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UTD Podcast #58 – Cat Harris of DAN on Incident and Accident Reporting
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - December 08, 2022 15:00 - 1 hourIncident and accident reporting. Is it good for scuba or terrifying for scuba? In this episode Jeff and Ben are joined by Diver Alert Network's Cat Harris. Cat manages DAN's incident reporting system. Should scuba take a page from general aviation, an industry that has consistently published ac...
UTD Podcast #57 - The Most Obscure Questions in Scuba Diving Vol. 13 – The BCD and Wing Episode
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - November 26, 2022 00:00 - 1 hourWhy no bungees? Why no double bladders? Do you need an STA? Why are they all black? In this episode Jeff and Ben tackle these questions and many more as they dig into the ins and outs, and ups and downs of BCDs, wings, dumps, and bladders. Questions? Comments? You can reach us by clicking here...
UTD Podcast #56 - Inside a UTD Technical Diving Course Parts 1, 2, and 3
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - November 16, 2022 12:00 - 50 minutesImmediately following the DEMA show in Orlando, Ben taught a Tech 1 course in the Florida keys. He was joined by three students and UTD Instructor James Mott, who flew down to co-teach with Ben. The team decided to record a podcast in three parts, one at the beginning, right after the first day,...
UTD Podcast #55 - Ratio Deco 3.0: The Evolution of an Ascent Strategy - DEMA 2022 Presentation
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - November 04, 2022 14:00 - 51 minutesDuring the 2022 DEMA Show in Orlando, Florida, Ben presented in the Technical Resource Area on how ascent strategies can and should change and how Ratio Deco has changed over the decades to become Ratio Deco 3.0. Plus a little history on decompression strategies and algorithms, along with a dose...
UTD Podcast #54 - UTD Coaching - The 2022 DEMA Presentation
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - November 01, 2022 19:00 - 17 minutesWe are back at the DEMA Show, this year in Orlando, Jeff did a short presentation in the Technical Resource center about the UTD Scuba Coaching Program. This talk is a synopsis of scuba coaching – what it is, how it works, and, most importantly, the benefits for the students/clients. https://ut...
UTD SPANISH AND ENGLISH Podcast #53 – What's New at UTD – From the EU Instructor Meeting October 2022
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - October 23, 2022 05:00 - 44 minutesThis episode is extracted from the UTD Instructor Meeting in Madrid October 21, 2022. Jeff in English, interpreted into Spanish by UTD instructor Alan Weinberg talks about new UTD courses – Advanced Diver vs. Rec 2, the new Oxygen Cleanup Course, the UTD Scuba Coaching Program, and the new UTD ...
UTD Podcast #52 – Curiosity Projects
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - October 22, 2022 13:00 - 39 minutesCuriosity Projects – for us these are fascinating diving projects that involve science, research, or some other socially conscious reason for being. In this episode, recorded during the 2022 UTD EU Instructor and Community Meeting in Madrid, Spain, we are joined by UTD instructors Alan Weinberg...
UTD Podcast #51 - The Most Obscure Questions in Scuba Diving Vol. 12 – Cylinder Management Episode
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - October 16, 2022 15:00 - 1 hourThis episode started as a deep dive (are we tired of that pun yet) into gas management, but quickly changed into an Obscure Question episode on managing your cylinders. Jeff and Ben look at diving steel tanks in side mount, diving double steel tanks in a wetsuit, why we do a valve drill, why not...
UTD Podcast #51 - The Most Obscure Questions in Scuba Diving – Cylinder Management Episode
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - October 16, 2022 15:00 - 1 hourThis episode started as a deep dive (are we tired of that pun yet) into gas management, but quickly changed into an Obscure Question episode on managing your cylinders. Jeff and Ben look at diving steel tanks in side mount, diving double steel tanks in a wetsuit, why we do a valve drill, why not...
UTD Podcast #50 – Who Are Jeff and Ben?
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - August 31, 2022 00:00 - 1 hourWell, here we are. It's the 50th podcast, and it's kind of a milestone for us. It's been tons of fun producing these and we have every intention of continuing. For this episode we thought we'd give you a little insight into the more personal side of Jeff and Ben so, we came up with a list of qu...
UTD Podcast #49 – The Most Obscure Questions in Scuba Diving Vol. 11 – The Random Episode
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - August 12, 2022 19:00 - 1 hourIn this episode Jeff and Ben go after a random collection of questions that have come in recently: If I live in the U.S. should I learn the metric system for diving? Should you exercise before or after diving? How to shore dive side mount? Integrated boots or rock boots on a dry suit? What ...
UTD Podcast #48 – Why People Quit Diving
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - July 22, 2022 04:00 - 57 minutesQuitting. It happens in every endeavor, but in diving it happens much more than it should. Why do people get certified and quit, or don't get certified and quit, or dive for 20 years and quit? In this episode Jeff and Ben explore quitting from a glass half empty and a glass half full perspective...
UTD Podcast #47 – The New UTD Oxygen Clean Up Course
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - June 22, 2022 00:00 - 42 minutesSome of the most stressful dives – as related to nitrogen loading – are dives that are right up to the limits of no-decompression limits, like 100ft/30m for 20 minutes on air or 30 minutes on nitrox 32. So now we have created a solution for that – the UTD Oxygen Clean Up Course. Any diver who ha...
UTD Podcast #46 - The Aging Diver
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - June 07, 2022 00:00 - 49 minutesAging up. It's inevitable. But that does not have to stop us from diving. If you are working your way up to what we're calling Gen O/W, or Generation Older/Wiser, or you're diving with parents or grandparents or friends who have joined Gen O/W, then this episode is for you. Jeff (who is now offi...
UTD Podcast #45 - Risk Homeostasis, Normalization of Deviance, and Other Big Words
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - May 11, 2022 01:00 - 54 minutesHow much risk are you willing to take on a dive? In this episode Jeff and Ben explore risk from all angles, particularly as it relates to your level of diving, your training, and your experience. Join us for this exploration of what you can do to make your diving, and your team's diving, safer a...
UTD Podcast #44 - ESPAÑOL #1 - Llegando al Cave 3 y aplicándolo a proyectos
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - May 02, 2022 15:00 - 34 minutesPrimer UTD Scuba Diving Podcast en Español en el que los instructores Sergi Pérez y Alan Weinberg conversan sobre el curso UTD Cave 3 y cómo se llega a este nivel. Entran en detalle de los diferentes cursos que hay desde los inicios con el Overhead Protocols pasando por el Cave 1 y Cave 2 y cómo...
UTD Podcast #43 - Jeff on the Goal of Goals
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - April 27, 2022 19:00 - 34 minutesDo you have goals? In scuba diving? Sports? Work? In this episode Jeff takes a look at goals and goal setting and the process of training to reach those goals. If the point of the goal is just to get there, you run the risk of missing the most amazing parts of life. Listen to the episode, set s...
UTD Podcast #42 – Scuba Skills Camp Recap
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - April 15, 2022 18:00 - 56 minutesThe Spring 2022 UTD Scuba Skills Camp in San Diego, California, was a huge success. Three days of personal skills training, video reviews, happy hours, and tons of social time – unlimited learning and unlimited fun. In this episode Jeff is joined by UTD instructor James Mott and two of the camp ...
UTD podcast #41 - ITALIANO #1 - Chiacchierata ad alta pressione
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - March 31, 2022 11:00 - 1 hourOur first in a series of UTD Scuba Diving Podcasts in Italian with UTD Instructors Martina Carelli and Mattia Popesso. Ma la decompressione è davvero solo questione di tempo e profondità? Quali sono gli altri fattori che possiamo controllare e che influenzano l'efficacia decompressiva? Dovremm...
UTD Podcast #41 - ITALIANO #1 - Chiacchierata ad alta pressione
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - March 31, 2022 11:00 - 1 hourOur first in a series of UTD Scuba Diving Podcasts in Italian with UTD Instructors Martina Carelli and Mattia Popesso. Ma la decompressione è davvero solo questione di tempo e profondità? Quali sono gli altri fattori che possiamo controllare e che influenzano l'efficacia decompressiva? Dovremm...
UTD Podcast #41 - ITALIANO #1 - Chiacchierata ad alta pressione
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - March 31, 2022 11:00 - 1 hourOur first in a series of UTD Scuba Diving Podcasts in Italian with UTD Instructors Martina Carelli and Mattia Popesso. Ma la decompressione è davvero solo questione di tempo e profondità? Quali sono gli altri fattori che possiamo controllare e che influenzano l'efficacia decompressiva? Dovremm...
UTD Podcast #40 – Side Mount - The Complete Story
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - March 16, 2022 12:00 - 54 minutesWhy are we doing yet another podcast about side mount? Good question. We now have the new system completed dialed in, new content online in the UTD Side Mount Mini and Essentials of Side Mount online courses, and we have lots of people diving the new system. So in this episode Ben and I go back ...
UTD Podcast #39 – Meet the Coaching Clients from Austin, Texas
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - February 24, 2022 17:00 - 1 hourThe UTD Scuba Coaching program has been running successfully for almost two years now so, it's time to meet some of the clients. In this episode Jeff sits down with Team Austin: Jay, Chris, and Xiangfei. Listen as they take an in depth look at their experiences in the coaching program, their rec...
UTD Podcast #38 – The Most Obscure Question in Scuba Diving Vol. 10 – Rapid Fire
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - February 15, 2022 12:00 - 1 hourHow many obscure, or not so obscure, questions can Jeff and Ben address in one episode? Tune in to find out as we tackle questions on weighting, SMBs, toxing diver recovery, rebreathers, gradient factors, rock bottom, emergency gas planning, and much more. This is our first "rapid fire" episode....
UTD Podcast #37 – The Most Obscure Question in Scuba Diving Vol. 9 – Everything Ratio Deco 3.0
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - January 17, 2022 17:00 - 1 hourWe always get questions about Ratio Deco, and particularly about changes to Ratio Deco 3.0. In this Obscure Questions episode Jeff and Ben are joined by UTD instructor (and technical diver) Martina Carelli. Martina went through the complete Ratio Deco online course and created a list of real-wor...
UTD Podcast #36 – 2022 UTD Skills Camp
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - January 13, 2022 03:00 - 27 minutesThe UTD Skills Camps are three to five day camps where you will hone your personal and dive skills while working with a team of UTD instructors. The next camp is March 31 – April 4, 2022 in San Diego, California. Your instructor are Jeff Seckendorf, James Mott, Tom Carr, and Kim Cardenas. In th...
UTD Podcast #35 – Give the Gift of Buoyancy - Unpacking ESM
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - December 16, 2021 01:00 - 48 minutesESM, or Extreme Scuba Makeover, the UTD Scuba Diving buoyancy and proper weighting course, has been game changing for so many divers. People come into ESM at every level but with the same goals...increase buoyancy skills and dial in their weights. From new divers with five dives to tech divers...
UTD Podcast #34– DEMA 2021 Wrap Up
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - November 22, 2021 19:00 - 27 minutesWe are back home and recovering from a long week at the DEMA scuba trade show in Las Vegas and, we think, it was a very successful show. Jeff and Ben sit down for a short podcast where we lay out our thoughts about the show, the future, and answer the one remaining question from the live "Obsc...
UTD Podcast #33 – The Most Obscure Questions in Scuba Diving Vol. 8 – LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - November 22, 2021 18:00 - 47 minutesRecorded live at the DEMA show in Las Vegas, Jeff and Ben answer your questions with a standing room only live audience: Does the color of an SMB matter? Can you use an uncompensated regulator on your argon bottle? Why is the long hose on the right post? When should you ditch your weights? T...
UTD Podcast #32– DEMA Show Side Mount Presentation
UTD Scuba Diving Podcast - November 19, 2021 05:00 - 41 minutesBen Bos, UTD Training Director, on the current state of side mount in recreational diving, presented in the Technical Diving Resource Center at the DEMA show in Las Vegas, November 16, 2021: Side mount has taken the scuba industry by storm over the past few years. At UTD we saw the potential of...
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