Okay, now you're about
ready to go diving in
the pool or confined water.
If you've never done it
before, you'll find it
exhilarating breathing
underwater for the first
time. You'll never forget
it.
During
your first confined water
dive, your instructor
and the instructor's assistants
will help you set up your
gear, put it on and take
you through the steps
of going underwater with
scuba for the first time.
Then, you'll start learning
and practicing some of
the skills you'll need
as a diver.
Your
instructor will be at
hand the whole time, guiding
you and making sure you
have fun learning to dive.
If you have a question
or want some assistance,
ask. The PADI Open Water
Diver course enables you
to meet physical and academic
performance requirements
through a variety of adaptive
techniques. And as it
said in the introduction,
if you don't understand
why you're doing something,
find out. After all, it
doesn't matter if you
can do something perfectly
if you don't know when
and why you would do it
Your
instructor will go over
each of the following
scuba skills, and may
present them in a slightly
different order or manner
to accommodate logistics,
your individual needs,
local conditions and so
on. But this will give
you an idea of what you're
going to be doing.
