Vessel Incident Survival Guide training has become increasingly important for divers, instructors, and group travel leaders as liveaboard incidents continue to make headlines globally. In this episode of Marketing Minutes from Scuba Diving Industry Magazine, Executive Director William Cline speaks with Barry Lipsky, President of the Long Island Divers Association (LIDA), about the growing need for diver education around vessel emergencies.

Barry—who has led LIDA for 12 years, advocates for diver access across Long Island and NYC, and was named Diver of the Year by Beneath the Sea—discusses the inspiration behind the Vessel Incident Survival Guide presentation he co-developed with Capt. Steve Belinda of the dive boat Yahoo. The two created the seminar after seeing repeated fires, groundings, and safety failures on certain liveaboard vessels  ...