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DivingAn Underwater Adventure
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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