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Scuba diving is the use of independent breathing equipment to stay underwater for long periods of time for recreational diving and professional diving. Generally the diver swims underwater, but walking and the use of diver propulsion vehicles is possible while breathing from scuba equipment. The word 'SCUBA' is an acronym for "Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus", but it is grammatically acceptable to refer to 'scuba equipment' or 'scuba apparatus' in conversation.
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Diving in Azores
I would like to come to Azores next March on my sailboat. I want to dive there, do you have any recommendations about the dive sites? Thanks
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What To Expect On Your Discover Scuba Diving Experience
If you are doing a PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience, which is the most popular program of its type, they will start you off with some paper work and introduce you to your instructor. Other Read more...
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Scuba Diving Has An 80% Drop Out Rate, Learn To Keep Diving
Although there are many different organizations that certify Scuba Divers (PADI, SDI, YMCA, etc) there is problem with keeping people diving. Even though once you’re certified, there is no expiration on your certification cards, its important that you keep diving and stay current with changes in the dive sciences.
Dive organizations and instructors should
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help reduce the drop out rates, although there is little money in keeping divers as apposed to the income potential in new divers.
Many people choose to take a “crash course” in scuba diving, which is one reason why people don't keep diving. Resort Dive Operations or Cruise Lines are doing what they can for the little time they have someone visiting them and try to offer many services.
I also thought about getting certified while in Mexico on a trip, thinking that it would be much easier to get certified during the week I was on vacation there. I am sure that if I did choose that option I would not be diving today.
Learning to Scuba Dive when you’re focused on the training and not your vacation will make you a better diver and give you the confidence to keep diving. When you learn in some of the most beautiful places on earth, you will get spoiled and chose not to dive locally, where you can really miss some great diving experiences.
With proper training, you become a confident diver and learn local diving. This puts you in a much better position to enjoy your vacation and the dives do there, while you can continue diving and dive training so that you can experience so much more in diving.
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Diving in AzoresI would like to come to Azores next March on my sailboat. I want to dive there, do you have any recommendations about the dive sites? Thanks
Another area where divers drop out is, that after the basic training, they cannot find others to go dive with. Some instructors are either too busy or because there is not money in diving with those who they already certified. The second part is not true, the more people dive, the more they will want to expand their training and equipment, resulting in more money for the instructor and dive operations.
However, there is a way that divers can meet others and keep diving. Joining online diving communities and forums will enhance your confidence and allow you interact with other divers in your area or an area you are planning on visiting.
Online dive communities and forums can also be a useful tool if you’re interested in starting your diving experience and get most of your initial questions answered.
Together, we can keep diving and sharing our underwater experiences with others, will get more people into the underwater world.
Robert Inglis a certified scuba diver and creator of
DiverFest.com - a Buddy Diver
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Scuba Diving
The introduction of scuba gear (an acronym for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus), has redefined underwater diving altogether. Through the advances of technology, scuba gear allows Read more...
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Scuba Diving - It Ain't What You Do - It's the Way That You Do It
Some dive organizations appear to be hell-bent on getting as many people as possible to scuba dive. They are then able to release amazing statistics that suggest that everyone and his dog is scuba Read more...
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Staying Warm in a Wetsuit
One of the biggest problems with diving or any other water sport such as kayaking or surfing is maintaining body temperature in cold water. Without some form of water compatible insulation most Read more...
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Scuba Diving Has An 80% Drop Out Rate, Learn To Keep Diving
Although there are many different organizations that certify Scuba Divers (PADI, SDI, YMCA, etc) there is problem with keeping people diving. Even though once you’re certified, there is no Read more...
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Gauging DOT 3AL3000 SCUBA cylinder neck threads
In response to requests for clarification, from members in the Far East and Australasia, the following guidance is issued for SCUBA cylinders and valves that utilise the ¾" NPSM thread form.
ASSET recommends that technicians, involved in the assembly and maintenance of SCUBA cylinders and their valves, use the appropriate, calibrated, thread gauges as a means to ensure that they are both within tolerances and compatible with each other. Additionally, the technician should have received training in their use, as provided in the ASSET Dive Industry Technician’s and Cylinder Tester’s Courses and Manuals.
How to Avoid Isobaric Counter diffusion hits during trimix decompression
Isobaric Counter Diffusion triggered by breathing gas changes is predominantly a problem when carrying out Trimix dives that are deep enough and long enough to generate formal decompression stops that require the use of a hypoxic Trimix. An analysis program embodying these concepts to identify known unsafe ICD gas switching practices and unsafe decompression is made available
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