving to 24 hrs emergency recompression treatments for divers suffering from decompression illnesses.
http://www.badalveda.com/
Bangkok Hospital - Bangkok Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Center
Recompression chamber located at Bangkok Hospital.
http://www.bangkokhospital.com/english/hyperbaric/hyperbaric.asp
DAN - Divers Alert Network
A 501(c)(3) non-profit medical and research organization based in Durham, NC, dedicated to the safety and health of recreational scuba divers and associated with Duke University Medical Center.
http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/
DAN SEAP - Divers Alert Network South East Asia + Pacific
A non-profit dive safety association, working for the safety of all divers through education; oxygen provider, first aid and accident management training; the provision of evacuation & insurance services; funding of diving emergency hotlines; data collection and research.
http://www.danseap.org/
HST - Hyperbaric Services of Thailand Ltd.
Five recompression chambers/hyperbaric facilities in Thailand operated in partnership with Subaquatic Safety Services (SSS) Recompression Chamber Network, the world’s largest private hyperbaric network.
http://www.sssnetwork.com/pages/thailandhome.html
Rubicon Foundation/The Rubicon Research Repository
Digital repository of diving and environmental physiology research.
http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/
Scubadoc
Diving Medicine Online.
HYPERLINK "http://www.scuba-doc.com/" http://www.scuba-doc.com/
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SILLY STUFF
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Bungied Halcyon wing...
http://goldenshot.ru/node/693
DIR – What its not… (sic)
Mark Ellyat's pearls of wisdom.
http://www.inspired-training.com/DIR%20-%20Whats%20its%20not.htm
DIRtyDiving
"DIR dive training with a twist," AND you get a TDI/SDI c-card...
http://www.dirtydiving.com/
DIS
"Doing It Simple" with Diver magazine's John Liddiard...
http://www.divernet.com/technique/0202simple.htm
DIS-UK
"DIS"/Hogarthian diving site from the UK.
http://www.dis-uk.org/index1.html
Frogkick.nl's "DIR tender"
Why not enjoy some beer during those boring stops?
http://www.frogkick.nl/index.htm?http://frogkick.nl/evenementen_2006-05-20/pages/034.htm
New Jersey Scuba Diver
We love this site—it’s a treasure trove of stroketastic information.
http://www.njscuba.net/index.html
Pontificating Nobody
http://www.pontificatingnobody.com/
RedTech R.I.D. bp/wing system
http://www.redtech.hr/rid.html
SpecDIR Project
The SpecDIR™ Project focuses exclusively on equipment configuration and takes no position on the DIR philosophy of diving.
http://www.specdir.org/
Stroke Test
This test will reveal whether you are a "stroke" or a DIR diver... Really.
HYPERLINK "http://www.techdiver.ws/perl/stroke/stroke_test.pl" http://www.techdiver.ws/perl/stroke/stroke_test.pl
RB80 Clones…
RON-GER R.O.N. (Rebreather Ohne Name) SCR
German passive addition semi-closed rebreather.
http://www.ron-ger.de/
Swiss Technical Diving Equipment EDO 04 SCR
RB80 clone made with cheaper materials...
http://www.stde.ch/en/edo04/present.php
Tourill MK 1.5 SCR
Semi-closed passive addition rebreather.
HYPERLINK "http://www.wassersport-hellwig.de/" http://www.wassersport-hellwig.de/
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STUFF OF HISTORICAL INTEREST...
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Prototype X-Scooter
360 degrees view of early prototype scooter designed by Ben McGeever. This scooter was to be sold by Terkel but Ben M , with AG, went on to form Dive Xtras.
http://www.terkel.net/POP-scooter.html
Techdiver Mailing List
Contains a fine selection of you-know-who’s venomous rantings.
http://www.aquanaut.com/bin/mlist/aquanaut/techdiver/
The Hogarthian Gear Configuration
JJ explains the Hog config on the NSS-CDS website.
http://www.nsscds.com/hogarth.htm
US Deep Caving Team, Inc./Wakulla 2 Expedition
Bill Stone's team and the WKPP/George's nemesis.
http://www.usdct.org/
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