| There seems to be an influx of accidental
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| | regulator by the manufacturer is also
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| diving deaths in the media these past few
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| | recommended. They will typically replace
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| weeks. An experienced instructor drowned
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| | all the o-rings and service any problems.
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| in her own trainining pool, a renowned
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| | This will keep you breathing happy for
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| diver lost his life to the Andrea Doria
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| | years. Always make sure to hang your BC
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| in Massachusetts, as well as Ashley
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| | and regulator after rinsing them. Your
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| Mauldin, who's family lost her on a dive
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| | will not want your labrador puppy leaving
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| trip in the Bahama's. If you are a new
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| | a present for you in your BC pocket.The
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| diver or a seasoned veteran, you should
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| | last thing is to keep all your gear as
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| never skip corners on safe diving
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| | far away from demon-sand as possible!
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| practices. Below is an outline of common
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| | Sand is the number one, sure-fire way to
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| safe diving procedures. By all means,
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| | send you straight to no diving land, or
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| feel free to add your own, but our sport
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| | even worse a dive emergency at depth. I
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| never allows for subtraction.Dive
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| | have seen countless students with their
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| BuddyAlways dive with a buddy. Enough
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| | wet-suit, BC (with tank), and regulator
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| said.Physical FitnessThough diving is not
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| | on sitting on a sand dune at the beach.
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| an olympic event, it still requires a
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| | On their right side, their regulator is
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| great deal of physical prowess. If you
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| | completely coated with sand. On their
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| are the typical male doing a beach dive
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| | left side, their computer has sand coming
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| you will most likely be carrying 65-70lbs
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| | out of every hole possible. Don't think
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| of weight on your back. If you are
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| | that the sand won't creep inside either.
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| diving with your wife or girlfriend then
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| | Sand has a way of going places water
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| that weight jumps to over 100lbs (you are
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| | never thought possible.Plan The last, but
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| carrying her tank right?). Either way,
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| | certainly one of the most important,
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| make sure to always warm-up with a light
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| | components to diving safe is to plan with
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| jog, or just put on your wet-suit, and
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| | your dive buddy (you do have one don't
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| then a good stretch. If you have enough
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| | you?). You always want to scope out the
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| notice before the dive make sure you are
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| | site together before putting on any gear,
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| doing at least 30 minutes of cardio each
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| | making a note of the wave cycle and
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| day prior to the dive. Not only will
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| | height. Ask yourself, and your buddy, if
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| these techniques help get you to and from
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| | it is a safe day to dive and if there are
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| the beach dive safely and wearing a
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| | any apprehensions. After acknowledging
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| smile, it will also keep you happy
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| | that you will be diving, make sure you
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| underwater--> Cramps anyone?Physical
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| | have close access to a phone in case of
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| HealthFor pete's sake stop smoking!
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| | an emergency. Know the address and
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| D.A.N. has researched the effects of
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| | location of your dive site for emergency
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| smoking and diving, and it has shown that
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| | personnel. After putting on your
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| smoking does increase your risk of
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| | equipment, check your buddies equipment
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| getting the bends. Smoking also
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| | while he checks yours. Look at his BC,
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| decreases the effective lung size which
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| | do you know how to get it off in an
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| means you are breathing harder and
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| | emergency, can you locate all of the
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| burning far more air than your cleaned
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| | quick releases? Can you work his
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| lung buddy. Do yourself, the fish, and
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| | inflator hose? Do you know how to
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| your mom a favor. Stop smoking.If you
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| | release his weights (weight belt...
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| know you have asthma or any other heart
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| | weight integrated?)? Does your buddy
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| problems this may not necessarily
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| | have an octopus? Is your buddies air
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| preclude you from diving. Make sure to
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| | turned on? Is your buddies pressure
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| have a thorough, and honest, talk with
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| | gauge working? Check everything!Once you
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| your doctor before continuing diving.
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| | have done all of these steps make sure
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| Many of these problems can be fixed, but
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| | you and your dive buddy know at what
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| you definitely do not want an asthma
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| | pressure to start heading back, and at
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| attack at 100 ft.Equipment CareMany dive
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| | what pressure to start ascending. Once
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| accidents could have been prevented if
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| | doing all this, keep an eye on your buddy
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| the diver's equipment was taken care of
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| | during the dive and make sure that he is
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| properly. This means to rinse your gear
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| | watching you too!Have a Great Dive!Adam
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| with fresh water and an odor absorbing
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| | Pearce
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| agent like sink-the-stink after every
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| dive! Annual service repairs for your
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| | "You Belong Underwater.
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