UTD Scuba Diving Podcast

Send us a textThe rebreather. Is it a wildly complex thing that rivals something that could fly to the moon? Or is it simply a bag you breathe into that scrubs out the CO2 and allows for longer bottom times? Or something in the middle?In this episode Jeff and Ben look at the simple yet complex story of rebreather diving...how to get started, the benefits, the dangers, the challenges, and much more.For more info on rebreather diving, contact us here.

Send us a textYour "Path to Mastery" is a buzzword (or buzz-phrase) that's been around forever but, what does it really mean and how can you take your path to becoming great at one thing and apply it to becoming great at something else (like scuba)?In this carcast, recorded on an endless, rainy drive from San Diego to Las Vegas, I explore the path to becoming good at something, then how you can take the process of that path and apply it to something new.Need a new purpose? Need a new hobby? Need a new job? In this episode I define a structured way to use what you know to get really good at something else.JeffThoughts? Contact Jeff by clicking here.

Send us a textIn April this year UTD went through an audit with EUF, the European Underwater Federation and received certification that the UTD training systems are in compliance with ISO standards. ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, creates standards for many industries, including scuba training. However ISO does not certify or confirm that a company is operating with the scope of those standards. That's where the EUF comes in. EUF is a certification agency that certifies that scuba training agencies are meeting ISO standards.Which all means this is a big deal for UTD.In this episode Jeff sits down with EUF auditor Martin Denison to talk about ISO, EUF, the audit, the certification process, and how UTD met compliance.

Send us a textEstamos en el tercer día del curso de desarrollo de instructores de UTD. En este podcast cortito realizamos una pequeña entrevista a los candidatos a instructores para saber cuáles son sus percepciones del curso hasta el momento.Para saber cómo hacerse instructor UTD, pinchar aquí.

Send us a textJust a few minutes after the UTD Instructor Development Course ended at the Rivemar Dive Center in La Azohia, Spain, Jeff and Ben sat down with the four English-speaking instructor candidates to get their take on the week...how it went, their expectations, and much more.For information on becoming a UTD Instructor, click here.

Send us a textWe did it again, another carcast. This one we recorded on our road trip from Madrid, where Alan and I just picked up Ben at the airport, on our way to the Rivemar Dive Center in La Azohia, our host for this instructor development course. In this episode we discuss the upcoming class, the journeys of some of the instructor candidates that brought them to the IDC, and our expectations for this upcoming week.For more information on becoming a UTD Instructor, click here.

Send us a textThis is The Random Episode – we've collected questions from the past few weeks and here a some of the obscure and random things we covered in this episode:Why are there various low pressure inflator connectors?Why is our compass NOT on a boot with the SPG?Can we do a "swimming" deco stop, or to we have to hold still and be serious?Does Ratio Deco scale to rebreathers and cave diving?Why don't we use ball valves on our scuba cylinders?Can you use a wet suit as a dry suit undergarment?And much, much more.To submit your obscure questions (and to contact us for any reason) please click here for our contact form.

Send us a textThe Big Scuba Podcast, a show based in the UK and hosted by my new friends Ian and Gemma, explores all things scuba. They got interested in the UTD Scuba Coaching Program, so we started talking about that, but quickly moved to UTD's philosophy, teaching ethos, and history.For me, it was back to basics, forcing me to define, to people not familiar with UTD, why us – why choose us, what makes us different, where did coaching come from, and much, much more.Have a listen, and check out the rest of their episodes.https://utdscubadiving.com/https://www.thebigscuba.com/

Send us a textRecurrent training is a thing in many, many industries. Flying is where recurrent training is the most obvious – pilots are required to complete various scheduled trainings to keep their certificates current and diving should be no different.Since our inception, UTD has always had a structured recurrent training program called the Annual Dive Review. This is modeled after flying's Biannual Flight Review, something that has been in place for pilots for decades.In this episode Jeff and Ben explore recurrent training for instructors and students – the how and why, the ego and the logic.Questions? Contact us to learn more about the UTD ADR.https://utdscubadiving.com/contact/

Send us a textTrying something new here...a "car-pod," or "pod-car," or "car podcast," or something. In any case, I was in traffic for about two hours and had some time to think about, then record, a short podcast on choosing a coach, staying with a coach, leaving a coach, and much more. But most importantly, how to apply what you learn in the UTD Scuba Coaching Program to not only diving, but to the rest of your life.UTD Scuba Coaching Program:https://utdscubadiving.com/utd-scuba-coaching/Contact us:https://utdscubadiving.com/contact/