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Page 1: Diving An Underwater Adventure. What is Diving? Recreational Diving Diving to explore and experience aquatic life and environments Technical Diving Diving

DivingAn Underwater Adventure

Page 2: Diving An Underwater Adventure. What is Diving? Recreational Diving Diving to explore and experience aquatic life and environments Technical Diving Diving

What is Diving?

• Recreational Diving• Diving to explore and experience aquatic life and environments

• Technical Diving• Diving with a purpose

• Commercial Diving• Career Diving, using diving to accomplish a commercial task

• Exempli gratia Industry

Page 3: Diving An Underwater Adventure. What is Diving? Recreational Diving Diving to explore and experience aquatic life and environments Technical Diving Diving

Why Dive?

• Experience marine life and aquatic environments in a new way

• Gain a new respect for aquatic life of all types

• Become aware of, and get involved in conservation efforts

• The Diving Community

Page 4: Diving An Underwater Adventure. What is Diving? Recreational Diving Diving to explore and experience aquatic life and environments Technical Diving Diving

Where to Start

• Research• Diving can be a time consuming and expensive hobby

• Get involved in a “Discover SCUBA” program

• Find a dive shop/dive school• A1 SCUBA has great instructors and equipment

Page 5: Diving An Underwater Adventure. What is Diving? Recreational Diving Diving to explore and experience aquatic life and environments Technical Diving Diving

First Steps

• Study the material that you have been given

• Complete the classwork

• Get started with your confined-water training

• Finish off with your open-water training

Page 6: Diving An Underwater Adventure. What is Diving? Recreational Diving Diving to explore and experience aquatic life and environments Technical Diving Diving

Furthering Your Dive Experience

• Dive Specialties• Deep Dive• Peak Performance Buoyancy• Underwater Photography• Shark Conservation

• Adventure Diver• Advanced Open Water cert.• Rescue Diver• Master SCUBA Diver

Page 7: Diving An Underwater Adventure. What is Diving? Recreational Diving Diving to explore and experience aquatic life and environments Technical Diving Diving

DEMP (Diver Emergency Management Program)

• Requires Red Cross CPR certification

• Contents• CPR for diving• AED for Diving• O₂ Administration• Advanced O₂ Administration• Hazardous Marine Life Injuries• Neurological Assessment

Page 8: Diving An Underwater Adventure. What is Diving? Recreational Diving Diving to explore and experience aquatic life and environments Technical Diving Diving

Potential Expenses

• Equipment• BCD• Regulator• Cylinder• Exposure suits• Emergency equipment (all those handy gadgets to keep you from ending up

like Jack)

• DAN (Diver Alert Network)

Page 9: Diving An Underwater Adventure. What is Diving? Recreational Diving Diving to explore and experience aquatic life and environments Technical Diving Diving

PADI PRO

• Career or Hobby• Dive Master• Assistant Instructor• Open Water SCUBA Instructor• Specialty Instructor• Master SCUBA Diver Trainer• IDC Staff Instructor• Master Instructor• Course Director

Page 10: Diving An Underwater Adventure. What is Diving? Recreational Diving Diving to explore and experience aquatic life and environments Technical Diving Diving

Careers in Diving

• PADI Pro• Dive Shop/Dive School staff

• Tec Diving• Marine/Geo/Bio research• Repair/Construction• Search and Recovery• Exploration

• Commercial• Industry• Salvage• Et cetera