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Diver Responsibility
What is the diver responsible for? I hope to convey to new divers and those considering taking up this activity just what it is you are getting into. I am giving careful thought to this as I write it in order to not be overly alarmist but still convey the seriousness of dive training and [...]
Avoid dangers while Scuba Diving: Tips for novice divers
Generally scuba diving is not considered a dangerous sport. Of course, it’s a bit riskier than, for example, tennis or golf, but it’s far safer than zip lining or parachute jumping. Today you can easily find good modern scuba diving equipment that is reliable and will protect you from many dangers. Add the proper training, [...]
Underwater Navigation and It’s Importance
In my experience as a diver and now Open Water Scuba Instructor it has come to my attention that many divers possess less than optimal skills when it comes to the area of navigation under water. What I hope to convey through this article is to simply address the benefits of developing the skill, pass [...]
Scuba Diving Tips: Improve Your Skills
Scuba diving is a real joy for the people who like to lead extreme and interesting lifestyle full of fearful and dangerous moments. However, the reality is that not every man can lead such a lifestyle and not every man can become a scuba diver. In order to be a good scuba diver one should [...]
Dive safety checklist according PADI
Scuba Diving safety tips according Padi “A danger foreseen is half avoided” Divers should limit their depths according to their training, certification level, and experience. Regardless of level of training, any increase in diving depth should be incremental. Further training and/or supervision is needed when diving in a new type of environment. Avoid overweighting; carry [...]
How to Ascent after scuba diving
All good things come to an end, and at some point your dive will be over. Ascending at the end of a dive should be carried out with great care. This is the part of the dive where decompression sickness can develop, so your ascent must not be hurried. When to ascend ? Dives often [...]
Scuba Diving Knives are Safety tools …
Scuba Diving Knives are important safety tools for divers and not tools for self-defense. They are not designed for struggling against sharks or with any other marine animal. A divers knife is an essential safety tool that a diver carries just in case the need may arise to cut through an entanglement ( and not [...]
Is it worth to worry seeing a shark during diving
The existing global statistics about attacks of sharks are not entirely reliable as It has been changed significantly over the past decade. If we talk about the average value, then it is about nine unprovoked shark attacks per year. Slightly less than 20% of them are fatal cases. In other words, a few million dives [...]
Diving during Pregnancy and Menstruation
Got a question from one of our female readers and decided to answer it publicly as it might be interesting for other female divers Question Hello sir , I’m 23 y/o female and planning to become a diver and have 2 questions which affects only female divers. 1. Is it safe to dive during menstruation, [...]
Night Diving – A detailed guide
Night Diving Explosion of colors of corals and sponges in the beam of underwater light, concentrating on details in a narrow range of light and meeting the active night living beings – this is the motivation of night diving. Night diving has well increased scale of being more risky and additional risks [...]
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