#learn scuba diving

[shekhar122]

Open water diver, advanced adventurer, deep diving, and night diving are the most popular Scuba Diving Courses in Andaman. Participants should start from the open water diving course to learn the basic skills of diving and end up with advanced specialty programs. Unlock a certification program today to be a comfortable and confident diver with us.  

[seahawksscuba]

The SSI open water diver course allows a diver to learn 20 confined water specialized diving skills to dive up to 18 meters in depth. The program includes equipment rentals, instructor fees, certification fees, and study material. Participants must be at least 12 years old and basic swimming is mandatory to enroll in the open water program. Complete your certification with us today to be a confident and comfortable diver. 

[i-was-today-years-old-when]

i learned that the deepest scuba dive of all time was 1,090 feet, set by Ahmed Gabr in 2014. It took him nearly a decade to properly prepare for the dive. While the descent took only 15 minutes, the ascent back to the surface took over 13 hours (x)

[unityrain24]

why is there so much kelpie erasure on this sight. it's all "merfolk this" and "selkie that." what about the kelpies.

[p1ssmagg0t]

One of my favorite parts about scuba diving is fish swimming right up to you, I also like seeing underwater trees

[mandybuehler]

The last three months and 9,000 miles exploring the country smashed into the most fitting song! 🤩💙

I decided now was the time to make this recap video because I've just crossed the border into Canada and am embarking on part II of my journey to Alaska.

I have a list of favorite places and add to it all the time. I've met some incredible people, but mostly I've met myself. Free, with heart open. This is a feeling I never want to lose.

You are never too old to try new things or to chase your dreams. Don't let other peoples' fears stop you from doing things you know you are capable of. It's just you and you at the end of the day anyways, so make yourself proud, and do the dream.

[likesplatterpaint]

Beautiful but deceiving! First quarry dive was really tough with low visibility. Freaked me out a bIt. We didn’t go beyond the first orange buoy for the first dive, just got acclimated to the wtf of not being able to see two feet in front of you.

Second dive was much better after a lot of the other groups had moved on and less sediment was kicked up. We went further out and a sunken van, a semi, and an airplane! And most importantly A FISH! Willow Springs has a neat underwater system of ropes leading from landmark to landmark so that was super helpful Dealt with some ear pain, buoyancy issues and got briefly separated when Id let go of my beloved rope. However: I gotta say, my instructor is SO kind and patient and came and found me after I surfaced at one of the rock buoys (if you can’t find your buddies, protocol is to look for a minute then surface). Both of the other men were super sweet and understanding in helping me stay oriented and with the group- grabbing shoulders or fins when I was confused. Overall a great learning experience, even if I left the first dive QUITE apprehensive.

Both dives today were much smoother, though still a bit low visibility. HOWEVER I got to see the famous sunken school bus and high five its skeleton driver. We explored several sunken boats, the van again, but never did find the torpedo despite the rope highways. I even got brave enough to go at the front of the group a few times! No ear pain today either. Willow Springs was certainly full of lessons. Great chance to push myself (not my ears though) and work outside my comfort zone. The water is so very quiet, and learning to communicate effectively was eye opening. My brain quiets ASTOUNDINGLY as well. Could only listen to my breathing and focus on the task at hand- follow the rope/stay with the others. It was alien and lovely.

I will not go back though lmao. While this was great for training and now I’ll be more comfortable with night dives/low vis, I want to LOOMK. Looking forward to Palm Beach in the fall, where I’ll be with my favorite diver and able to SEE and see FISH. For now, I am on the heating pad watching Blue Planet. 🤣

[kayandthegoldendays]

this island feels like a dream. I learned so many lessons at 50ft underwater and if you ever want to learn how to release control/surrender — then head to the ocean.

my survival instinct was clashing so deeply with my training the first few days and trust me, breathing underwater isn’t natural especially at that depth so it’s normal but I was told many times — “you have to stop fighting the water”. Eventually, I became more at ease under water in the ocean, than at the surface (HATE surface skills).

I also learned how much I struggle with trusting others. we were paired into dive buddies and mine was a Virgo. I had quick flashbacks to the year I tried dating a Virgo and as a Scorpio how we clashed over the anxious/control dynamic. eventually I learned to let the Virgo lead until they had issues then I would step forward.

sharing air under water, stimulating emergency rescue circumstances, “saving” our buddies as necessary…. I kept having mental check-ins ensuring I wanted to do this. I’m wildly grateful I did if only for the lessons but I’ll be booking a month long to devote to my advancing training likely in the winter.

the amazing part was my entire group was made up of travelers, they had all been on the road for months. It was such a nostalgic flashback to my time as a nomad, and I had to gently remind myself I am in a new season. A season where roots are what give me the freedom to roam and return. A season where I know where I call home and I spent YEARS on the road searching for that feeling of contentment. Hearing stories around the dinner table of all the countries we had visited, of the places we had lived…and now I have friends in new places! I was offered opportunities to visit and I’m taking the offer in the fall. So so so grateful.

[swanconcerto]

im crying hysterically i wanna be her so bad

YOU CAN!!! YOU WILL BE HER I JUST KNOW IT

[immaculata-nocturne]

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[nomercyonlytears]

every time i get sick i start bargaining with the universe: if i get better, i swear i'll treat my body like a temple, i won't smoke another single cigarette for the rest of my life, i'll start running 10 miles a week, i'll figure out how to include more greens in my diet, i'll moisturize? i'll stretch every day, i'll even try meditation, just please, please. make this gross feeling in my chest go away.

[verved]

your tags on that diving into the ocean post dhdhjd im so glad someone else experiences the "i need to be in a large body of natural water once a year minimum or i die" thing

what i would do to have gills. i've floated motionless in the ocean for so long i've been mistaken for a dead body. i want to be come one w the ocean.

[seahawksscuba]

Scuba diving is a safe underwater diving sport unless all diving rules are strictly followed. We have outlined 10 important rules to follow for safe and confident diving. The rules equally guide you to practice safe diving techniques irrespective of your experience and skill levels. Check our blog page to learn more about safe scuba diving rules.

[shekhar122]

The Andaman Islands, Lakshadweep, and Goa are prominent scuba diving destinations. The rich archipelago and abundant marine life of the Andaman Islands make it the best place to learn scuba diving in India. The Islands offer multiple dive sites suitable for beginners and experienced divers.

[mightywaddles]

Anyone wanna come with me to get scuba certified to check if we have the Sea Madness

I know people on tumblr looove stories of underwater cave diving, but I haven't seen anyone talk about nitrogen narcosis aka "raptures of the deep"

basically when you want to get your advanced scuba certification (allowing you to go more than 60 feet deep) you have to undergo a very specific test: your instructor takes you down past the 60+ foot threshold, and she brings a little underwater white board with her.

she writes a very basic math problem on that board. 6 + 15. she shows it to you, and you have to solve it.

if you can solve it, you're good. that is the hardest part of the test.

because here's what happens: there is a subset of people, and we have no real idea why this happens only to them, who lose their minds at depth. they're not dying, they're not running out of oxygen, they just completely lose their sense of identity when deep in the sea.

a woman on a dive my instructor led once vanished during the course of the excursion. they were diving near this dropoff point, beyond which the depth exceeded 60 feet and he'd told them not to go down that way. the instructor made his way over to look for her and found a guy sitting at the edge of the dropoff (an underwater cliff situation) just staring down into the dark. the guy is okay, but he's at the threshold, spacing out, and mentally difficult to reach. they try to communicate, and finally the guy just points down into the dark, knowing he can't go down there, but he saw the woman go.

instructor is deep water certified and he goes down. he shines his light into the dark, down onto the seafloor which is at 90 feet below the surface. he sees the woman, her arms locked to her sides, moving like a fish, swimming furiously in circles in the pitch black.

she is hard to catch but he stops her and checks her remaining oxygen: she is almost out, on account of swimming a marathon for absolutely no reason. he is able to drag her back up, get her to a stable depth to decompress, and bring her to the surface safely.

when their masks are off and he finally asks her what happened, and why was she swimming like that, she says she fully, 100% believed she was a mermaid, had always been a mermaid, and something was hunting her in the dark 👍

[divecenteruae]