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140 Bravo To The New RSTC/UHMS Diver Medical Form

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In this episode of The Dive Locker Podcast we learn about the newest revision of the RSTC/UHMS diver medical form.

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Welcome to The Dive Locker Podcast, the podcast for dive professionals where we bring you the latest in diving industry resources that make you excellent at teaching techniques, risk management and dive business.

Well, the Diver Medical Screen Committee has been busy improving the diver Medical Screening Form that most of us use as dive professionals. This committee has been supported by UHMS Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society, the RSTC Recreational Scuba Training Council and WRSTC, DAN US and DAN Europe and the Hyperbaric Medicine Division, at Univ of California, San Diego.

This latest form has some really great changes that are very important to you as a dive professional. Why? Because whatever level of dive pro you are, chances are you will be administering this form to students and divers at some point. And it is important for you to know what are some of these elements that are being asked, especially the new items in this latest revision.

Items In This Episode

  • COVID changes
  • Developmental disabilities changes
  • uhms.org

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LXD056 : Michael Lang

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Michael Lang, Ph.D. – Legendary Scientific Diver and Underwater Researcher

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In this episode of The League of Extraordinary Divers I chat with legendary scientific diver and underwater researcher Michael Lang.

Hey everybody welcome to another episode of the League of Extraordinary Divers. It’s so great to have you here with me today.

Today special guest is an absolute icon in not only the scientific community but in the diving industry as well.

Bio

Michael A. Lang, Ph.D., is an environmental physiologist, marine biologist, author, and international lecturer with experience as a scientific, recreational (NAUI 5879) and commercial diver trainer.

Michael’s long-term interests in marine science, hyperbaric medicine and diving physiology allowed him to serve as Senior Vice President of OxyHeal Health Group, Senior Research Fellow at The Ocean Foundation, and currently as Co-Director of the San Diego Center of Excellence in Diving and Research Faculty in the UC San Diego Emergency Medicine Department.

Lang served as director for nonprofit organizations, including the American Academy of Underwater Sciences, Divers Alert Network, the Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences/NOGI, chaired Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society committees, and advised as expert consultant the National Science Foundation, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Geological Survey, The Nature Conservancy, and Conservation International.

Former service as Marine Collector/Curator at San Diego State University, Director of the Smithsonian Marine Science Network, Smithsonian Scientific Diving Officer, and National Science Foundation Polar Diving Safety Officer, Lang holds a B.Sc. in Marine Biology from San Diego State University, and a Doctor Philosophiae in Environmental Physiology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology School of Medicine in Trondheim.

He is fluent in five languages, has published over 60 scientific papers, popular articles and presented 350 seminars/papers on current marine science and diving safety topics. Lang is the chair and chief editor of 24 international, interdisciplinary symposia and workshop proceedings. His research concerns marine science with special reference to the development and use of new technologies for working safely under water in extreme and remote environments.

Dr. Lang’s 2013 Smithsonian book is titled “Research and Discoveries: The Revolution of Science through Scuba.” His honors include DAN/Rolex Diver of the Year, U.S. Antarctica Service Medal, NAUI Outstanding Instructor Award, Smithsonian Special Act Award, UHMS Excellence in Diving Medicine Award, AAUS Conrad Limbaugh Scientific Diving Leadership Award, DEMA Reaching Out Award, and the AUAS NOGI Award for Science.

Items In This Podcast

  • Certified to dive in 1978
  • Early AAUS
  • First diving computer workshop
  • First ascent rate workshop
  • First repetitive diving workshop
  • First Nitrox diving symposium
  • Polar diving
  • Science diving programs
  • Reverse diving profiles workshop
  • Smithsonian diving safety officer
  • Breatholding workshop
  • Antarctic diving McMurdo Station
  • A missing dive boat at Clipperton Atol
  • Tip for divers

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Special thanks to our episode sponsor Aggressor Adventures

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117 DAN Training Check In

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In this episode of The Dive Locker Podcast we learn about all the new and improved training programs of Divers Alert Network with Jim Gunderson.

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Welcome to The Dive Locker Podcast, the podcast for dive professionals where we bring you the latest in diving industry resources that make you excellent at teaching techniques, risk management and dive business.

Divers Alert Network has been up to some big changes in their training programs. Not only have they had significant updates to their existing programs, but they are also launching new ones.

To discuss all these offerings I caught up with Jim Gunderson the Director of Training at DAN at the DEMA Show last month. Jim at one time was a ski patrol medic, then scuba took over and he rose through the ranks becoming NAUI’s training manager in 2016 and now DAN’s Director of Training. Jim truly is a trainer of trainers at the highest degree, and an overall great guy.

And after the interview I’m going tell you about implementing DAN training – especially Diving First Aid for Professionals DFAPro – into your course offerings, and why it is of such benefit.

Items In This Episode

  • DAN training department changes
  • ILCOR revisions
  • Improved DFAPro course
  • Phasing out DEMP
  • New DSO program and more
  • DAN TV YouTube Channel

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If you find this show adds value to you as a dive pro and you’d like to help support the show, please consider supporting it on Patreon. It’s only $4 per month – that’s only $1 per episode. When you become a supporter of The Dive Locker you’ll get a shout out from me on the next episode after you join. You will also be listed on the Patrons of Dive Locker Podcast webpage. And you will receive 10% off any ScubaGuru Academy course at the Patron level, and 20% off at the Rockstar level. And of course my undying appreciation for helping support the show.

https://www.patreon.com/thedivelocker

Thanks For Listening!

That’s it for today, everyone. Thank you so much for listening. Remember to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play or Stitcher, that way you’ll be notified of new episodes as soon as they go live and please leave a rating. Items talked about in this episode can be found on the show notes Page at scubaguru.com . There you can also click the microphone and leave us a comment. Thanks again. We’ll see you in the next episode. Safe diving and take good care of my friends.

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116 DEMA Show 2021 Wrap Up

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In this episode of The Dive Locker Podcast we get a debrief on the DEMA Show 2021 in Las Vegas.

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Welcome to The Dive Locker Podcast, the podcast for dive professionals where we bring you the latest in diving industry resources that make you excellent at teaching techniques, risk management and dive business.

So when you put on an industry trade show that is 1/3 the normal size in exhibitors and attendees, one would naturally deduct that was a failed show. However, that is not the case with DEMA Show 2021.

In fact, there was a uniqueness to this DEMA show that I have never seen. There was positivity and tons of relationship building and connecting because there was actually time to connect. So I’m gonna break down some of the highlights of the show for you today and catch you up if you did not make it out there.

Items In This Episode

  • Exhibitors
  • New products
  • DEMA Sponsored Seminars
  • Exhibitor Sponsored Seminars
  • COVID Protocols
  • Connections/Networking

Episode Sponsor

If you find this show adds value to you as a dive pro and you’d like to help support the show, please consider supporting it on Patreon. It’s only $4 per month – that’s only $1 per episode. When you become a supporter of The Dive Locker you’ll get a shout out from me on the next episode after you join. You will also be listed on the Patrons of Dive Locker Podcast webpage. And you will receive 10% off any ScubaGuru Academy course at the Patron level, and 20% off at the Rockstar level. And of course my undying appreciation for helping support the show.

https://www.patreon.com/thedivelocker

Thanks For Listening!

That’s it for today, everyone. Thank you so much for listening. Remember to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play or Stitcher, that way you’ll be notified of new episodes as soon as they go live and please leave a rating. Items talked about in this episode can be found on the show notes Page at scubaguru.com . There you can also click the microphone and leave us a comment. Thanks again. We’ll see you in the next episode. Safe diving and take good care of my friends.

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099 Being A Noob

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In this episode of The Dive Locker Podcast we’ll focus on what it’s like to be a newbie in an activity.

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Welcome to The Dive Locker Podcast, the podcast for dive professionals where we bring you the latest in diving industry resources that make you excellent at teaching techniques, risk management and dive business.

Hey everybody welcome to today’s episode. on this rainy day in Fort Lauderdale. It’s great to be back and to have you here with me today. I’m back because last week I was on my family vacation with the fam. Those of you who have connected with me on Facebook have seen my posts of all our cool activities of hiking, whitewater rafting and kayaking as well as river snorkeling. And that in part is the source of today’s episode.

Now apologies if my episode last week came out on Friday of the week before instead of Wednesday. I tried to upload it and set it for a Wednesday release in my absence, but the date of the episode says Friday, and I was so busy having fun in the mountains of Tennessee that I actually did not check if it released on Wednesday or not. At any rate, sorry if there was confusion on the release date of last weeks episode.

I also want to give a shoutout to Stephen Frink and the team at Alert Diver magazine for featuring me in their member profile section. It was a great article and I’m so honored to have been featured. And thank you all who gave me props on my Facebook profile. I greatly, greatly appreciate that.

So today we are going to talk about being the noob. Newbie, newb, noob, or nub is a slang term for a novice or newcomer, or somebody inexperienced in a profession or activity. Well that was me again as we went whitewater rafting during our family vacation. Now we have been whitewater rafting for 11 years as a family, so we are not really noobs to the sport but we were to the particular river we were on – the Ocoee River where we did both the Upper and Middle Ocoee.

I was paying close attention to myself and what specifically I was focused on and then it hit me, it is really weird to be a noob at something. And how I can barely remember being a noob in scuba because it was so long ago – and I am getting old you know!! So today I want to reflect on what your students and divers are going through as noobs to diving.

Items In This Episode

  • Nantahala Outdoor Center
  • Ocoee River Whitewater
  • Workplace Culture
  • Areas identified – registration, aesthetics, check-in, waivers, staff, organization, safety and culture

Episode Sponsor

If you find this show adds value to you as a dive pro and you’d like to help support the show, please consider supporting it on Patreon. It’s only $4 per month – that’s only $1 per episode. When you become a supporter of The Dive Locker you’ll get a shout out from me on the next episode after you join. You will also be listed on the Patrons of Dive Locker Podcast webpage. And you will receive 10% off any ScubaGuru Academy course at the Patron level, and 20% off at the Rockstar level. And of course my undying appreciation for helping support the show.

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Thanks For Listening!

That’s it for today, everyone. Thank you so much for listening. Remember to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play or Stitcher, that way you’ll be notified of new episodes as soon as they go live and please leave a rating. Items talked about in this episode can be found on the show notes Page at scubaguru.com . There you can also click the microphone and leave us a comment. Thanks again. We’ll see you in the next episode. Safe diving and take good care of my friends.

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