| One of the primary diving skills a beginner will have to | | | | tissues or bones and will therefore lift the diver back |
| contend with in the course of his scuba diving training | | | | to the surface, particularly when diving in seawater. |
| is the mastery of buoyancy control. Now there are 3 | | | | Proper Breathing is Key. The diver won't be able to |
| factors affecting the scuba diver's state of buoyancy | | | | attain a horizontal, face down position on the water |
| - particularly the diver's weight, breathing techniques | | | | column without implementing proper breathing |
| applied and of course the type of buoyancy | | | | techniques relevant to neutral buoyancy. The human |
| compensator device (BCD) used. The article will | | | | lungs are teeming with air - filling its cavities, and this |
| briefly discuss how weight and breathing issues can | | | | applies an opposing force (buoyancy) against the |
| affect diver performance while a rundown of | | | | diver's weight. Inhalation stuffs air into the lungs to |
| pertinent BCD functionalities will be featured. | | | | cause the diver to rise while exhalation reduces lung |
| Moreover, a few tips relevant to the selection and | | | | volume; causing the diver to descend. To obtain |
| use of said scuba gear will follow. | | | | efficient control of his vertical direction, the diver |
| Body Fat is Buoyant. True! Packing extra pounds to | | | | should learn to compensate for the opposing forces |
| your weight makes you more buoyant than the | | | | of buoyancy and weight (through the simultaneous |
| scuba diver with a standard Body Mass Index (BMI). | | | | application of breathing techniques along with BCD |
| To improve buoyancy control, the overweight scuba | | | | and lead weights operation) so that the diver neither |
| diver should implement lifestyle changes to get rid of | | | | rises to the surface nor drops to the bottom; but |
| excess fat and work on the build-up of muscle mass | | | | rather stays at a particular depth on the water |
| instead. Fat is less dense than either the muscle | | | | column. |