Scuba Gremlins: The Little Mistakes That Turn Good Dives Into Big Dumb Adventures Real advice from Benjamin at Stuart Scuba, offered with love, humor, and only mild judgment Let’s be honest. Most scuba problems do not start with some dramatic m.. Read More

The Risk Management Talk Every New Diver Needs to Hear From Benjamin Hadfield, Stuart Scuba Every new diver wants to talk about the fun stuff. The reefs, the turtles, the wrecks, the cool gear, the dive computer that looks like it could call in an ai.. Read More

Adaptive Scuba Diving:  Meeting Every Diver Where They Are! By Benjamin Hadfield Adaptive, Divers with Disabilities - Instructor Trainer Owner, Stuart Scuba There is a sentence I believe every scuba instructor needs to hear: Adaptive diving is n.. Read More

The “Undeserved Hit” Conversation Nobody Likes Having I hear it all the time. A diver gets decompression sickness, or what we commonly call DCS, and somewhere in the conversation, somebody says: “Well, they followed their computer. .. Read More

The Ocean Will Be There Tomorrow By Benjamin Hadfield, Technical Instructor Trainer One of the biggest mistakes I see in newer divers is not a lack of courage. It’s the exact opposite. It’s ambition without patience. A diver gets a few go.. Read More

Rescue Starts Before the Dive Stress, self-rescue, and why the best diving accident is the one that never happens By Benjamin Hadfield, Technical Instructor Trainer and Owner, Stuart Scuba Here’s the truth nobody likes hearing because it is not.. Read More

The Pursuit of Better Trim and Buoyancy For me, diving has always been my opportunity for applied progress. Not perfection. Perfection sounds exhausting, suspiciously religious, and frankly unavailable in my current life package. Progress, though? Th.. Read More

Sidemount Diving: Not Just for Cave Ninjas Anymore By Benjamin Hadfield, Stuart Scuba - Technical Instructor Trainer I have been diving sidemount for a lot of years now, and I am old enough to remember the days before there really was such a thing as.. Read More

Why You Should Consider Becoming a Divemaster By Benjamin Hadfield, Technical Instructor Trainer Let me begin with a mildly dangerous statement: Not everyone should become a Divemaster. There. I said it. If you are hoping to become a Divemaster becau.. Read More

Team Diving Beats the “Buddy System” When the Buddy System Gets Vague By Benjamin Hadfield, Technical Instructor Trainer, Stuart Scuba I’m going to say something mildly controversial: The buddy system sucks. Or, more accurately, the.. Read More