The PADI Open Water Diver

Determine you have basic swimming abilities. You don’t need to be an athlete, but you should be in good overall health, particularly your respiratory and circulatory systems. Mentally, you need a mature attitude good judgment and the self-discipline to follow the uidelines and principles required for safe diving.

Before any confined water dives or water skills, your instructor will have you complete a medical statement. The information you put on it will remain confisial. Because the statement identifies medical conditions that may be affected by diving, for your safety 1 health it's important that you complete it compltely and accurately If any of the conditions listed apply to you, as a prudent precaution, your instructor ask you to consult a physician before participation any water activities. Also, in some areas local ulations or laws require that all prospective scuba receive medical clearance prior to diving.

The minimum ages for scuba certification are 10 for the Junior Open Water Diver or Junior Scuba Diver cetification (adult supervised diving), and 15 for the Men Water Diver or Scuba Diver certification. These certifications show that you successfully completedcourse according to the training standards and quirements established by PADI. Dive centers and orts require a person to be a certified diver or in aining before they will rent or sell you scuba equipment fill scuba tanks for you, or let you participate in -scuba diving activities.

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Dive Equipment Equipment Identification Fins Give Preview Introduction Padi Open Water Pressure and Your Body Regulators Scuba Systems

Scuba Tanks SnorkelsSubmersible Pressure Succed Course The Effects of Increased Air Density The Effects Pressure The Underwater World The Buddy System Valve Types