| Scuba diving can be a life-long adventure involving | | | | use high-tech devices like satellite photos and sonar, |
| travel to foreign lands, continuing education and | | | | a diver is always needed to go to the bottom to |
| interaction with a bunch of like-minded individuals who | | | | recover the bounty. |
| share a passion for the undersea world and it's | | | | Since diving can be viewed as an extreme sport, it is |
| exploration. Our planet is 85% covered with water | | | | always recommended that the rules of diving are |
| and at this point we know relatively little about our | | | | learned and followed accordingly while engaging in this |
| great oceans and seas. Only a small fraction of the | | | | adventure sport. You can earn your PADI certification |
| Earth's waters have been explored. Diving can be | | | | and hundreds of locations. And if you arrive at a |
| done anywhere there's water including oceans, seas, | | | | tropical resort somewhere and suddenly decide you |
| lakes, ponds, and rivers. And we can technically | | | | want to learn to dive, most resorts offer lessons |
| include swimming pools since this is where most | | | | right in their pool. You can get certified quickly and |
| divers learn to obtain their certification. Learning to | | | | then head right out into the ocean to explore the |
| scuba dive can become the beginning of a lifelong | | | | undersea world. |
| adventure. | | | | Many people erroneously assume that since you are |
| Many people dive both as a fun and recreational | | | | underwater, the weather doesn't play a factor on |
| activity but there are professional scuba divers too. | | | | when you can dive. This is not true! |
| There are the most famous divers, the Navy SEALS. | | | | Scuba diving can be limited by weather conditions |
| But most cities and towns have water rescue teams | | | | just like any other activity. Since you usually take a |
| that include divers. So if you love diving, you can | | | | boat to a dive site, winds and rough seas may make |
| always make it a career. There are also professional | | | | this unsafe. And inclement weather can greatly affect |
| treasure hunters who scour the ocean's bottom for | | | | the undersea currents making diving unsafe. |
| shipwrecks laden with gold! Even though they may | | | | |