Incidents
Deep Water, False Confidence and the Reality of Narcosis
The Maldives Diving Deaths and Why They Hit Home The recent diving deaths in the Maldives have been on my mind a lot. First of
May 17, 2026
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BEYOND THE SURFACE
Career Advice
Am I Too Old to Become a Commercial Diver?
I get this question every single week. Always phrased the same way. “I’m 35, 42, 49. Am I too late to start commercial diving?” Sometimes
May 16, 2026
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Career Advice
The silence after you qualify
Nobody warns you about the silence after diving school. You qualify, expect work… but nothing comes.
April 3, 2026
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Technology
3D Printed Diving Chambers
Would You Get Inside a 3D Printed Diving Chamber? Based on Episode 8 of the Beyond the Surface Podcast Take a second with that question
March 19, 2026
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Career Advice
How to Become an Offshore Inspection Diver
123 men died when the Alexander L. Kielland capsized in the North Sea in 1980. A fatigue crack no bigger than a bad weld started it all. This is why offshore inspection exists — and how you build a career doing it.
February 20, 2026
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Offshore Life
How Offshore Crews Really Judge You — It’s Not What You Think
A Yorkshireman once told me I was a right posh twat. By the end of the job he said I was like a son to him. Here’s what that taught me about how offshore crews really work.
February 20, 2026
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