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1. Be a Solo Diver: This rule doesn’t entail ditching your dive buddy and diving alone. By all means stay close to your buddy and be ready to help him. But as far as your own safety is concerned, pretend he’s not there or won’t be when you need him, in other words be self [...]
Scuba diving is just one of those sports where you can never know it all and you’re constantly learning new things. As you do different types of dives in different places or simply under different conditions, your experiences teach you more about the sport every dive. What’s more is, if you dive with different people, [...]
When we first start scuba diving we don’t put too much thought into how we kick underwater to propel ourselves. As long as we’re moving in the direction we want, divers just sort of kick their way around forgetting the finning tips first taught to them by their open water certification instructors. However, with time [...]
Don’t you just hate it when your all geared up and ready for the days dive, sitting in the dive boat when suddenly you feel that queasiness… mistaking it at first to be butterflies in your stomach, the excitement and anticipation of the dive when suddenly you realize, your getting seasick. The worse part of [...]
Nothing can ruin a dive more than having that white haze in front of your eyes throughout the dive. Foggy scuba masks are often the cause of frustration for divers, especially if your dealing with a new mask. Spit, as you’ve probably heard, is the most common foggy mask fix. But, if you’re like me [...]
In past posts we’ve discussed the fundamentals of buoyancy control, looked at tips to achieve neutral buoyancy and even shed light on how to perform a weight check in order to determine the correct amount of weights one should wear when diving to achieve that buoyancy. But buoyancy still remains and issue for many divers, [...]
It’s always been debated whether one needs be a good strong swimmer to be a scuba diver and whether fitness actually plays an important part in this sport, cause of the weightlessness underwater when using a Buoyancy Control Device (BCD). But truth of the matter is that while almost anyone can dive irrespective of their [...]
The occurrence of a foot cramp or a calf cramp while Scuba Diving, is an agonizing experience, which most divers have faced at some point or the other. Often considered a nuisance, these cramps can actually be dangerous if they impede you from swimming against a strong current or getting back to the dive boat. [...]
Shore diving offers diver a freedom unlike boat diving, unless ofcourse you own the boat. Apart from not having to take long boat rides to the dive sites a major plus for those that get sea sick easily, you’re not limited to the boats schedule and can dive for as long or short as you [...]
After you exit the bubble that is your scuba training, you’re faced with a whole world of different types of diving. You’re next dive trip could have you diving from a liveaboard, a small RIB dive boat or shore diving from a sandy beach or even an inland lake. Since chances are, you’ve only learned [...]
