| What does it take to be ready for a scuba diving | | | | allowing individuals to dive. |
| adventure? If you think that learning the | | | | Have you mastered basic scuba diving skills? If you |
| fundamentals of scuba equipment use is enough, then | | | | still find yourself deficient in terms of mask skills, |
| you've got it all wrong. Getting an inaccurate notion | | | | buoyancy and swimming skills then you are half |
| about the requisites of a dive while trained by barely | | | | baked for the dive. In that case go back to the 4 |
| qualified instructors can be a recipe for an impending | | | | feet swimming pool and try to improve on these |
| underwater disaster. Below is a rundown of things to | | | | skills in order to extend your margin of safety |
| consider prior to the dive. If you can respond with a | | | | underwater as well as enhance the entire diving |
| resounding yes to all of the succeeding questions, | | | | experience that can only be achieved through the |
| then most likely you are ready to take your scuba | | | | mastery of basic diving skills. |
| diving skills to the open sea. | | | | Can you properly handle scuba equipment |
| Are you healthy? Before even thinking about pursuing | | | | malfunction? It would be rather easy to learn how to |
| the sport, submit yourself to a physical exam. Scuba | | | | operate and don particular scuba equipment [ But |
| diving can oftentimes be a test of endurance, given | | | | should these devices such as the diving mask and |
| its strenuous nature that stems from swimming and | | | | regulator set malfunction when you're at a depth of |
| the rigors of handling the drag of heavy scuba | | | | say 90 feet; would you be able to effortlessly |
| equipment. Be sure to have a clean medical slate prior | | | | troubleshoot and handle the mishap without even a |
| to the dive. Cardiovascular diseases could abruptly | | | | hint of panic? Again this demeanor and skill can only |
| manifest underwater to cripple the diver while a | | | | be acquired by way of extensive pool training. |
| simple cold could severely congest the airways to | | | | Therefore, jumping to the open water following a |
| trigger the medical condition barotrauma. | | | | mere theoretical training of scuba equipment |
| Are you certified? By all means, don't get into a crash | | | | operation doesn't sound like a good idea. |
| course on scuba diving. The parameters of said | | | | Are you aware of your limits? Many underwater |
| training are inadequate to cover all the skills required | | | | disasters transpire due to the failure of some divers |
| to guarantee a safe and efficient dive. Scuba diving is | | | | to stick with their conservative limits; to either |
| not an endeavor that can be quickly learned. In fact, | | | | disregard dive computer warning signals or pursue |
| proper scuba training would require a beginner to go | | | | depths and profiles that are beyond the extent of |
| through a standard curriculum set by PADI or NAUI | | | | their certification. As much as possible, be aware of |
| that is religiously adhered to by affiliated scuba diving | | | | your diving limits and do not go off track to prevent |
| schools. Meanwhile, most dive sites will require the | | | | the onset of related decompression risks. |
| presentation of a legitimate certification before | | | | |