| Someone once said that scuba diving is like going | | | | underwater photographers. |
| back to Mother Nature's womb albeit temporarily | | | | There are however divers who dive for commercial |
| because every scuba diver would like to rise above | | | | purposes like for the purpose of salvaging sunken |
| deep waters no matter how cool the scene down | | | | ships, constructing bridges and dams or to build |
| there may be. | | | | underwater structures. Scientific divers focus on |
| Scuba diving is a complicated sport that requires | | | | diving for the purpose of research. |
| training and endurance. Scuba diving is not for the | | | | A scuba diver must necessarily be a good swimmer |
| faint of heart, or for those who would shrink at the | | | | who can float on water and swim fairly long |
| though of being submerged in water for a long time. | | | | distances. Basic swimming skills plus good health will |
| This is not to say that scuba diving chooses its | | | | make you eligible for certification as a diver. |
| players because almost everyone can be a scuba | | | | A diver must tale note of his safety all of the time |
| diver, provided they do not have the age and health | | | | not only by getting proper training but also by making |
| limitations. | | | | use of basic scuba diving gears like masks, fins and |
| Children as young as fifteen years old and in good | | | | snorkels. A beginner can just rent the basic diving |
| health can train on scuba diving to prepare | | | | gear but if you intend to make this sport a long-term |
| themselves for certification. However, all those | | | | commitment then it would be best to buy the |
| interested to undergo training should fill up a health | | | | equipment. These three basic diving gear are every |
| questionnaire and undergo medical checkups to | | | | affordable and can be bought anywhere. |
| determine their physical conditions. | | | | However, there is other diving gear that are more |
| While scuba divers have more opportunity to admire | | | | expensive like wet or dry suits, regulators or |
| the fishery resources of the world, divers also dive | | | | buoyancy compensators and scuba diving tanks. To |
| for other reasons such as for scientific, commercial, | | | | make the most of your scuba diving gear, make sure |
| military or recreational purposes. | | | | to rinse them with fresh or tap water after using |
| Divers cannot go scuba diving without a certification | | | | them. Allow them to dry but not in direct sunlight |
| even if they are doing it for fun. Majority of scuba | | | | since they are made of rubber and can easily break |
| divers do so for recreational purposes but they still | | | | down and deteriorate. |
| have to undergo certification. Recreational divers can | | | | The basic diving gear is the same for most divers but |
| choose from a variety of specialization like | | | | specialty divers may have use for more sophisticated |
| underwater photography, search and rescue diving or | | | | gadgets and equipment. But whatever kind of diving |
| night diving. Once they become experts in diving they | | | | you do, always make sure to use the safety gears |
| can turn it into a career and become dive masters or | | | | to protect yourself from the dangers of diving. |