SCUBA Diving

 "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." -Albert Einstein 
 

Did you know the word SCUBA stands for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus? 


       SCUBA Diving is a form of underwater diving n which a diver uses a SCUBA Set to breathe underwater. SCUBA Divers carry their own source of breathing gas (usually compressed air), allowing them greater freedom of movement than with an air line. Both surface supplied and SCUBA Diving allow divers to stay underwater significantly longer than with breath-holding techniques as used in snorkelling and free-diving. Depending on the purpose of the dive, a diver usually moves underwater by swimfins attached to the feet, but external propulsion can come from an underwater vehicle, or a sled pulled from the surface.

There are so many risks involved with SCUBA Diving, including:

- Decompression Sickness

-Nitrogen Narcosis

-Oxygen Toxicity

- Skin Cuts and Grazes

-Loss of Body Heat

-Barotrauma,

-Loss of Breathing Gas Supply

 -Inhalation of Salt Spray

-Carbon Monoxide Contamination of Breathing Gas

-Hydrocarbon (oil) Contamination of Air Supply

 -Excessive Carbon Dioxide in Breathing Gas

-Breathing the Wrong Gas

-Displacement of Demand Valve From the Diver's Mouth

-Oxygen Partial Pressure in the Breathing Gas

-Vertigo

-Burst or Stretched Eardrum

-Sinus, Mask, Lung, Suit, Helmet, or Tooth Squeeze

 -Suit Compression

-Entrapment/ Drowning

-Environmental Hazards

-Injuries from Working Closely with Wildlife

Despite these risks, I will still be receiving my SCUBA Diving certification this year.

"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." -Albert Einstein