| Diving has been around for hundreds if not thousands | | | | sea and think, "Hey this is easy!" then buy a used tank |
| of years. Firstly this was in the form of free diving | | | | and regulator and think you are ready to go. This is a |
| without any apparatus. Using hollow reeds as a snorkel | | | | recipe for disaster. |
| and primitive goggles to create clearer underwater | | | | A good club will not only teach you how to dive, they |
| vision followed this. | | | | will teach you about potential hazards, what to do and |
| Diving suits were designed to allow air to be pumped | | | | what not to do. They have divers with 10's of years of |
| down to the diver. This continued and allowed man to | | | | experience diving in many different conditions. They |
| do tasks underwater and to explore the underwater | | | | have access to the best equipment; know about good |
| environment. | | | | location for the beginner and the very experienced and |
| In 1828 a patent application was lodged in France by | | | | they love to get new people involved. |
| D'Augerville for a diving apparatus similar in design to | | | | You will find good clubs all over the world. You can |
| modern day equipment, but this faded into obscurity. | | | | even take a vacation with a "Learn to Dive" theme to |
| In 1943 Jaque Cousteau and Emil Gagnan invented the | | | | start you off. Look on the Internet, all good clubs have |
| modern scuba equipment and this has opened up the | | | | a website that will provide you with the contact details |
| underwater world to millions of people. | | | | to get you started. |
| Advances continue to be made and these enhance | | | | Remember, you must get good training, being |
| the enjoyment of today's professional and recreational | | | | underwater is a foreign and potentially dangerous |
| divers. | | | | environment so get yourself off to a good start and |
| If you are considering scuba diving this is something | | | | JOIN A CLUB. |
| you MUST DO. | | | | This is just the beginning. You are about to enter a |
| Locate and join a diving club. This is where you will get | | | | marvelous world where you will discover as much |
| proper training and the best advice. Don't just buy a | | | | about yourself as you do about the underwater |
| snorkel and fins at your local sports shop, try it out at | | | | environment. |