A Few Details About Scuba Diving In Phuket
If you have been considering learning to dive and you want
to learn more about what's involved in the basic open water scuba diving course,
below I will attempt to answer your questions. They are 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.You can
begin to learn to dive from as early as ten years old but this will possibly be
12 years old based on the country you're at, and this will be classified as the
Junior Open Water Course. You'll need to be at least 15 years old to enroll at
the Open Water Course directly, but if you learn as a junior open water course,
you'll be automatically upgraded to Open Water Diver when you reach age 15 years
old. This will become a significant question as we are typically busy and don't
have much time to spare. Normally an ordinary vacation course will take around 3
to 5 times and will depend on the time and effort put in every day.
Courses can also be done over months or weeks
that can fit into your hectic schedule after work or on the weekend. When the
course starts you'll be supplied text books, videos or even learn online, you
can study alone before beginning the lectures. Areas to be covered on your
course will be basics of diving methods, how diving will impact your entire
body, diving safety precautions, equipment choice and how to maintenance,
planning your dives, and preview the skills you will learn in the water. A test
will be conducted at the conclusion of the course. This will be your first step
into the water with your gear, but as you don't have any skills, it'll be run in
a safe environment like a swimming pool. Your training will start in shallow
water where you can stand and start the basic skills, as you progress in
confidence that you will lead to deeper water the skills will continue until you
complete all the skills and drills required to advance to the open water. Make a
search on the following website, if you are searching for additional information
concerning phuket padi diving
courses.
This will be your first dive in the open water,
and you will take around 4 or more dives, and you'll go over all the skills and
drills that you previously learnt from the swimming pool until you are
completely confident and can perform them in real diving situations. By the end
of the open water component of the program, you'll be happy diving with the
fishes. When you're certified as an Open Water diver, you'll be able to dive to
18meters when you dive with a fellow diver with a minimum qualification the same
as yours. You do not need to be accompanied by a dive master of the instructor,
but this is advised. Additionally, you will be qualified to do your Advanced
Open water where you can dive at night and dive to 40m. The certificate is a
life long certificate and doesn't have to be renewed. However, it's recommended
that in the event that you have not dived for some time or feel you lack the
confidence in your abilities you should perform 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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