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How changes are listed in the Regulations webpage.

NOAA Diver students conducted check out dives in the training tower at the NOAA Diving Center (NDC). The flamingo was recently adopted by NDC after it was found adrift in the NDC basin.

NOAA Unit Diving Supervisor Jason Leonard examines a massive anchor that was discovered during a survey at Midway Atoll in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. The anchor might have belonged to a mid-19th century whaling ship.

NOAA Diver Phil Hartmeyer uses a Catlin Seaview Survey camera system to document the wreck of the City of Alpena at Thunderbay National Marine Sanctuary.

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary hosted the annual American Academy of Underwater Sciences symposium from September 12 to 16, 2017.
DAN has reported potential safety problems with new flexible braided hoses that are sometimes used with regulators.

It seems like a small thing, but dust caps are actually a necessary safety device.

Dust cap on a SCUBA regulator.

In this issue: Dr. J. Morgan Wells, SBP Summit, Safety Meeting, Changes to NDSSM, NDP Annual Report, Alpha Flags, Field Trainers, Regulator Maintenance, Next NDCSB Meeting, Stories from the Field.