PORTFOLIO::
Way to the Sea. Carl Douglas. Carl, who was afraid of water from his childhood, now is an experienced Tech-diver with special interest to history, that’s why his team often participates in exploring wrecks, mostly for U-boats. 4

RESEARCH::
U-boat "S8". "Deep Sea Productions". The Soviet U-boat "S8", that went down in 1941, was found by chance by Swedish divers in the Finish Bay and explored in 1998-1999 by the team "Tauchshop Scubasport". 12
Accident # 101604Z. N. Nepomnyashyi. American U-boat "SSN-593" - the super modern for that time atomic submarine - went down forever in 1963 - in the depth of the Atlantic ocean. No rescued members of the crew, nothing - the mystery still exist. 82

TRAVEL::
Exploring the Sacred Sea of Siberia. R. Sammon. "My dream is to return to Lake Baikal, perhaps with a CEDAM International team, and document the lake again - and help show the world what I consider the "number one" Underwater Wonders of the World". 18

Three Days at the Lake Baikal A. Zaitsev. Trip to Baikal is much more exotic to the Russian divers, than the "close" Red Sea, because with the problems with diving infra-structure. Still there is a possibility of diving-safari at the Lake Baikal. 26

CRUISE::
The Very Important Person Number One. K. Kolosov. VIP ONE is the luxurious ship for diving-safari with unlimited diving. Everything you wish is on board, extra - you are sure to arrive to the best dive-sites first! 38

DIVE-CLUB::
Red Sea diving college… or No Problem Diving. K. Kolosov. Professional approach in everything: accommodation, education, equipment, insurance etc. etc. etc 52
TDI/SDI. Simple Approach towards Complicated Questions. S. Cherkashin. Technical Diving International is a young, but rather "cool" association, dynamic and flexible, reflecting philosophy of tech-diving in numerous training courses. 94

EQUIPMENT::
Oxygen is not so black, as it is… mixed. Max Rite. Special recommendations for dealing with technical equipment: oxygen cleaning! 56
INFINITO - Diving beyond the Bounds. S. Cherkashin. The new rebreather "Infinito" by Powerbreathe Technologies S.p.A. 24
An Overview of Rebreathers: How They Can Be an Asset to You. T. Mount. Classification, SCR, CCR, their advantages, description of all the models available on the market. 74
French Military Equipment for Diving on Oxygen and Gas Mixes. K.Kolossov, A.Bizioukin. OPS (Operational Professional Systems) group is responsible for special military diving technique, the staff is well-trained during their service in the French Navy as frogmen, divers or deep-divers. 98
U/W Light. Comments. P. Borovikov. How to make one’s choice among numerous models of u/w lights - expert opinion of the person, who creates and produces these lights. 112
ABYSS - High-level Computer Program for Dive-planning. The "Tetis". Special program for technical diving, concerning 32 variants of the tissue saturation, is useful for tech-dive-planning (Nitrox, Geliox, Trimix). 132

SPELEO::
Avant-garde of Technical Diving. A.Biziukin & T. Nemchenko. Cave divers were the technical divers to inspire production of different innovations in the field of diving equipment, aiming to safety and convenience when penetrating deeper and further, exploring more caves. 62
Cave Exploration and High-Tech Go Hand-in-Hand. Bill Stone Interview by Paul Steward. Bill Stone - prominent speleologist and cave-diver, the leader of the USA Deep Cave-diving team. 68

PHOTO & VIDEO::
Photosub in the Gardens of Neptune. Boxes. A. Aristarkhov. Detailed report on photo-boxes: construction, advantages and disadvantages of various models. 108

HIGH TECH::
Uninhabited U/W Machines. O. Kryimtsev. Uninhabited u/w machines are used in special cases, mostly connected with oil-gas u/w deposits or hydrotechnical constructions. 118
Get Used to Good Things is Easy. A. Bragin. Divers are rather conservative in their attitude towards new equipment. Still, researches are always busy, working out new and new pieces, for example, helmets, as described. 126