Scuba Diving Tips
1) Plan Your Dive Before You Get There
The best time to dive should be known well in advance. The particular time in the year, location and arrangements like equipments that affects the type of dive should be planned ahead. Do your research on the area, the equipment, the local conditions. Planning is often easiest from home.
2) Be Ready For the Dive
Often one dives when on a vacation. Have fun but know that overindulging before diving tends to leave one very uncomfortable and can add increased health risks. Scuba travel bags
3) Pre-Dive
Check your mental and physical strength. Make certain that your equipment has been carefully checked. Review hand signals and emergency procedures so you are prepared.
4) During the Dive
Diving is always full of fun and is very comfortable. If something seems to you uncomfortable, then just stop and find out the reasons and then try to correct it. Be careful, one may get cramps at the time of diving or working hard against those strong currents can slow down the pace and exhaust you. Keep track on the amount of air consumption that is present. Remember to carry a safety whistle just in case you have surfaced further from the boat.
5) After the Diving Day
After diving is over, soak all the equipment in fresh water and rinse it well so that it gets cleaned well. Dry the gear and hang it up out in the sun. We do not want to try on a wetsuit for the next day. One can also hang the suit up and dry is by placing it in front of a fan. This reduces the drying time.
One should be physically fit. Before going scuba diving,it is recommended to do some exercises to make yourself flexible and ready for scuba diving. A simple breathing exercise should be practiced that is Exhale to Sink, Inhale to Rise.
Great advice! This is especially true for boat dives where you might be a little sea sick and don’t want to drink anything. Small sips could be the difference between a good or bad experience.
September 19th, 2010 at 9:19 am