In this episode of Pod Diver Radio, Joe Cocozza sits down with PADI's Technical Development Executive, Karl Shreeves, for a deep dive into the world of rebreathers and technical training. They break down the difference between Type R (recreational) and Type T (technical) CCR units, how PADI structures its Rebreather / Advanced Rebreather and TEC 40/60/100 CCR courses, and why today's rebreather landscape demands a new way of thinking about training, risk, and standardization. Karl explains how PADI, DAN, RESA, and AAUS intersect on rebreather standards, what "acceptable risk" means for tech divers versus recreational divers, and why so many divers are now jumping directly into CCR as their entry into technical diving. Then the conversation turns to Rebreather Forum 3 in Orlando—what it is, who will be there, how the workshops work, and why this kind of global meeting of engineers, instructors, agencies, researchers, and military users shapes the next decade of technical diving. If you're a CCR diver, aspiring tech diver, or open-circuit wreck/cave diver thinking about rebreathers, this episode gives you a front-row seat to how the industry thinks about the future of mixed-gas and closed-circuit diving. Tags (for tech diver discovery): technical diving, rebreathers, CCR diving, PADI TecRec, decompression diving, DAN Divers Alert Network, cave & wreck diving, mixed gas diving 0

Tech Gear Reviews: The TITAN SCULA Dive light and an interview with Nic Hollis about the HOLLIS line of Technical Dive Gear. 1. Joe Cocozza reviews the TITAN SCULA Dive light. 2. Interview with Nic Hollis about the HOLLIS line of Technical Dive Gear. DOWNLOAD AUDIO

Interview with Leon Scamahorn of Innerspace Systems, maker of the Megalodon CCR.

PD117 Interview w/Doug Bennett from REEF Encounters in Okinawa Japan. Discussing wreck diving and search for new shipwrecks.

Report from DEMA 2011 about Rebreather Forum 3.0. Interview with Roz Lunn and Brian Caney. For more info : www.rf30.org ** Subscribe Free: www.poddiver.net ** Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poddiverradio

Beneath the Sea 2011 Sound Scene Tour.Interviews with DUI. Shark Research Institute, Dr Nic Bird at DAN and Seabase 1. Featuring dive travel to the 1000 Islands, Adventure Travel, SingleDivers dot com.

In this episode of Pod Diver Radio, we head to a snowy Boston, Massachusetts to splash into the Giant Ocean Tank at the New England Aquarium. Dive Safety Officer John Hanzel takes us behind the scenes of this 200,000-gallon Caribbean reef exhibit—home to sand tiger sharks, green morays, and the legendary Myrtle the turtle. We talk about how the system is plumbed from Boston Harbor, how the fish are hand-fed underwater, and what it's like to be "on display" as a public-aquarium diver. Then we jump to the DEMA show floor to talk with Randy Klein Gross of Titan Dive Gear about modular dive light systems. Randy explains their Hydro Lights, self-contained vs canister setups, burn times, LEDs for tech and cave divers, and how the same battery packs can power both primaries and video lights. Finally, we sit down at DAN HQ in Durham, North Carolina with Dr. Petar Denoble to unpack a major Divers Alert Network study on deaths in diving. We dig into real root causes: gas management and emergency ascents, arterial gas embolism, entanglement, buoyancy issues, and the growing role of cardiac events in older divers. Dr. Denoble shares practical takeaways on fitness, annual medicals, refresher training, and why skill maintenance matters just as much as new gear.

Battle of Midway Interview. A small piece of oral history of WW2. This special podcast is dedicated to all members past and present of the US Navy and USMC. I posted an interview that I did back in 1999, while on Midway Island. With two veteran PBY pilots of the battle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBY_Catalina The Battle of Midway is widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Between 4 and 7 June 1942, approximately one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea and six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Navy decisively defeated an Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) attack against Midway Atoll, inflicting irreparable damage on the Japanese fleet.[8] Military historian John Keegan has called it "the most stunning and decisive blow in the history of naval warfare." The Japanese operation, like the earlier attack on Pearl Harbor, aimed to eliminate the United States as a strategic power in the Pacific, thereby giving Japan a free hand in establishing its Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. The Japanese hoped that another demoralizing defeat would force the U.S. to capitulate in the Pacific War. The Japanese plan was to lure the United States' few remaining aircraft carriers into a trap. The Japanese also intended to occupy Midway Atoll as part of an overall plan to extend their defensive perimeter in response to the Doolittle Raid. This operation was considered preparatory for further attacks against Fiji and Samoa. The plan was handicapped by faulty Japanese assumptions of American reaction and poor initial dispositions. Most significantly, American code breakers were able to determine the date and location of the attack, enabling the forewarned U.S. Navy to set up an ambush of its own. Four Japanese aircraft carriers and a heavy cruiser were sunk in exchange for one American aircraft carrier and a destroyer. After Midway, and the exhausting attrition of the Solomon Islands campaign, Japan's shipbuilding and pilot training programs were unable to keep pace in replacing their losses while the U.S. steadily increased output in both areas.

Seg1: Cave Diving on Grand Bahama Island with Cristina Zenato. Seg2: DIVERITE 2010, new equipment update. Seg3: Divers Alert Network: Educational Programs: Seg4: Dive Center Review: AMIGOS Dive Center, Fort White, FL ** Jill's Guide: The Essentials of Cave Diving AVAILABLE NOW!The full color contemporary guidebook to Cave diving. Generously illustrated, “The Essentials of Cave Diving” contains practical 21st century underwater knowledge, including sidemount techniques and the latest rebreather technology. Encompassing all levels of cave diving, from apprentice to expert, from sidemount to CCR, this guide is an essential manual; appropriate and relevant to all cave training disciplines. http://www.jillsdiveshop.com/

In this extended episode of Pod Diver Radio, Joe is back from a few weeks in North Florida cave country and brings a full load of tech-diving insight, gear geekery, and medical intel. First up, cardiologist, cave diver, and CCR instructor Dr. Douglas Ebersole breaks down PFOs (patent foramen ovale) and what they really mean for technical and rebreather divers. Who should get tested, when closure is actually considered, and how his ongoing study with Divers Alert Network is trying to answer the "close it or change your diving?" question. Then we head to Beneath the Sea with Mike Fowler of Silent Diving for a deep gear dive into the latest CCR toys: the Tech Travel Frame that lets you bolt almost any cylinders to your Evolution/Inspiration, the open-circuit bailout mouthpiece (OCB) for cleaner bailout procedures, and the DiveStore dongle with matching decompression / bailout planning software. We wrap with an inside look at Divers Alert Network HQ as Brian Harper walks Joe through what actually happens when you call the DAN emergency hotline with suspected DCS. From the first questions they ask, to how they talk to chambers and ER doctors, to why denial and stigma still keep divers from picking up the phone—this segment alone might change how you think about "getting bent." Along the way Joe checks in from Ginnie Springs and cave country, talks NSDS conference, and shares news from Wayne at Amigos Dive Center, now a distributor for Green Force lighting systems. If you're a tech diver running caves, CCR, or deep wreck profiles, this episode hits the intersection of risk, medical reality, and serious gear. DAN's medical staff is on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to handle diving emergencies such as decompression sickness, arterial gas embolism, pulmonary barotrauma, or other serious diving-related injuries. When you call the DAN Emergency Hotline 919-684-9111: