Category: PADI Open Water Diver Course
Everything you need to know about the PADI Open Water Diver certification.
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Hover and Orally Inflate the BCD for One Minute
This Hover and Orally Inflate the BCD for One Minute Skill explained in an easy way. Hovering is one of the best skills in the PADI Open Water Diver course. By hovering we learn how to control our buoyancy while scuba diving. Buoyancy control is one of the most important parts of scuba diving, so
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How to Breathe from a Free-Flowing Regulator
Knowing how to deal with a Free Flowing Regulator while scuba diving can be life saving. It is surprisingly easy to breath though a free flowing regulator. During your PADI Open Water Diver Course you learn how to breath through a free flowing regulator for at least 30 seconds. Why do we get a free
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PADI CESA Skill – Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent
The PADI CESA skill in the PADI Open Water Diver Course is one of the most important scuba skills to perform correctly and safely. Many people overthink the PADI CESA Skill. Still, in the end, it can be performed easily and safely by just following a few easy steps. Why do we practice the CESA
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How To Assemble Dive Equipment
How To Assemble Dive Equipment the right way is important for safety and it can improve your Diving Experience Significantly! It is important that you learn this skill because you need to assemble dive equipment before every dive and also as a scuba diving skill during the Open Water Diver Course. During the Divemaster and
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Regulator Recovery and Clearing
The Regulator Recovery and Clearing is another famous PADI Open water Diver course skill. It is also one of the first skills that you will do in Confined Water Dive 1. The PADI Regulator Recovery and Clearing skill is surprisingly easy to do, however many new scuba divers are nervous for this skill. The reason why some
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How To Clear Mask When Scuba Diving
How to clear a mask when scuba diving is for many new scuba divers the hardest diving skill to complete in their diving course. However, in many cases people overthink it and with some practice and a good diving instructor this skill is not so hard to master. First of all I recommend you to
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Scuba Diving Regulator Clearing Two Methods
The Scuba Diving Regulator Clearing Two Methods Skill is part of the PADI Open Water Diver course. It is one of the first scuba diving skills you will learn and also one of the most used skills in diving. You want to remove any water every time you get a bit of water in your
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Weight Belt Removal and Replacement Underwater
Knowing how to perform the PADI Weight Belt Removal and Replacement Underwater Skill can be handy when you need to adjust your weights underwater. It is rare to adjust weights underwater, but it can happen. You also might want to give an extra weight to another diver or your buddy if they need it. PADI Weight
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BCD Inflate Deflate skill at the surface
The PADI BCD Inflate Deflate skill in the PADI Open Water Diver Course is really important dive skill to master as many new divers have problems with properly deflating the BCD underwater and inflating on the surface. Every time we reach the surface after entry or in the end of a dive we should inflate
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PADI Confined Water Dive 3
You are half way through during PADI Confined Water Dive 3. On this confined dive you will on doing more advanced skills in deeper water and you will learn the famous PADI CESA skill. Also during PADI Confined Water Dive 3 you will be practicing buoyancy skills like the Hover. Good buoyancy is one of the
