| Like any sport, in scuba diving, your equipment is | | | | lined with nylon fabric. A wet suit covers your entire |
| important to your performance. However, unlike | | | | body and will serve two purposes. Firstly, it will keep |
| sports such as tennis or baseball, scuba diving | | | | you warm when you are submerged in cold water, it |
| equipment not only allows you to perform better, it | | | | does this by keeping the moisture away from your |
| also keeps you safe and sound. When you choose to | | | | body, thus helping to regulate your core temperature. |
| go scuba diving, you are taking a risk. While it is not | | | | The next protection it will provide is against getting |
| one of the most dangerous sports out there, any | | | | scraped or cut by something. If you brush up against |
| time that you strap on an air tank and head several | | | | coral, a wet suit will provide a barrier between your |
| hundred feet below the surface, you are putting | | | | skin and the sharp object. Flippers are good to have |
| yourself in a bit of danger. Obviously, while under the | | | | to in order to swim easier. |
| water you are susceptible to any of the many | | | | The next piece of equipment is the most important. |
| creatures the live below the oceans surface. | | | | As scuba diving takes you down below the oceans |
| This can include dangerous fish, eels and sharks. You | | | | surface for long periods of time, you will need to be |
| also have to deal with sharp objects that may be | | | | able to breathe. The oxygen tank is therefore the |
| below the surface such as coral or scraps of metal | | | | most indispensable part of your gear. This tank is |
| left over from ship wrecks. The biggest danger | | | | strapped to the divers back and pumps oxygen |
| however is not being able to breathe properly under | | | | directly into your face and eye mask (which are |
| water or coming up to quickly and creating air | | | | obviously important as well). Depending on the length |
| bubbles in your lungs. Having the proper equipment | | | | of your dive, you can get oxygen tanks with varying |
| and knowing how to use it can protect you from | | | | amounts of oxygen. You should always have a bit |
| almost all of these things. As for the sharks, just | | | | more than you need in case of emergencies. |
| keep your fingers crossed. | | | | Having the correct equipment will keep you safe and |
| The first piece of equipment you will need is a wet | | | | ensure that you have a great time exploring the |
| suit. Wet suits are made of synthetic rubber and are | | | | depths of the ocean! |