In the last 20 years, diving has altered from a niche activity into a preferred leisure holiday pastime.Once the maintain of major men with severe beards, and the occasional female, leisure scuba diving has actually become something that is readily available to practically anyone that can pay for to take part-- from the age of 8 up until 80 and beyond. It's an incredible experience; there's no documentary in the world that can catch the majesty of really coming face to face with something you 'd formerly just heard Sir David Attenborough explain. However there are mistakes and problems connected with learning to dive, and in my nearly ten years as a full-time instructor, I have actually needed to answer practically any question that might be included my instructions from interested-- but unsure-- people looking to broaden their horizons, to experienced 'professionals' who assume that hanging as much expensive equipment as is possible from their D-rings somehow turns them into the peak of underwater enthusiasts.I have actually had many conversations on internet online forums-- that lasted for weeks, sometimes-- about the 'ideal way' to find out how to dive and in our series of short articles on finding out to dive, I will explore a few of the ins-and-outs of the experience; what you need to understand ahead of time, what you can expect from your training, and what you need to do with that after you get your first certification.In the spirit of reasonable disclosure, I have to state that I am a PADI Master Instructor and although I have actually trained divers of all experience levels, from newbies to other instructors, I am not a babbling advert for any training organisation. I am not too versed in other companies' training programs therefore I will refer to PADI requirements regularly than others, however I am also a scuba diver first and a ronjenje hurgada trainer second, and throughout my years as a full-time dive expert I have seen excellent divers and bad from all of the significant training bodies, often with the very same fundamental errors, some of which I intend to address in this series of articles.First here's a rundown of a few of the most Frequently Asked Questions I got as an instructor
Yes, yes it is. I constantly say that it's as safe as crossing the roadway-- you follow some basic guidelines, keep your wits about you and do not take unnecessary threats and everything will be great: if you look both ways; judge traffic circulation and instructions correctly, and keep your eyes open, you will get to the opposite just great. On the other hand, if you shuffle across the motorway blindfolded, then-- with the possible exception of the M25 at heavy traffic-- you're going to come to a sticky end.