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What is a DPV or Diver Propulsion Vehicle? A diver propulsion vehicle (DPV, also known as an underwater propulsion vehicle or underwater scooter) is an item of diving equipment used by scuba divers to increase range underwater. A DPV usually consists of a battery-powered electric motor, which drives a propeller. These machines are designed to [...]
What is a Coral Reef Conservation Specialty? Out of all of PADI’s Diver Specialty courses, the AWARE Coral Reef Conservation course is perhaps the only pure non-diving course that is open to not just certified scuba divers where participants aren’t required to conduct open water dives to complete. The entire course is educational and more [...]
What is Boat Diving? Ordinarily recreational scuba diving points of entry take place from either the shore known as ‘shore diving’ or from a movable vessel or boat known as ‘Boat Diving’. Water entry and exit procedures are perhaps the main difference between diving from a boat or diving from the shore. Why do a [...]
Scuba diving whether recreational or professional is filled with acronyms making it confusing for someone starting out at the hobby. Here is a continuation of our list of commonly used Scuba Diving acronyms and their descriptions to help you get started. If you missed out on our first part click here. DM = Dive Master [...]
Scuba diving whether recreational or professional is filled with acronyms making it confusing for someone starting out at the hobby. Here is a list of a few commonly used Scuba Diving acronyms and their descriptions to help you get started. AAS = Alternate Air Source The Alternate Air Source can refer to your backup second [...]
What is Altitude Diving? Any dive performed in a water body at 300 to 3000 meters/1000 to 10,000 feet above sea level, is known as altitude diving. Often a large variety of mountain lakes, springs or quarries may be nestled in mountain ranges and offer remarkable and often unexplored dive sites. Knowledge of Altitude dive [...]
The simple and most commonly heard answer to this question is yes, it is true; you don’t have to be especially good at swimming to Scuba dive. I’ve heard this said a little too often and surprisingly by some experienced Scuba Instructors which is a little worrying to say in the least especially when the [...]
