| If you are doing a PADI Discover Scuba Diving | | | | under water together. The instructor will |
| Experience, which is the most popular program of its | | | | demonstrate the skill first, then ask each individually in |
| type, they will start you off with some paper work | | | | turn to do the skill. The dive instructor may ask you |
| and introduce you to your instructor. Other Scuba | | | | to repeat a skill if you miss an important part of it, or |
| Diving certification agencies like SSI have similar | | | | if they feel that you didn't get it quite right. After |
| programs that follow similar but different procedures; | | | | everyone has done the skill to the instructors |
| all have the same goal in mind, to make you feel safe | | | | satisfaction, you will all go to the surface. The |
| and confident in the water, and for you to have a | | | | instructor will talk again a little bit about why the skill |
| great time! | | | | is important, and point out some tips and pointers, so |
| The instructor will more than likely have you look at a | | | | that you perform the skill a little better. He or she will |
| Discover Scuba Diving flip chart. This flip chart will | | | | then explain the next skill and you will repeat, the |
| have some important dive theory and some | | | | instructor will demonstrate, the students will do, and |
| important dive rules and things that are important for | | | | when everyone is doing the skill satisfactory, they will |
| you to remember, such as the golden rule of scuba | | | | all go to the surface and discuss it again. Normally this |
| diving of never holding your breath and equalizing | | | | takes somewhere around 30 minutes, depending on |
| your ears and air spaces every few meters or when | | | | the group. |
| discomfort is felt. The flip chart has lots of great | | | | The instructor will then in most cases take the group |
| graphics on it that explains the theory very simply, | | | | from the teaching area, out to an area where they |
| easy enough for even kids to understand quite | | | | can take you for an underwater tour, introducing you |
| rapidly. | | | | to a whole new universe. For most this will be a |
| The instructor will then do a pre dive brief explaining | | | | dream come true and a life changing experience, and |
| the procedures, signals and the skills that you are | | | | certainly one that you will remember for a long time |
| going to do in the water, which include skills for | | | | to come. Many do the Discover Scuba Diving to see |
| recovering and replacing your regulator, clearing your | | | | if scuba diving is for them, if it is, your PADI |
| mask of water, finding and using an alternate air | | | | instructor or Dive Center will encourage you to do |
| source. There are some other simple skills as well | | | | the whole PADI Open Water Course, many dive |
| that you will be asked to do. The instructor will help | | | | schools and instructors will discount the Discover |
| you into your scuba diving equipment, and make sure | | | | Scuba Diving Experience from the course price, as |
| that dive gear is set up correctly | | | | they know if you are interested before, you will |
| The instructor will then take your group into shallow | | | | really be turned on after you have taken your first |
| water, in a pool, or pool like conditions, which you can | | | | breaths underwater in a new world. Have fun and |
| stand up in at anytime. The instructor will explain the | | | | we'll see you underwater soon! |
| skill that you are going to do, and then you will go | | | | |