The source of inspiration for this adventure can vary from your say friends` photos from Bahamas or perhaps a TV program about scuba diving, but any of them may well give you a strong desire to learn more about the sport of scuba diving. The main thing is of course to get the right instruction and find the right courses, classes and instructors are available in many parts of the world, they are all offering their services and help to the public to strengthen the world of the scuba diver.
In general, scuba diving is like learning to fly. You have to understand what is needed and start to learn from the very beginning steps and take it slowly forward. There are many institutions, diving schools all ready to assist with their own equipment, the secret of course is finding the right one for you.
Learning to dive certainly will depend on your ability and need, as well as the purpose you wish to do it for, whether you want to become a professional diver or just to obtain all the preliminary skills for amateur diving will need to be learnt first. Who can learn diving? Basically, anyone and everyone from the age of 12 to 70 years old can learn to live. What do you need for that? Your desire to learn, good health and body condition, self-determination and a bit of luck that you find the learning to dive fun.
School children wishing to learn should obtain a certificate from doctor allowing them to go in for this type of sport. Before you go practical scuba diving, you have to understand that it is a responsibility. Yes, of course, you will go diving with a professional instructor but soon or later you wil be diving with friends it is always a rule to try and live with someone, this is where you both look out for each other. As sometimes unpleasant waters can get you into trouble and having a buddy there can often sort out a situation from becoming a bigger problem. So you must be very attentive when learning and listen to all the rules and regulations as they are there for your safety.
Well, after some days in the classroom and you have received the whole portion of theory on diving. When you are full of this knowledge, you will be ready for practical side of diving, here you are allowed to try it in a swimming pool. It is your first contact with the water in a safe environment, after you have mastered this and feel comfortable in the pool, you can begin to enjoy your first open waters` sessions.
Here you will learn on how to use dive equipment for real, learning how to perform movements, how to react in various situations, learn and put to use the basic rules on life salvation just in case it is ever needed. Also you will come to realize what it means NARC, safety stop and decompression. At the end of these classes you are given a diving certification which allows diving in open water up to 60ft.
When everything is over, you are rewarded with this certification, it is now time to take things slowly and move on forward, remember to prepare and plan all and you will get the best out of your upcoming diving experience. So, take the map, choose a destination and have fun during your diving holidays! We wish you the best of luck! The source of inspiration for this adventure can vary from your say friends` photos from Bahamas or perhaps a TV program about scuba diving, but any of them may well give you a strong desire to learn more about the sport of scuba diving. The main thing is of course to get the right instruction and find the right courses, classes and instructors are available in many parts of the world, they are all offering their services and help to the public to strengthen the world of the scuba diver. In general, scuba diving is like learning to fly. You have to understand what is needed and start to learn from the very beginning steps and take it slowly forward.
There are many institutions, diving schools all ready to assist with their own equipment, the secret of course is finding the right one for you. Learning to dive certainly will depend on your ability and need, as well as the purpose you wish to do it for, whether you want to become a professional diver or just to obtain all the preliminary skills for amateur diving will need to be learnt first. Who can learn diving? Basically, anyone and everyone from the age of 12 to 70 years old can learn to live. What do you need for that? Your desire to learn, good health and body condition, self-determination and a bit of luck that you find the learning to dive fun. School children wishing to learn should obtain a certificate from doctor allowing them to go in for this type of sport. Before you go practical scuba diving, you have to understand that it is a responsibility. Yes, of course, you will go diving with a professional instructor but soon or later you wil be diving with friends it is always a rule to try and live with someone, this is where you both look out for each other.
As sometimes unpleasant waters can get you into trouble and having a buddy there can often sort out a situation from becoming a bigger problem. So you must be very attentive when learning and listen to all the rules and regulations as they are there for your safety. Well, after some days in the classroom and you have received the whole portion of theory on diving. When you are full of this knowledge, you will be ready for practical side of diving, here you are allowed to try it in a swimming pool. It is your first contact with the water in a safe environment, after you have mastered this and feel comfortable in the pool, you can begin to enjoy your first open waters` sessions. Here you will learn on how to use dive equipment for real, learning how to perform movements, how to react in various situations, learn and put to use the basic rules on life salvation just in case it is ever needed. Also you will come to realize what it means NARC, safety stop and decompression.
At the end of these classes you are given a diving certification which allows diving in open water up to 60ft. When everything is over, you are rewarded with this certification, it is now time to take things slowly and move on forward, remember to prepare and plan all and you will get the best out of your upcoming diving experience. So, take the map, choose a destination and have fun during your diving holidays ! We wish you the best of luck!
Travis Olague