THE MAG N ° 86 - THE DIVING MAGAZINE

MALDIVES DIVING CRUISE: THE MANTA CRUISE

Located about 451 kilometers south of India, there are 1199 islands, of which 202 are inhabited. The surface area of these emerged lands is 298 km² but this country covers 21 km²… Yes, like every year, I'm taking you to the Maldives. And like every year, it's on the Manta Cruise that it happens with friend Thomas Demesmaeker who is our host and has lived in the Maldives for eleven years. We therefore embarked on a Center-North cruise, from November 372,72 to 13 ...

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INTERVENTION PLAN

An emergency assistance plan or response plan is a prerequisite for a successful rescue operation for an injured diver. Such a plan should include information relating to immediate first aid and emergency treatment in situ, as well as the most rapid transport to the nearest and most appropriate medical facility. It is the responsibility of each local dive operator to write such an emergency assistance plan ...

HISTORY OF DIVING COMBINATION

In 1930, Wallace Hume Carothers invented the two essential components of wetsuits, neoprene and nylon. Within the company DuPont Chemicals in the United States, he developed the first synthetic elastomer. But his invention initially had nothing to do with sport. Neoprene had mainly industrial applications in automotive, construction and aviation ...