| There are many different ways to learn to scuba dive. | | | | explaining. After some breathing exercises and |
| A friend or partner teaches someone in a pool. Others | | | | regulator recovery at the surface the instructor will get |
| jump off a boat and descend holding hands with an | | | | all the divers to kneel on the bottom of the pool |
| instructor. (The French system). “Batem”. | | | | breathing and getting used to being underwater. The |
| Some join a scuba diving club or sign up for a scuba | | | | instructor, followed by the students having to complete |
| diving course at their local dive shop. The best way to | | | | each of the skills, will demonstrate some basic skills. |
| get a ‘taste’ for it and having the greatest | | | | The students need to complete mask clearing, |
| chance of having a safe enjoyable diving experience | | | | regulator recovery and some basic buoyancy control |
| is at a holiday resort. Preferably on a tropical island | | | | skills. These basic skills are required to ensure the |
| holiday resort. Mauritius Island in the Indian Ocean is | | | | safety of the divers, as well as giving them confidents |
| surely one such place – Diving Mauritius. The calm | | | | to participate in an open water dive. The instructor |
| clear water, the relaxed atmosphere and your own | | | | them allows the students to swim around at the |
| relaxed state of mind will all contribute to the success | | | | bottom of the pool getting comfortable with the |
| of the experience. | | | | equipment and used to the feeling of weightlessness |
| Before signing on and paying your money for a full | | | | and breathing underwater. |
| open water certification diving course. Participating in | | | | Directly after the pool lesson is completed while the |
| an ‘easy diving lesson’ or ‘resort course’, | | | | student divers are comfortable, confident and relaxed |
| as it is also known would be the answer. An ‘easy | | | | from having had such a great time in the pool they go |
| diving course’ or ‘resort course’ usually | | | | directly to the sea to complete a safe controlled open |
| starts at the pool and consists of a lecture or | | | | water dive. The sea dive is usually from a boat in |
| discussion by a certified instructor explaining about the | | | | crystal clear water to shallow sites that are perfect |
| pressure, the equipment, and everything that will | | | | for beginners. |
| happen on the dive. He will also go through all the basic | | | | After the student divers have completed and enjoyed |
| skills that will be demonstrated and practiced in the | | | | their first open water scuba dive. They surface with |
| pool. “Seeing hearing and doing is the best way to | | | | big smiles on their faces. The instructor will debrief |
| learn.” | | | | them and explain how they may improve their diving |
| After all is well understood the students go into the | | | | knowledge and skills by doing a full certification open |
| pool with full scuba gear donned. At a standing depth in | | | | water scuba diver course. |
| the pool the instructor will group the students in a | | | | This is by far the best way to learn to scuba dive. |
| semi-circle so that they can a see well what he is | | | | |