Dear Dirty Dozen Team Member,
As always we hope you have had a great couple of weeks.
Today we had to upgrade our subscription to the email provider we use because we reached a new level of subscribers. Thanks for everyone signing up and staying engaged with our newsletter.
Now, lets get onto the highlights of the last two weeks.
DD KNOWLEDGE BASE TURNS 1 YEAR OLD
Our expedition teams on various dates have always had exclusive access to a huge variety of information to prep for their trip of a lifetime, but as we love sharing information with you all, we launched our Knowledge Base 1 year ago for you to explore.
Study up on the blueprints of the wrecks we dive in Truk and Bikini, get geeky with academic papers, and watch hard-to-find documentaries in our Knowledge Base.
A document that got highlighted recently was our CCR Splash Checklist -one aspect of how we conduct ourselves with regards to safety at The Dirty Dozen Expeditions during a CCR Liveaboard in any of our destinations.
Our CCR splash checklist is a last-minute check that EVERYONE has to complete before every dive by a trained staff member that can spot errors before jumping in the water. It takes about a minute and covers the following:
We want to underline that this is only a supplement. The diver is STILL responsible to follow their unit-specific checklists and pre-breathing protocols as per their training organization. Sometimes people complain about it the first couple of days, but then, always at the end of the trip, they thank you for it, because they feel safe. At the end of the day, we are there to give you a safe and enjoyable experience.
Download the checklist HERE
Having said that, we are thrilled to hear about all the positive feedback we have gotten for the Knowledge Base in the last year, and we will continue to expand and develop it for years to come!
Team Tyler returns from Chernobyl
#teamdd member Tyler took his son Dale on our expedition grade Chernobyl trips, spending 3 days inside the Chernobyl Exclusion zone. Dale is a firefighter, and our legendary trip leader Alex even managed to get him exclusive access to the firefighting station in Pripyat.
Our Chernobyl trips are always a blast and especially relevant to our Bikini Atoll customers, before they head to Bikini Atoll. Stay tuned on social for Tyler´s full trip report next week!
Well, that’s about it from us this time around.
We hope you got some great plans coming up this weekend but don’t forget, if you are feeling lonely, then we are here to chat Dirty.
Best,
Aron Arngrímsson and the DDE Team