{"id":946,"date":"2018-02-11T17:47:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T17:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rushkult.com\/eng\/scubamagazine\/?p=946"},"modified":"2019-01-17T16:13:47","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T16:13:47","slug":"how-to-scuba-dive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rushkult.com\/eng\/scubamagazine\/how-to-scuba-dive\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Scuba Dive – Scuba Diving 101"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scuba diving is an increasingly popular sport, as people seek out more and more faraway destinations for their holidays.\u00a0 There are some fantastic locations to go to if you enjoy scuba diving, including diving in Thailand or diving in the Red Sea, diving in Sharm El Sheikh.<\/p>\n

But before you can do any such thing, you need to learn how to scuba dive of course.<\/p>\n

It is possible to just simply do an introductory dive, but you will soon find that if you like it, it simply won\u2019t be enough for you and you will want to get that scuba diving license, allowing you to go to different places and dive in all sorts of interesting locations.<\/p>\n

There are a bunch of things you need to know if you are interested in scuba diving, and we will try to discuss a few of these, to give you a little taster.<\/p>\n

How To Scuba Dive<\/h2>\n

information about the diving equipment and how it works, what the effects of air pressure are and what the main signals in diving are.\u00a0 This is incredibly important because you need to be able to know what is keeping you alive underwater<\/a> and how to communicate with your fellow divers.<\/p>\n

You would be surprised at the number of people that don\u2019t think about the fact that you can\u2019t actually speak under water!\u00a0 A combination of hand signals will allow you to communicate some basic facts, such as that you\u2019re ok \u2013 or not \u2013 that you want to go up or down, that there is a danger, and so\u00a0on.<\/p>\n[the_ad_group id=\"1249\"]\n

Learn How To SCUBA Dive: The Pre Diving Safety Check<\/h2>\n

One of the most important things, once you have learned the basics about scuba diving, is the pre diving safety check.\u00a0 This is an essential part of learning how to scuba dive and your instructors will most likely be monitoring you on this inspection.\u00a0 The pre diving check<\/a> is performed by your buddy (it is also\u00a0commonly\u00a0known as a buddy check), meaning that you are both fully kitted out and check each other\u2019s apparatus.<\/p>\n

This is the first step in demonstrating the importance of having a good buddy: you quite literally hold each other\u2019s lives in your hands.\u00a0 To help you remember the steps of the safety check, PADI uses a handy acronym, which is B<\/strong>egin W<\/strong>ith R<\/strong>eview A<\/strong>nd F<\/strong>riend.\u00a0 The five steps of the safety check that you need to know if you want to learn how to scuba are:<\/p>\n