| To discover scuba is one of the best decisions | | | | of Jules Vern's 2000 Leagues under the Sea. Today, |
| anyone could ever make. It opens the door to a | | | | to be able to breath underwater can be a reality for |
| mysterious yet beautiful world of color and amazing | | | | just about anyone. Imagine moving freely in three |
| creatures. To float effortlessly in this liquid world and | | | | dimensions, what Jacques Cousteau called the Silent |
| to silently travel through this uniquely serene | | | | World. You could come face to face with a dolphin in |
| environment is such a thrill. | | | | the wild, or explore a sunken ship resting peacefully |
| Who Can be a Scuba Diver | | | | on the ocean floor. You could investigate colorful |
| Since scuba diving technology has become cheaper, it | | | | coral reefs abundant with sea life, or just dive into |
| has opened to just about everyone. What used to | | | | the unknown. Whatever captures your imagination, |
| be just for experts and professionals is now a sport | | | | you will not fail to be satisfied by what the oceans |
| with world wide appeal. Because 71% of our planets | | | | have to offer. |
| surface is covered with water, the places to dive are | | | | Another great thing about diving is it can lead to |
| limitless. You will find divers underwater at inland sites, | | | | some fantastic career opportunities. You can find |
| like rivers and lakes and quarries, or who travel | | | | scuba divers working in such fields like Marine Biology, |
| abroad to experience the beauty of the worlds | | | | helping to protect the fragile underwater eco system. |
| oceans. Once a person becomes a certified diver, | | | | Some divers work as underwater archaeologist, |
| they can dive anywhere on our blue planet. | | | | searching for ships and artifacts lost beneath the |
| It is impossible to know just how many scuba divers | | | | waves. Marine construction is another field where you |
| there are in the world, but we do know that over a | | | | can find scuba divers. There are many divers working |
| million people get certified each year. In 1950, there | | | | in Dubai helping to build the Palm Islands and |
| were only about 30,000 scuba divers worldwide; ten | | | | monitoring the impact of construction on the marine |
| years later, there were over one million. Today, there | | | | environment. |
| are estimated to be tens of millions of scuba divers | | | | Scuba diving can open the door to a great adventure |
| around the world. This shows that scuba diving in one | | | | to anyone who takes the plunge. There is a |
| of the fastest growing hobbies on the planet. | | | | fantastic, beautiful world down under the waves. |
| The Scuba Diving Adventure | | | | Jump in and get wet. It will be an unforgettable |
| Scuba diving was once just a fantasy, something out | | | | experience. |