Underwater diving, as a human activity, is the practice of descending below the water's surface to interact with the environment.…
An emergency ascent is an ascent to the surface by a diver in an emergency. More specifically it refers to…
The diver has a very limited ability to survive without a supply of breathing gas. Any interruption to that supply…
The safety of underwater diving depends on four factors: the environment, the equipment, behaviour of the individual diver and performance…
The risk of dying during recreational, scientific or commercial diving is small, and on scuba, deaths are usually associated with…
The risks of dying during recreational, scientific or commercial diving are small, and on scuba, deaths are usually associated with…
Scuba training is normally provided by a qualified instructor who is a member of one or more diver certification agencies…
The underwater environment is unfamiliar and hazardous, and to ensure diver safety, simple, yet necessary procedures must be followed. A…
Scuba skills are the skills required to dive safely using self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, (scuba). Most of these skills are…
Diving equipment is equipment used by underwater divers to make diving activities possible, easier, safer and/or more comfortable. This may…