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Have you ever thought you might be interested in scuba diving? Scuba is a recreational sport that many people admire, and plan to explore, but too few actually take action and become certified. Many people are afraid the process will be too difficult, or too expensive. In reality, however, scuba diving is something that people of nearly all ages and physique can enjoy, and starting out is not really much more expensive than any other sport.

Getting Started
To begin enjoying your life as a scuba diver, everyone has to start by taking the basic open water diving course. In this course, you will learn all the basics and get a little bit of supervised diving experience before going out alone. A certified instructor will teach you safety signals, practices, and assorted precautions that all divers need to understand. You will also learn about common mistakes and potential injuries involved in scuba diving, and how to prevent injury to yourself and your dive buddies. Courses are taught and certified through one of several certification authorities. The major ones are PADI, NAUI, and SSI, but there are many others. You will encounter many people with all sorts of opinions on what agency is better and why, but realistically, you get the same information from whichever you choose. Typically, one particular scuba shop will only teach material from a single certification authority. Rather than focus on learning under one authorities curriculum, you should find a scuba shop in your area that you like, with friendly people, and then go with what they teach. You can find local shops in almost any town online or in the yellow pages.

Limitless Possibilities!
Scuba diving is something people of nearly any physical build and age can engage in, and you can enjoy it in just about any state in the US. Obviously, ocean diving is the most popular, but lakes, natural springs, and quarry’s offer some great diving experiences nationwide, and even around the world! If you cover the basics, and find that diving is something that really interests you, there are certainly many more areas to explore. For example, you can expand your education to include cave diving, wreck diving, which is diving through wrecked ships, and even advanced techniques like rescue or forensic diving. With all of the possible angles, scuba diving is an activity that can be enjoyed for many years as a hobby, or pursued as a robust career.

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We went to the PADI website and it was a very well designed beautiful website. What this company does is offer Professional Scuba Diving Courses. These course start at the beginning level which can be taken online up to the most advanced certifications.

The cost for the PADI Online Open Water Diver Course is $120.00 and is non refundable. This fee covers training and knowledge development and gives you access to the Open Water Diver Manual which is their online course textbook. You can get all the bookwork done online. But before you get officially certified, you will need to go to your local PADI Dive Center or Resort. Once you get there, you will need to pay additional fees and complete the rest if your certification requirements in the ocean.

You will also need to bring a Diving Mask, Snorkel, a good set of Diving Fins and you're also responsible for all of your own Diving Equipment. If you are unsure of what you need to bring with you I'd recommend dropping by your local PADI Dive Center and ask them before you go out and purchase a bunch of equipment for your Dive. They may also want you to go out and get some additional equipment as well, such as a Recreational Dive Planner Table and a Log Book.

Once you register for the eLearning part of the Scuba Diving Course, they give you one year to complete that portion of it from the time you register. So I wouldn't recommend dawdling too long, plus why would you? I'm sure you're anxious to get certified anyway.

Their eLearning system consists of Videos, Audios, Graphical Illustrations and also requires some reading. This learning system also includes a bunch of short quizzes, so make sure you're picking up the material you are reading about. This program is Self Paced, so you can dictate how fast you make it through this program.

The PADI Open Water Diver Course just happens to be the most popular Scuba Diving Course in the world today. In fact, millions have started their Diving Careers by taking this course. Learning to Scuba Dive isn't easy. It takes a culimination of critical thinking concepts such as learning facts and concepts. Additionally it requires motor skills such as coordination and endurance and the application of techniques you learn in the classroom.

The The PADI Open Water Diver Course Online will give you all the knowledge you need to become successful. But the only way to develop the remaining skills necessary for you to make it as a Scuba Diver will be to visit your Local PADI Dive Center and to get live training from a Certified Scuba Instructor over there. The online portion of the course is available in Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, Italian, French and the Netherlands in addition to English.

I personally believe almost anyone can become Scuba Certified if they apply themselves a little bit. It's a great certification to bring with you if you ever want to become a Life Guard as well. And not only is Scuba Diving an excellent hobby, this is a skill that could help you in a Search & Rescue Mission or one that could help you save someones life in the future. We wish you the best of luck in your future Diving Adventures!

Let Brian Garvin and Jeff West teach you more about Scuba Diving Courses and PADI Scuba Diving Courses on our website today.

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Hundreds of thousands of people get certified to Scuba dive every year.  Some of them are doing it for a one-time thrill on their honeymoon.  Others are getting certified as a first step, in many, to a (underwater) world of adventure.  In either case, taking a beginner lesson and getting your Open Water Scuba Diver or Scuba Diver certification is the first step.

All beginner classes are  structured in a similar fashion.  The class has two parts, knowledge development and in-water work.  Regardless of the agency (whether PADI, NAUI, SSI or SDI), there is little variance in this first step.  The most important factor is choosing an instructor in which you feel comfortable.  To get certified as a beginner Scuba diver, you must complete all the knowledge development and pass a final exam and you must "master" your in-water skills. While this may seem daunting, it is generally pretty easy for most people.  And, it can be done in as little as a long weekend.

Your Beginner Scuba Diver Course

Most Scuba shops offer mid-week and weekend courses.  Beginner classes are broken up into three components. The first component is the knowledge development.  This is done using three different strategies (1) self study, (2) classroom lecture and (3) online learning.  Most instructors employ more than one of these strategies to develop a student's knowledge base.

The second component is confined water sessions. Generally, there are five parts to a confined water session.  However, more than one part can be done in a single day or evening.  Confined water sessions are done at a pace determined by the student's performance.  Some students excel in confined water, some take more time.  Confined water sessions can be done in shallow lakes or oceans, but, most commonly, confined water sessions are done in ten foot deep, heated pools to maximize comfort and relaxation during the early stages of skill development.

The third component is open water sessions.  These are a minimum of four dives done in a lake or ocean environment.  No more than three training dives are done in one day.  During the training dives, students will show mastery of the skills learned during the confined water sessions.  Divers can reach up to 60 feet (which is the maximum depth for an Open Water Diver), discover marine life and live the adventure that is a Scuba diver!

Learn to Scuba dive online

It is the 21st century and the world has taken to educating itself online.  Scuba is no different.  As mentioned above in the first component of a Scuba class, self study is an integral part of learning to dive.  Traditionally, self study has been accomplished through manuals and text books.  And, while many folks, still enjoy this method, the trend has brought us to embracing online learning for the self study component.  As of this date, in-water sessions cannot be done online ... yet.

The Online Learning program needs an Internet connection.  It can be done 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.  You do it at your pace.  Some divers do it all in one session, some divers break it up into several sessions.

Your first class session

O.K., you have finished your self study, and tonight is the first night of class.  What should you do? Relax, it's going to be a lot of fun.  First off, you should bring all your forms.  Your instructor would have given these to you when you signed up. Additionally, you should have all of your self study complete.  If you are using the online learning service, print off your completion document.  If you are using a textbook, bring copies of your completed knowledge reviews.  Eat something light before class --- no carbs.  If you are in the classroom, bring a notebook, paper and some water (in a non-spill bottle).  There will be breaks.  If you are in the pool, you will need to bring your personal gear.  This includes, your mask, snorkel, fins, booties, bathing suit, towel, and dry clothes to change into.  You may want to bring some ear drying formula for after the pool session.  Within a few hours, you will be looking and acting like a new Scuba diver.

Gear for a new Scuba diver

Scuba diving is a gear intensive sport.  From the first day of inquiring about Scuba, you have probably been discussing and researching gear.  As a new diver, in class, you must own a mask, snorkel, fins with boots, and an underwater timing device.  Your gear must be Scuba quality.  If you don't know what that means, you should talk with your instructor.  However, as a general rule, if it came in a $20 package at the local pool store, it probably isn't Scuba quality.  Once you have jumped in the pool once or twice, it is definitely beneficial to talk about purchasing the rest of your gear with your instructor.  Owning Scuba equipment increases your comfort, fun and safety.  Additionally, once you own your gear, Scuba diving is far more economically sensible than most other adventure oriented sports.  Of course, like any equipment purchase, you want to buy right and buy once.  If you can't afford or are unsure of purchasing additional equipment, renting is a viable and acceptable second option. 

Once you complete your classroom, confined water and open water sessions, you will be certified to go Scuba diving with a buddy.  This is where the fun and adventure start.  However, this is not where the learning stops.  A great diver is always learning.  Advanced classes will increase your fun and safety.  Sign up for your Scuba certification class today. Your adventure of a lifetime is waiting for you.

Have fun and dive safe!

Information for this article was contributed from LearnScubaToday.com

John C. Flanders, Jr., a seasoned and well traveled diver for over 20 years, is a recognized leader in both the dive and business communities.

Mr. Flanders is an SDI/TDI Instructor Trainer, NAUI Instructor Trainer and a PADI Master Instructor. Mr. Flanders is a SeaSigns Instructor Examiner and the Director of International Training. Mr. Flanders is also trains divers in over 50 different specialties, technical diving and public safety diving. As an Instructor Trainer for both Emergency First Response and Divers Alert Network Courses, he assists in training instructors to teach these valuable safety courses.

John has published numerous articles and manuals for the dive industry and is a frequent contributor to Diverwire, an industry leading portal for Scuba Divers.

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On the first day of Scuba class, a student learns how important buoyancy is in diving. Once certified, a diver will spend a better portion of his/her training perfecting their buoyancy. Simple fact, buoyancy is more art than science. With good technique, the right training, ongoing practice and the right equipment, you can perfect your buoyancy. The goal of any diver is to hover effortlessly through the water. When you “dial in” your buoyancy, you will reap the benefits such as, better air consumption, dive with less exertion, protect the environment and safely control your ascents and descents, Great buoyancy means you are diving safer and having more fun.

Following are ten tips to assist you in developing better buoyancy:

1. Get more training: Most divers often use bad habits to compensate for poor technique. Without the right training, these bad habits become memorized and hard to break. Stumbling through the water becomes the status quo for many divers. Get enrolled in a class. Learn the right techniques to proper buoyancy. Perfect the ultimate skill for being a Scuba diver, without the crutch of bad habits. With more training, you will achieve the goal of spending as much time as possible, during your dive, neutrally buoyant.

2. Weight yourself correctly: One of the first skills you will learn in any buoyancy class is how to weight yourself correctly. if you are overweighted (one of the bad habits discussed above), you will need more air in your BCD to keep you off the bottom. More air in your BCD means more management as you ascend and descend. If you are weighted incorrectly you will spend little time neutrally buoyant. In fact, you will be struggling back and forth between being positively or negatively buoyant.

3. Spread your weight out: Many divers stack their weight in a single area on their body. Usually in a weight pocket or all on a weight belt. This misaligned weight placement usually causes the head to be in a downward or upward position. Seldom does it lead to perfectly horizontal position in the water. The rule of where the head leads, the body will follow applies when this happens. Thus, if the head is in an upward position, the diver will have a tendency to rise up, causing the air in his or her BCD to increase and making the diver positively buoyant. When this happens a diver must compensate by dumping air. When a diver has his or her head in a downward position, they often find themselves crashing into the bottom. Becoming a negatively buoyant diver. When a diver’s weight is “trimmed” correctly, they tend to be completely horizontal in the water and takes little or no effort to maintain a depth.

4. Own, don’t rent your gear: Every time a diver changes their gear configuration and exposure protection, their buoyancy changes. If you are constantly renting gear, you never have the same configuration thus your buoyancy characteristics become a wild card on every dive. The amount of weight needed, where weight can be placed, the buoyancy characteristics of the gear itself all change when you continuously rent gear. If you own your own gear, the configuration and the dive characteristics will be a constant on every dive. Buy right, buy once. Gear choice is an integral ingredient to mastering buoyancy and becoming an advanced diver.

5. Streamline your gear: Once you have purchased your own gear, you should take some time in the accessories section of your local dive shop. Find the right clips and snaps to “tighten” up your configuration. In order to protect the environment and your gear, it is important that loose gear is attached closely to the body. This practice is called streamlining. When you gear is streamlined, you will find that it does not create drag which can upset your relaxed neutral buoyancy.

6. Breathe control: Divers should always have control over their breathing. I have met some divers that have had great success learning yoga as a way to control their breathing. A good steady, continuous breathing pattern is a great way to maintain a constant depth and neutral buoyancy. As divers become more adept with diving, breath control is the way they make minor depth changes.

7. Stay in shape: This almost seems like an obvious tip and has benefits far outweighing just Scuba diving. Divers who are in shape require less weight, handle gear easily, breathe easier and have better buoyancy. A good, regular cardio-vascular workout is essential for mastering buoyancy technique.

8. Slow down: Most divers swim too fast. Not only do they miss things as they motor past them in the ocean, but swimming fast over-exerts divers. This could lead to abnormal air consumption and minimal bottom time. Further, if a diver becomes too over-exerted, it could lead to hyperventilation or a dangerous underwater scenario. In many instances, divers swim fast because it is a bad habit that they have picked up to overcompensate for poor buoyancy technique. Momentum is a bad habit that can keep a diver at a single depth, regardless if they are mildly negative or positive buoyant. Slow down, if a diver can’t maintain a constant depth while hovering, more training is probably required.

9. Observe other divers: Watching other divers and how they manage their buoyancy is a great way to learn great technique and observe bad habits. With the right mentor, observation can be a powerful training tool. Be mindful of what you are observing and take advice only from those folks who are qualified to give it.

10. Practice often: Skills rust when they are out of water. If divers do not practice your buoyancy skills and dive often, they will lose their perfected buoyancy. Divers should be in the water on a regular basis. It is recommended, divers practice their skills at least once per month. If a body of open water is not available, a pool is still a good option to practice skills.

Once you have your buoyancy perfected, drifting through the reefs of Cozumel, gliding down the steep walls of the Blue Hole in Belize and floating along side sea turtles in Hawaii become far more enjoyable.

Giant stride into a buoyancy clinic or specialty class and master neutral buoyancy.
Dive Safe and Have Fun

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John C. Flanders, Jr., a seasoned and well traveled diver for over 20 years, is a recognized leader in both the dive and business communities. Mr. Flanders is an SDI/TDI Instructor Trainer, NAUI Instructor Trainer and a PADI Master Instructor. Mr. Flanders is a SeaSigns Instructor Examiner and the Director of International Training. Mr. Flanders is also trains divers in over 50 different specialties, technical diving and public safety diving. As an Instructor Trainer for both Emergency First Response and Divers Alert Network Courses, he assists in training instructors to teach these valuable safety courses. John has published numerous articles and manuals for the dive industry and is a frequent contributor to Diverwire, an industry leading portal for Scuba Divers. In over 20 years of diving John has explored almost every ocean and/or sea in the world off the coasts of 6 continents.

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As the summer rolls to an end around the country, the Phoenix area is still scoring 100 degree days.  Unlike most cities around the United States, summer doesn’t come to an end on Labor Day weekend.   In fact, it is common to have 100 degree days well into the month of October.  And, when those cool days come, it is a welcome relief to most residents in the valley of the sun.

However, for us Scuba divers, Labor Day is a signal to start thinking about the cooler water that will soon follow.  Diving in the Phoenix area is a year round activity.  In fact, most divers prefer the winter months as the water is clearer, more dive sites are available (due to lake conditions) and there are less boaters on the water.  The trade-off: water temperatures get significantly cooler in the winter months.

While the west coast water temperatures may be pushing low 50s and even high 40s in the winter time, the lakes around Phoenix Arizona range in the mid 50s to low 60s.  This leaves a lot of Phoenix divers shivering for warmer waters.  However, for many hearty divers, they are suiting up in a heavy 7mm wet suit with hood and gloves or, some divers, desiring to stay longer and head to deeper colder realms of the local lakes may be in a dry suit. 

Jeff Varner, owner of AZ Divers on 40th Street and Bell, says “many of his divers have switched over to diving dry, because it’s simply more comfortable in cold water“.  Varner continued to say, “that this is the time of year, before the water gets cold, when divers come in and start asking about dry suit classes and purchases“.

Dry suits work on the premise of sealing off your body from the cold water, using an air tight suit.  Neoprene or latex seals on a diver’s neck and wrist, keep water out of the suit.  Underneath the suit, a diver wears thermal protection to keep him or her warm.  Of course, this air space must be managed.  When a diver gets in the water, pressure is applied to the outside of the suit and starts to collapse on the diver.  At some depth, this can be a crippling squeeze.  Divers have a valve on their suit, usually mounted on the chest, which has a low pressure inflator hose attached to it from his or her Scuba tank.  To keep the squeeze to a minimum, a diver can add air to (1) reduce the suit’s squeeze, and (2) the air acts as an insulating source. 

Air is a much better insulator than water.  A body in a wetsuit conducts heat 20 times faster that a body in a dry suit.  This type of heat loss can cause diver discomfort causing a premature end to a dive or, worse, can be a cause of hypothermia.  Of course, like your lungs, mask, ears and BCD, a dry suit becomes an additional air space to manage.

As a diver, managing air spaces is vitally important.  Managing your ear and mask air space is as easy as blowing into your mask or equalizing your ears.  Managing the air space in your lungs is done by following the number one rule of scuba diving -- never hold your breath. Managing your BCD and a dry suit is key to proper buoyancy.  Proper buoyancy means that you are in complete control of yourself underwater.  You, generally, remain neutrally buoyant preventing uncontrolled ascents and bouncing off the bottom which can cause impaired visibility or damage aquatic life.

“Simply put, the biggest benefit for dry suit divers is staying warmer longer underwater“, says Tim Moore, a local Phoenix instructor.  “While the benefits are significant and obvious, you have to weigh those advantages with the cost and training issues“, Moore continued.  

There are two types of  dry suits.  The most common dry suit is a tri-laminate shell with latex seals.  Known as “tri lam”, this type of dry suit has incredible flexibility and uses ranging from tropical caves to ice diving.  The tri laminate shell has little insulation to it.  However, it comfortably allows you to put an insulating barrier underneath it.  The thicknesses vary depending on water temperature.  The other dry suit type is neoprene dry suits.  The sizes range from 1mm to 7mm.  These tend to be less flexible.  However,  neoprene acts as the insulator.  Thus, multiple barriers are not necessary.  In some cases, such as with a 7mm dry suit, a bathing suit and tee-shirt is all that is needed underneath. Costs can vary wildly on a dry suit.  A low end neoprene dry suit can cost as little as a high end wet suit.  However, a high end tri laminate dry suit can run a couple of thousand of dollars.

While materials are the predominant factor in determining price, dry suit options can certainly spike the cost of new suit.  Options for dry suits include a variety of accessories include zip seals, zipper location, valve location, thigh pockets, built in shoes, suspenders, and of course, the suit’s colors.  Options, at the time of ordering, seem expensive.  However, dry suits tend to last a lot longer than wet suits.  So, you options aren’t the place to skimp.  Buy what you want, as you should only have to buy a dry suit once. 

Off the Rack or Custom Fit?

While many shops around town have “off the rack” dry suits available for sale.  Fit is the absolutely most important factor to buying a dry suit.  A poorly fitting dry suit can cause a loss of flexibility, air management issues, and discomfort.  Not many of us are a perfect off the rack fit.  A little to tight in one area and a little too loose in another is very significant while diving. 

I strongly advise to choose a custom fit option for your dry suit.  Your local dive shop can measure you and determine exactly what you need to order your dry suit. 

Training Considerations

Unlike a wet suit, you can’t just jump in the lake and dive a dry suit.  Even a seasoned diver will find his or her first several dives clumsy and uncomfortable.  It is imperative at this early stage that new dry suit divers get properly trained.  Most dive shops, in Phoenix, offer dry suit classes.  Prices range from $100 to $150 including a certification card upon successful completion.  A dry suit class usually has a little self study and classroom work.  This is where you will learn the characteristics of a dry suit.  Classroom lecture is followed by a 1 to 2 hour pool session or shallow water session so you can ‘dial in’ in the mechanics and special skills necessary to dive a dry suit.  After a pool session, dry suit divers are taken out into the open water and complete two training dives with an a qualified specialty instructor.

Once you are certified as a dry suit specialty diver, practice is essential.  It is generally recommended that new dry suit divers spend a significant time, with a qualified buddy, practicing the skills learned in their dry suit course.  Special attention should be placed on slow ascents and safety stops.  After a couple of dozen dives, it is common for to hear divers say they prefer diving dry.  It’s also common to hear new dry suit divers question why they did this in the first place.  When you find yourself in that position, keep practicing.

Diving dry is a financial, time consuming, and educational commitment.  This commitment offer numerous rewards and allows divers to maximize their dive season.  No longer is a diver restricted to warm waters or being cold and uncomfortable in cold water.  Whether it’s a deep wreck, a long cave penetration or that mid winter need for blowing bubbles, dry suit diving is a safe way to keep warm.

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John C. Flanders, Jr., a seasoned and well traveled diver for over 20 years, is a recognized leader in both the dive and business communities.

Mr. Flanders is an SDI/TDI Instructor Trainer, NAUI Instructor Trainer and a PADI Master Instructor. Mr. Flanders is a SeaSigns Instructor Examiner and the Director of International Training. Mr. Flanders is also trains divers in over 50 different specialties, technical diving and public safety diving. As an Instructor Trainer for both Emergency First Response and Divers Alert Network Courses, he assists in training instructors to teach these valuable safety courses.

John has published numerous articles and manuals for the dive industry and is a frequent contributor to Diverwire, an industry leading portal for Scuba Divers.

In over 20 years of diving John has explored almost every ocean and/or sea in the world off the coasts of 6 continents. He is an avid cave and wreck diver. He also enjoys hiking, kayaking, rock climbing,camping, golfing, sky diving, reading and writing.

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Scuba diving dry in Arizona – It’s a dry heat

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Becoming a Certified Scuba Diver

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There are 2 primary items to think of when going for certification. Number one is to pass a health exam by your doctor. You may wish to make sure that you are in good condition before taking up this demanding sport. You don't need to discover while you're hundreds of feet below the surface that there is a difficulty with your heart, lungs or consciousness. The next thing to understand is that you've got to be able to swim. It is not a priority to grasp a bunch of swimming strokes, however, be ready to swim about two hundred meters and tread water or float for approximately ten mins. There are around two thousand scuba diver training centers in North America, so you might find one fairly close to your home. Make sure that the diver center has a good reputation, you may find inventories of this scuba equipment on the web. 2 of the certification agencies, PADI and NAUI have lists on their Internet sites which will assist you.

When you've selected a dive training center, ensure that their instructors are allowed with one of the major scuba diver training agencies.

You will be receiving a large quantity of tech as well as functional information from them, be sure they're allowed to instruct it! When you've located your instructor, there are 2 items that you must be prepared for in the authentication process. There will be a massive period of time spent in the class room, mastering technical capabilities and being tested to be sure that you've got the mandatory information. You may then move on to a pool where they may teach you functional abilities for scuba certification.

Eventually, you can go on approximately 4 open water dives, this is often in a lake or ocean depending upon your area of study. This could all usually be completed in a weekend (though you will have to do some bookwork ahead of this) or over 2 weeks, depending upon your schedule. The open water dives can be another a couple of days. Lots of work goes into earning your scuba diving certificate. Nonetheless, it will be one of the best adventures of your life.

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I am originally from Texas and spend my time in both Texas and Phoenix I enjoy dancing, diving, blogging and racing.

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Becoming a Certified Scuba Diver

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Tips and advice for choosing a Scuba instructor

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Most people who walk into a Scuba shop for the first time are thrown into sensory overload as to the mountain of equipment in front of them is so daunting and foreign to them. With a glazed look in their eyes, they approach the dive professional behind the counter and tell them they are interested in getting certified. At that point, the glazed look becomes permanently fixed as the dive professional starts discussing schedule, equipment needs, risk and liability, costs and more. All the while, visions of the underwater world become closer to the soon-to-be-diver as he hurriedly hands over his credit card and schedule his or her class for the upcoming weekend. This is the point to slow down, start asking some questions and do a little due diligence. Following is a list of tips and questions to use while conducting your research to choosing a Scuba instructor:

Don’t just interview the closest shop to your home or work. Spend a Saturday and drive around to several shops in the area. Phoenix has over 20 different dive shops that can certify divers. Get to know the shop culture, how they approach training, and what differentiates them from everyone else.

Get to know the agencies that are available in your area. Each dive shop and/or instructor has an affiliation to a Dive Agency. PADI, NAUI, SSI, and SDI are among the largest and oldest. However, there are dozens of agencies that offer extensive programs and extremely professional curriculums. Many of them have become members of the RSTC which is an industry based umbrella that allows the different agencies to network among themselves and effect industry standards. Understand, from the candidate instructors and dive shops, what is different about their agency and why they chose them to be affiliated. Being the biggest or the “best” is not always the right match for your needs.

Take your time to research and find the best instructor in your area. Ask around to different friends who are certified. Ask them about instructors they like and don’t like. Ask what qualities make up a good instructor. Do a lot of research on the Internet within the different online Scuba communities. Also, consider alternatives to dive shops. Some of the best instructors are independent or affiliated with colleges, universities or the YMCA. Most importantly, don’t just jump into a class with any old instructor because that is the next one on the schedule and he or she is the one teaching it.

Interview potential instructors before you take a class. Most beginner divers never ask any questions beyond price. As the old say goes, “you get what you pay for.” Find a professional instructor that will provide direct answers to your questions and not just give you rhetoric. When they tell you something, ask them why? It’s during this interview that you will learn if this instructor has the mastery necessary to give you the knowledge and skills to meet your needs.

Following is a list of questions to ask your instructor:

How long have you been teaching? Experience is a great educator. Find someone who has been teach a while and is passionate about their profession.

How many students have you certified? Just because they have been an instructor for ten years doesn’t mean they have been active. The Scuba industry breeds a lot of part time instructors.

How many students have you certified at this level? If the instructor has certified very few people at this level, he or she may not be familiar with the curriculum and material being presented. You want someone who knows the material.

Do you certify all of your students? How many have you not certified? Not every student is ready to be certified. An instructor who (overly) confident states every student has passed his course, may not be doing a thorough job or may have very low standards for mastering skills.

Do you teach skin diving skills? What skin diving skills will I learn? Skin diving is a great way to get familiar with equipment, build up confidence in the water and have a lot of fun during surface intervals. If your instructor is not teaching you some valuable skin diving skills, you may want to look elsewhere.

What is the maximum ratio (dive professional to students) in the pool and open water?
The lower the ratio the more 1 on 1 time you have to develop skills with an instructor. If a class is overloaded with students, the instructor may not be able to spend the personal time you need to master the key Scuba diving skills.

What certifications you earned and what classes have you taken in the last year? Any instructor who is not actively taking classes is destined to become a stale instructor. Further, by taking classes, an instructor can learn different styles and techniques from a student perspective.

Typically, how many hours does it take you to teach a student at this level? This is a difficult question, as it has to make economical sense. A beginner Scuba class does not need to take 100 hours. However, the more hours of training, theoretically, the more information being conveyed and learned. The real thing to look out for is the minimum number of hours. Some instructors breeze through class without any regard that you are there to immerse yourself in Scuba. One thing to consider is the smaller the class, the fewer hours needed and vice versa.

How many people will be in my class? Generally, any more than 8 people in a pool session is probably overcrowding a class. Lower numbers are better for you.

How many certified assistants will you be using in my class? Most instructors don’t have eyes in the back of their heads. It is a good idea to always have a second set of eyes in the water.

Where did you last go diving for fun? If an instructor isn’t diving for fun, then he will not be fun from which to learn. A Scuba instructor must have passion. The best way to do that is get on a plane and go some place fun and exciting. I want to learn from instructor that is still having a lot of fun with what they do.

Now that you have asked the instructor a lot of questions, you need to ask yourself a few questions:

Was the instructor patient? If the instructor wasn’t patient, or talked down to you, while answering these questions, he will probably have the same character trait during class. You want a patient instructor that will allow you to learn at your speed.

Would I be happier learning from a man or woman? Only you can answer that question. Good and bad instructors come in all sexes. However, this is a physical sport and someone with the same physical concerns may be a better teacher.

Would I let this instructor take my loved ones underwater? If the answer is no, run fast.

Scuba diving offers a lifetime of adventure. Finding the right mentor and role model is essential in developing your dive path. Do your due diligence, take your time and have fun.

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John C. Flanders, Jr., a seasoned and well traveled diver for over 20 years having explored almost every ocean and/or sea in the world off
the coasts of 6 continents.

Mr. Flanders is an SDI/TDI Instructor Trainer, NAUI Instructor Trainer and a PADI Master Instructor. Mr. Flanders is a SeaSigns Instructor Examiner and the Director of International Training. Mr. Flanders is also trains divers in over 50 different specialties, technical diving and public safety diving. As an Instructor Trainer for both Emergency First Response and Divers Alert Network Courses, he assists in training instructors to teach these valuable safety courses.

Mr Flanders has published numerous articles and manuals for the dive industry and is a frequent contributor to Diverwire, an industry leading portal for Scuba Divers and the Phoenix Examiner at Examiner.com.

John is an avid cave and wreck diver. He also enjoys hiking, kayaking, rock climbing, camping, golfing, sky diving, reading and writing.

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Tips and advice for choosing a Scuba instructor

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Lessons from the Koh Tao PADI Diving Course: Part 2 – Hazardous Marine Life in the Gulf of Thailand

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99% of the time these concerns aren’t based on fact, but more on hearsay, so it’s our job to put the facts straight and alleviate their anxiety. But that’s not to say that there aren’t some marine species that you need to look out for!

So putting the records straight, here’s a review of the hazardous, (and not-so hazardous) marine life you’ll come into proximity with scuba diving Koh Tao, Thailand.

Sharks

Following many generations of Hollywood movies, sharks have developed a pretty fearsome reputation, leaving new divers either intrigued or petrified!

The reality is that scuba diving in Koh Tao, you’ve got to be lucky to see a shark, but when you do it’s a fantastic experience. Bull Sharks at Koh Tao’s Chumphon Pinnacles grow to an impressive size, but when you do spot one, they swim away quickly. There are no known occurrences of them attacking divers in Koh Tao (preferring to eat small fish!).

In the extremely unlikely event that you did encounter a shark which was behaving aggressively, you should remain still and calm, and slowly move away.

Trigger-Fish

Koh Tao’s Titan Trigger-fish on the other hand are a different deal, and are well know to the local diving instructors and PADI Divemasters.  The trigger-fish are extremely territorial, and build nests out on the sand, near many of the Koh Tao dive sites. Whilst most of the time, the trigger-fish can be seen peacefully feeding on corals, at other times of year it’s best to keep away from their nesting area as this will only provoke an unwelcome reaction!

Jellyfish

Fortunately Koh Tao diving doesn’t normally involve coming into contact with jellyfish. The most common time to see jellyfish is when you’re sitting at safety stop depth above one of Koh Tao’s deep pinnacle dive sites, with jellyfish drifting past in the current. The best action is to face into the current and keep a look-out – if you do spy a jellyfish drifting towards you, move out of it’s path. If you’re unfortunate enough to receive a sting, once back on the boat treat the sting with vinegar and remove any remaining tentacles using forceps.

Scorpion Fish

Scorpion-fish are masters of camouflage, merging in amongst the corals on most of the Koh Tao dive sites. Normally pretty small, the scorpion-fish is lined with a series of spines as a (self defense mechanism).  Generally, scorpion-fish sit very still, so if you control your buoyancy and try not to touch the corals (which you shouldn’t anyway), you won’t have a problem. If you were unlucky enough collide with a scorpion-fish and get your skin punctured by one of those spines, most likely you’d suffer local pain and swelling, which can be relieved by bathing in hot water to denature the venom.

Anemones

Magnificent anemones look spectacular and are abundant on the Koh Tao diving sites. But be careful not to brush against them – contact with bare skin can leave an irritating rash.

Rocks and Corals!

By far the most common cause of injury from diving is due to bad buoyancy control, or putting your hands where you shouldn’t. Most of the corals (and many rocks) are very sharp so grabbing them can result in cuts. It’s important to get these properly cleaned, as there are many bacteria living in the tropical water, which can lead to an unpleasant infection if left untreated.

So that takes care of our commonly encountered hazardous (or not so hazardous) marine life. Check back again soon for part three of our series of lessons from the Koh Tao PADI Open Water course where we’ll look at the buddy system and how to communicate underwater, or for more info, check out the Simple Life Divers website [http://www.simplelifedivers.com].

By Simple Life Diving Koh Tao
Sairee Beach, Koh Tao, ST Thailand, 84360
web: http://www.simplelifedivers.com
tel/fax: +66 77 456 329

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Lessons from the Koh Tao PADI Diving Course: Part 2 – Hazardous Marine Life in the Gulf of Thailand

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Scuba diving equipment has evolved to become sophisticated, incredibly safe, reliable and high performance. There’s a massive range of options and features available, to allow scuba diving in any environment.

To familiarize you with how a set of scuba diving gear works, we’ll run you through a basic set, and discuss what options and features would be suitable for warm water Koh Tao diving.

How Does Scuba Gear Work: A Typical Koh Tao Diving Setup

Scuba Cylinder

Firstly we need somewhere to store the air which we’ll be breathing whilst underwater. Scuba cylinders or tanks) come in a range of sizes and materials. Scuba diving Koh Tao we opt for aluminum cylinders, which are resistant to the corrosive salty ocean conditions, compressing air into 12 litre cylinders at two hundred time normal atmospheric pressure (200 bar). That volume of air allows an average diver to dive for about 45 minutes at normal recreational depths, (factoring in a safety margin).

Regulator – First Stage

This is the bit which attaches to the valve of the scuba cylinder. Since the air inside the cylinder is at two hundred times normal pressure, we need to reduce that pressure down to make it breathable. This is the job of the regulator first stage. Most first stages reduce down the pressure to about ten bar above ambient water pressure (called the intermediate pressure), which is then fed down to the ….

Regulator - Second Stage

This is the bit that you put in your mouth and breathe from. The second stage contains a large diaphragm which the surrounding water pressure pushes on. What that does is adjust the intermediate pressure (delivered from the first stage) to exactly the same pressure as the surrounding water. The result is that when you breathe in, a valve opens and allows air to flow freely. When you stop breathing in or exhale, the valve remains closed allowing you to conserve your air supply.

Regulator - Alternate Air Source

In case your buddy has an equipment problem, you also have a alternate second stage attached to your first stage, which means in the event of an emergency your buddy can also breathe from your cylinder. This is one of the reasons why it’s always a good idea to stick with a buddy when scuba diving.

Buoyancy Control Device - BCD

Obviously we need a way of keeping the cumbersome cylinder attached to us, so the BCD is a robust jacket which allows you to strap the cylinder to your back. The BCD also has a second important function. You can adjust the amount of air inside the jacket so that you hover motionlessly in mid water and control your position underwater. Whilst at the surface you can inflate the BCD to avoid swimming to stay afloat, and save energy.

Wetsuit

Your body looses heat about twenty times faster in water than air, so you’ll need to wear some kind of exposure protection to keep warm. The good news is, Koh Tao diving has very warm water – usually about 30C. That means during the Padi open water course we usually wear a 2.5mm neoprene ‘shorty’ wetsuit , which keeps us comfortable during the dives.

Weights

The bad news is that neoprene is buoyant (as is body fat),  so to be able to descend underwater we have to carry some lead weights. The easiest way to do this (adopted by most Koh Tao dive schools) is to attach the lead to a weight belt which you secure around your waist prior to each dive.

Scuba Diving Mask

Your eyes can’t focus in water, so you need to wear a mask to be able to see when diving. If you have a little spare cash and plan to invest in piece of scuba diving gear of your own, make sure you buy a mask. A good diving mask makes all the difference to your Koh Tao diving experience – if you can see properly you’ll have a much better time!

Diving Fins

With all this gear, it becomes a bit tricky getting around underwater. To make life easier we wear large, rigid diving fins which take all the effort out of swimming, allowing us to maintain our air supply and explore the Koh Tao dive sites with ease.

For more info, visit the Simple Life website [http://www.simplelifedivers.com], and don’t miss part two of our series of lessons from the Koh Tao Padi open water course, where we examine some realities and myths of dangerous aquatic life!

For more info visit the Simple Life Diving Koh Tao website at:
http://www.simplelifedivers.com
Or tel/fax +66 77 456 329

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Koh Tao is a small tropical island, located in the Gulf of Thailand. It's sheltered position means Koh Tao offers great year round diving, with many deep pinnacles and coral reefs close to the island.

The vast array of marine life is staggering. Within a short twenty minute boat ride you can reach more than 25 dive sites, serving as a home to thousands of tropical marine species. On almost every dive you can see wrasses, butterfly and angel-fish, squid and cuttle fish, hawksbill turtles, sea snakes, sting-rays and more. If you're lucky you can even see the biggest fish in the sea - the whale shark.

Learn to Dive with the PADI Open Water Course

Over the duration of the four day diving course Koh Tao's Simple Life divers can show you all the best scuba diving sites - you'll be sure to have an awesome time.

The Koh Tao Padi open water course begins with an orientation and some scuba diving theory, then we get our dive gear on and head into shallow water. You'll practice more than 20 scuba skills in a controlled environment, getting you relaxed and comfortable in the underwater environment.

Then the best bit. Four open water dives on the coral reefs around Koh Tao. Expect to see moray eels, sting-rays, blue ringed angel-fish, turtles, puffer-fish and more. Experience the amazing weightless underwater world of scuba diving.

Also importantly, Koh Tao is a great destination for the apres-dive. Evening time, there's nothing better than to enjoy a cold beer in one of the laid back beach bars, and chat about the days diving stories!

Our PADI Open Water Koh Tao package puts together absolutely everything you need - the four day Koh Tao diving course, use of all scuba diving equipment, your own PADI manual and dive certification and four nights accommodation.

For more information on diving Koh Tao, visit our website at http://www.simplelifedivers.com

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Sairee Beach, Koh Tao, Thailand, 84360
Tel/Fax +66 77 456 329
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If you're one of the many who are not sure whether you want to dive or would even like diving then the discover scuba would be for you. With this you will be able to see what scuba diving like without having to go through the whole course.

What is Discover Scuba Diving?
All agencies have there own version of this course and the overall course out lay is much the same. Discover Scuba Diving allows people who are interested in scuba diving to dive, learn a few basic skills then do a dive or two under close one to one supervision. This will take around one day and can be done on holiday or at your local dive centre.

Can I do try Discover Scuba?
Basic requirements are you need to be 10 years or older and have no health concerns.

How long will the Program Take?
The program can be from 2 hours to several days depending on your skill level.

What are the requirements of the Course?

Scuba Knowledge Development
Here you will be taught the basic scuba safety requirements and watch a short video or a safety briefing from your instructor.

Confined Water Training
Here you will learn some basic skills that will make your dive safer and far more enjoyable as you will be more comfortable, here is a list of some the basic skills you will learn but your instructor may teach you more:

- Regulator Clearing
- Mask Clearing- this is how to clear water from your mask.
- Alternate Air Source Use- learn how to share air if any emergency

Open Water Dive
This is the bit you have been waiting for the bit where you can enter the water and see the fishes. The first dive is the same as you will do on the open water course and will count towards your curse if you continue. Some places may add additional dives to the course depending on the package. All these dives will be done under close supervision of the instructor.

What does the program qualify you to do and how to sign Up?

After you have completed the discover scuba course you will count as partial completion towards the open water course, you can find out more or do the discover scuba at most dive centre and resorts.

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If you have been considering learning to dive and you want to know more about what's involved in the basic open water scuba diving course, below I will try to answer your questions.

What is the Open Water Course?

As mentioned above the basic scuba diving certification course will be taught by all certification agencies. They are basically the same across different agencies and will only differ slightly but they will all cover the same basic skills and knowledge you will need to be able to dive safely.

Who can enrol for the Course?

You can begin to learn to dive from as early as 10 years old but this will maybe be 12 years old depending on the country you are at and this will be classified as the Junior Open Water Course. You will need to be at least 15 years old to enrol in the Open Water Course directly, but if you learn as a junior open water course you will be automatically upgraded to Open Water Diver when you reach the age of 15 years old.

The other requirements are you will need to be physically fit and have a basic level of swimming skill.

How long does the Course take?

This will become an important question as we are typically busy and dont have much time to spare. Normally an average vacation course will take around 3 to 5 days and will depend on the time and effort put in each day. Courses can also be done over weeks or months which will generally fit into your hectic schedule after work or on the weekend.

What will be covered during the course?

Basic Knowledge Development
When the course starts you will be given text books, videos or even learn online, you can study alone before starting the lectures. Areas to be covered in your course will be basics of diving techniques, how diving will affect your body, diving safety precautions, equipment selection and how to maintenance, planning your dives, and preview the skills you will learn in the water. A test will be conducted at the end of the course.

Confined Water Training
This will be your first step into the water with your equipment, but as you have no skills it will be conducted in a safe environment such as a swimming pool. Your training will start at shallow water where you can stand and start the basic skills, as you progress in confidence you will lead to deeper water the skills will continue until you successfully complete all the skills and drills required to advance to the open water.

Open Water Training
This will be your first dive in the open water, and you will take around 4 or more dives and you will go over all the skills and drills that you previously learnt in the swimming pool until you are completely confident and can perform them in real diving situations. By the end of the open water part of the course you will be happy diving with the fishes.

What does the course qualify you to do?

When you're certified as an Open Water diver you will be able to dive to 18meters when you dive with a fellow diver with a minimum qualification the same as yours. You do not have to be accompanied by a dive master of instructor but this is recommended. Also you will be eligible to do your Advanced Open water where you can dive at night and dive to 40m.

Do I have to renew my certification in future?

The certification is a life long certificate and does not need to be renewed. However, it is recommended that if you have not dived for a while or feel you lack the confidence in your skills you should do a Scuba Review. This review is a short refresher course with a professional that can be integrated into your first dive.

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I went on a royal caribbean cruise and they are the most strict when it comes to bringing booze on, and my friends and i just put it in shampoo bottles, but really you could put it in anything that looks like normal travel stuff. ans once you're onshore just put the booze in smaller bottles that you can put in your pocket because they xray the bags but dont check you when youre trying to get back on the ship.

Practise. Practise with other experienced athletes before competing in an open water triathlon.. It can be a daunting experience to swim in open water. Triathletes who have many years experience often have apprehension in their first early seasons preparation swims in open water, this is perfectly normal.

Weaker swimmers who are practised at swimming in open water can beat faster pool swimmers by being confident and good at navigation. The ability to draft behind a faster swimmer can save energy and allow you to finish in a quicker time. Anyone can beat a swimmer who is slightly better by being more confident and concentrating, the second you do not concentrate you can easily go off course.

The difference between a nice warm swimming pool and open water is comparable with crazy pitch & putt and a championship golf course similar but not specific. In an indoor pool you can see where you are going, often able to stand up, use the black lines to swim in a straight line. Compare this to a large expanse of water, cannot see the bottom sometimes not even your hand in front of you and have to navigate around a route. Swimming pools have no wind (unless outdoor) no big waves no currents no floating debris and no buoys to swim around. You have to learn to swim in different conditions to learn personally. Continuous swimming in open water can be tiring because there are no ends to stop and turn.

In open water you have sometimes weed to contend with and jelly fish if swimming in the sea. Even in a wetsuit you can get cold swimming outdoors.

There may not be a current but a head wind can make it difficult and top drift can push you off course. Every time you make one wrong stroke that takes you off line it takes at least another one to get on track .If you only swim an extra 3% in 1500m you have covered an extra 50m which for a swimmer taking 30 minutes is an extra 1 minute wasted effort.

Swimming of the three sports is the event you can waste the most amount of energy not going in a straight line.

Fresh water always seems colder than seawater at equal temperatures. In our experience the sea can be 5 degrees lower and feel the same as fresh water.

Indoor swimming training tips. Open Water swim tips for triathlon Tread water then start swimming to get use to deep-water starts and turning around in preparation for swimming around buoys in open water. Get use to turning at the end either treading water or doing a u-turn without touching the end. Aim for a point and swim diagonally across the pool rather than up and down.

Learn to look up every 6-14 strokes aim for your water bottle at the opposite end or a clock. Swim water polo style, or doggy paddle keeping your head out of the water it uses different muscles and can cause fatigue. Learn to look up every 6-14 strokes aim for your water bottle at the opposite end or something else like a clock.

Another drill to do is if you have a friend swimming try the following at your swimming pool. Swimmer A swims one length as fast as they can. When they turn at the end and have to look up to see where Swimmer B has placed a plastic drinks bottle. Or agreed object any where along the width so Swimmer A has to swim back to that point. While swimmer A recovers while swimmer B repeats what A just did.

Swim at busy times get use to swimming around others and wavy conditions, the more you do this the easier open water swimming will seem.

Some pools have wave machines use this as practise, some adventurous triathletes try and do lengths when the fun sessions are on, they are wavy and lots of people to swim around.

Once you have accomplished sighting then venture to open water with a friend.

Open Water Warm-up If you are unable to get in and warm up before an event or the thought of getting in to warm up then out again puts you off. Jog gently for 5-10 minutes then do 10 arm swings forward 10 arm swings back with each arm 10 shoulder shrugs back and forwards. 10 punches alternate with each arm. Learn forward and imagine your are swimming turn your head to mimic breathing to make sure your swim hat is not rubbing on your neck, do this for 30 seconds. You are now ready to start.

Mark has crossed the finish line in over 400 triathlons in 15 countries.

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Mark Kleanthous is a founder member of the British Triathlon Association and Elite member of the Great Britain Triathlon Team and has represented the UK for the last 20 years. He has completed 29 Ironman Triathlons to date and now coaches both novice and international triathletes with is unique training programs.

He has crossed the finish line in over 400 Triathlons in 15 countries from sprint to triple iron man distance.

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