Thursday, August 18, 2011

Lessons In Diving And How To Begin

By Ronaldo Aristokawa Xavier


When you set out to get your scuba training, you will find it to be a new kind of challenge. It all depends on your frame of mind; if you find the aspect of diving to be an exciting experience, you will love it. To get the most out of the course, a serious frame of mind must be assumed while taking part in the training. It is of great importance to stay focused as this knowledge will be with you for a lifetime. You will notice that the most important points that help you the most are sometimes small and seemingly insignificant. In the same way, little mistakes that occur underwater can snowball into something large and very dangerous.

You will need to get through three basic training parts for certification in open water scuba diving. The orientation to diving is first, and you will learn an overview of what is possible, and involved. When you are taking training of any kind, it is good to know what the entire course entails before you begin, so you are familiar with what is coming next. Moving into the classroom, becomes the next part of the training. How to use dive tables will be part of the training, as will discovering the hazards, the equipment that will be used, and lots of other things. The third and last phase takes place in the water, and this is where you tie it all together and make use of what you just learned.

The goal of confined water dives is to be able to successfully accomplish at least five dives in the pool. In order to increase your competency and skills, each dive that you successfully complete will be harder the next time. Basically, you will have to demonstrate the ability to do more and more things on each dive to proceed to the next. An example of this is requiring you to clean your mask while you are underwater opposed to being on the surface. Emergency skills such as breathing from a buddies regulator in the event your own develops a problem. As a prerequisite to being able to actually dive in the ocean or a larger body of water, trainees must learn these essential skills.

Once you have gone through your five successful dives, and practiced your underwater skills, your trainers will move you to the ocean. Once there, you are now required to do what is called standard training curriculum which is basically a new set of skills and rules to learn. You will be tested on how well you can swim; they will ask you to go about 200 yards without your gear to test your endurance and physical capabilities. After this, you have to wear your snorkel, mask, and fans and go as far as 300 yards or meters in the next swim. In addition, you have to demonstrate the ability to tread or float on the water for ten minutes. You should have no worries about the distance swim regardless of how in shape that you are because it is not timed in any way.

Before you are allowed to begin any professional and accredited scuba training course, you will need to make sure you are healthy and fit enough to do it. If you choose to hide information about your health, you will probably get in, because the process is not that hard. The serious consequences of hiding information makes doing it a very bad idea. You are given a form to fill out regarding your health and fitness, and that is all it takes. If you are fine and nothing applies to you, then you sign the form and are all right to begin. If you have any reason to worry about anything on the questionnaire, you should check with your doctor. The issue of your physical condition and history of medical issues may come to play with scuba training and your desire to do it. As dangerous as scuba diving can be, it is obvious that you should err on the side of caution when it comes to your health.

Aruba is probably the most popular place in the world to go diving. You will see items there that you simply cannot observe anywhere else. Seek advice from your local travel agent for more information.




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