Buoyancy 101: Do I need some help?

By Gary Ward

After Sidemount, my favourite courses to teach relate to perfecting buoyancy control. For many newer divers, mastering your ability to be buoyant will significantly change your diving enjoyment. Today I ask the question, do you need some help?

The Art of Buoyancy.

By Gary Ward

Neutral buoyancy: A condition in which a physical body’s density is equal to the density of the fluid in which it is immersed. This offsets the force of gravity that would otherwise cause the object to sink. An object that has neutral buoyancy will neither sink nor rise. We all know the importance of attaining…