The Truth About Diving

Is scuba diving dangerous?

If you don't follow diving instructions (and restrictions ) carefully, it is dangerous. However, no one dives alone. You always dive in pairs which ensures that you're not alone in an emergency.

Is diving equipment complicated?

You need to manage three things while diving. One, ensure you don't waste your tank of air. That means breathing normally is best. Two, you need to ensure you don't exceed diving depths prescribed for you in order to avoid medical complications. That's why you learn to use a dive computer which plans your dive. Three, you need to manage your buoyancy - in other words, sink to the bottom of the ocean and come up to the surface without behaving like an underwater yo-yo. Buoyancy is controlled with the use of a weight belt, air in your diving jacket, air in your lungs, and propulsion with the use of fins.

Will the sharks attack?

Our fears have been built by myths perpetrated by popular movies. Marine life is not aggressive. Fish and other creatures attack humans only when they regard them as a threat.

Will I get lost?

Of course there are no signboards. But hang on, where are you going ? All you have to do is go up, and you'll be back where you started (or almost where you started). Divers use a compass to find their way around underwater

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