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Why do a PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty Course? Out of the many PADI Specialty courses for Scuba Divers, there are some that are fun and exciting such as the DPV (Diver Propulsion Vehicle) specialty or the Cavern Diving specialty courses which teach divers exciting new skills. While the Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty may not [...]
What is Digital Underwater Photography? Underwater Photography is simply taking your terrestrial photography underwater, which is easier said than done, as this requires special camera and lighting equipment and the knowledge of how light behaves underwater. As Underwater Photography becomes cheaper and more accessible to the recreational diver,more and more divers are taking up the [...]
Many a time one will come across a PADI Dive center advertising itself as a 5 Star Dive Center, and want to know the difference between a regular PADI Dive Center and a 5 Star one. PADI doesn’t actually have a rating system as most people think of rating systems. PADI has 5 star facilities [...]
What is Drift Diving? Drift diving is a type of recreational diving where the diver is transported by the currents caused by the tide, ocean currents or in a fast flowing river. Drift diving is a popular form of diving determined not by specialized scuba diving equipment but rather by location of the dive, and [...]
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 [...]
Why do a PADI Night Diver Course? Night Dives are offered by almost every dive facility to allow divers to experience the same dive sites they explored during the day, the opportunity to witness the transformation once the sun sets. There are certain changes that occur underwater when night falls, as well as certain species [...]
What is Ice Diving? Ice Diving is a form of penetration diving similar to wreck or cavern diving, where the dive takes place under ice. As the diver is under the ice for the dive, this is considered an overhead environment with usually a single entry/exit point on the surface and is considered an advanced [...]
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 [...]
In order to successfully complete any Scuba Diving training, a student receives what is called a C-Card or a Certification Card. This card acts like a license to dive and all dive shops are required to ask to see this card before renting out any dive gear and equipment. As a sport recreational scuba diving [...]
