Editorial Policy

Sources

Guides are written from primary sources where possible. Figures such as depth limits, gas volumes and no-deco times are given with a source.

Sources are listed under the sections that use them, so you can check them yourself. The main types are:

• Standards and course material from dive training organisations
• Dive medicine sources such as DAN (Divers Alert Network)
• Manuals from equipment manufacturers
• Published scientific studies

Safety topics

Mistakes in dive planning can lead to serious injury, so topics like decompression, oxygen exposure and fitness to dive are written with care. When sources disagree, the guide says so instead of picking one number.

The guides don't replace training or medical advice. When a guide covers a medical question, it points you to a doctor. When it covers a skill or a type of diving that needs training, it says so.

Corrections and updates

If an error is reported through the contact page and we confirm it, we fix the article and change its "Updated" date.

The date only changes for meaningful edits, such as a corrected fact, a new source or a rewritten section. A typo fix doesn't change it.

Use of AI tools

We may use AI tools while drafting and editing, for example to outline an article or shorten a paragraph.

AI output is not used as a source. Before a guide is published, its facts and figures are checked against the sources listed in it.

Advertising and affiliate links

The site doesn't show ads or use affiliate links at the moment. This may change: some pages may show ads, and some product links may be affiliate links, which pay us a commission if you buy through them.

When a page has affiliate links, we say so near the link. A commission doesn't change which product we recommend.

We don't write about a product as if we tested it when we haven't. If a review is based on manuals, specifications or other people's tests, the article says that.