| Here are some basic steps to ponder upon before | | | | to equalize the pressure in your ears when you have |
| getting yourself wet. | | | | colds or if you have fever your metabolic rate |
| Mental Preparation | | | | increases and could make you to breathe air more |
| You have to prepare your mind that exploring | | | | faster and may result to disorientation and you don't |
| underwater is far more different from above the | | | | want that to happen. |
| ground. You also need to consider the change of | | | | Financial Preparation |
| climate, the surroundings, and elements awaits you | | | | Scuba diving is not that expensive but it will really |
| below. For first-timer, I recommend taking scuba | | | | cost you. Of course you need to secure you own |
| diving lesson first. Gathering sufficient information first | | | | diving gears such as mask, fins, wet/dry suits, air |
| about scuba diving would be a great help for you. | | | | tank with regulator, buoyancy control device (BCD), |
| "According to a North American 1970 study, diving | | | | dive computer, compass, bootis, diving weights, |
| was (on a man-hours based criteria) 96 times more | | | | underwater gloves (optional) and wristwatch |
| dangerous than driving an automobile. According to a | | | | (optional). You can also rent diving gears if it is |
| 2000 Japanese study, every hour of recreational | | | | available in you area. |
| diving is 36 to 62 times riskier than automobile driving | | | | While in diving range you should be aware that not all |
| " (Wikipedia) | | | | living creatures underwater are harmless so avoid |
| Physical Preparation | | | | just touching anything that fascinates you. You also |
| You have to be physically fit before going | | | | need to avoid exerting to much effort to eliminate |
| underwater, meaning you don't have colds or | | | | the possibility of getting decompression sickness and |
| something otherwise you will only be putting your | | | | most importantly never dive alone. |
| self at risk because it basically give you a hard time | | | | |