Eric Douglas is an author and journalist known for his thriller novels with scuba diving, environment and ocean themes. He has been a dive instructor and a diver medic and worked for PADI, DAN and has written training articles for Scuba Diving since 2008.
He is also documentarian writing stories about Moskito Indians who scuba dive for lobster and photographing Russia after the Soviet Union broke up.
Staying together as dive buddies and carrying a surface-marker buoy can save your life when stranded. Read more Lessons For Life and dive-training safety tips at Scuba Diving online
Lessons in scuba diving safety. This month: A buddy team with different equipment and vastly different experience leads to disaster.
Lessons in scuba diving safety. This month: Thinking past medical problems shouldn’t keep her out of the water, a diver lies on the medical clearance in order to dive.
Lessons in scuba diving safety and accidents. This month: A new dive toy and poor planning lead to deadly consequences.
Another case study in our Dive Training series "Lessons For Life": Always get a proper orientation for a site you’ve never dived. Scuba diving accidents and safety tips.
The dangers of sharing gear and not seeking proper dive training for every dive.
Why training and experience can help you keep your head while tech diving
From our Dive Training series "Lessons For Life": Why diving beyond your fitness level and not properly controlling your buoyancy can be fatal.
During the holidays we thought you might like to read a little dive fiction, so we’re releasing the fifth story in the Withrow Key series of short stories by Scuba Diving’s Lessons for Life author, Eric Douglas, in four parts on our website over ...