| You may wonder what the purpose of a snorkel for | | | | rest if necessary. |
| Scuba Diver is, since they have a tank and a | | | | One negative aspect for wearing a snorkel is the |
| regulator. | | | | fact, if you do a drift dive and turn yourself into the |
| Actually there are a few reasons why you want to | | | | current to stop and wait for your dive-buddy or look |
| wear a snorkel while Scuba diving. First of all you can | | | | at something, the snorkel gets pushed out of its |
| use your snorkel while on the surface resting or | | | | position and may lead to a leaking mask if it pulls on |
| waiting for your dive-buddy to get ready without | | | | the mask strap. |
| wasting the air of your tank which you obviously | | | | This can be avoided with using a modern |
| want to use for breathing under water. | | | | folding-snorkel. They fit easily in one of your BCD - |
| Second, when the surface is a bit rough and choppy | | | | pockets and can be used when needed but do not |
| breathing with a snorkel avoids that splashing waves | | | | interfere during your normal under water exploration. |
| getting into your mouth. A correct adjusted snorkel is | | | | Snorkels are required for all PADI dive-courses as |
| usually high enough to get above these waves. | | | | mandatory dive-equipment during the course. |
| Third and most important, if you run low or out of air | | | | However many diver never use on after their course. |
| and need to swim back to your dive-boat or the | | | | Considering the benefits of carrying a snorkel in your |
| shoreline a snorkel makes this task much easier. You | | | | pocket -just in case-... they might think again. |
| can swim with the face in the water and also take a | | | | |