IndiaScubaDiving # 'Try Dive' Your 1st Underwater Experience ... @Scubadenz

These coming holidays you want to try 'The SCUBA Diving Experience' . 

Ever since you watched Katrina Kaif in  'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'  

you're itching to go for it .Well , you haven't tried scuba diving before , 

so you'll be offered the experience of a 'Try Dive' in 

a swimming pool or confined water conditions .

       What is a 'Try Dive' ?

                    A 'Try Dive' will give you a brief  introduction to breathing 

underwater with Scuba Equipment in the comfort of 

waist deep water , taking you through 

some basic underwater skills that include : 

1. Breathing rules and Equalization Techniques 

2. Scuba Equipment purpose & use .

         3. Hand Signals . 4. Regulator Clearing & Recovery techniques . 

5. Mask Clearing .  6. Respect for Aquatic life .

 7. Importance of watching and staying close to the Instructor .

8. Practice BCD   inflation / deflation at the surface in shallow water .

                                                                 Who can enroll ? 

              The only requirements are that you're at least 10 years old , 

are in good health with No Major Health Problems , 

and of course you should have an interest in diving .

How long does this all take ?

Total session can last between thirty minutes to an hour 

with a maximum depth of 6 meters. Those who are not 

comfortable swimmers would prefer the shorter session .

Who can conduct this session ?

Only Dive Masters with DSD certification and under direct 

supervision of an Instructor with no more than 2 adults(15 yrs & over)

 per DM during each session . .Please ask to see and verify your 

Dive masters certification card with photograph to ensure your SAFETY .

Which agency / dive centre to sign up with ?

Most metros have Professional Dive Centres / Schools , 

you can also enroll on a beach / island holiday in the 

Andaman & Nicobar /Lakshadweep & Minicoy islands as well as 

Goa , Pondicherry.(coastal beaches in India have low visibility

 conditions and are not recommended) .Look out for acredited 

Professional agencies like PADI , CMAS , SSI , NAUI  BSAC 

to make your first experience memorable and to Ensure Your SAFETY .

Do I become a certified diver after this ?

A 'Try Dive' doesn't get you a Scuba Diving Certification . 

It allows for a short entry level experience of what it is to be 

underwater with scuba gear. It allows a tick off your bucket list 

and a photograph of yourself underwater with scuba gear for 

your Face Book page . Those wanting more can next go for 

a Discover Scuba Diving  experience in open water or

certifications like 1. Scuba Diver  course . 2. Open Water Diver course .

Protocol during a dive ?

Specially if you are a young lady . A Professional will not

 hold you by any part of your body, he may offer to let you

 hold his hand for your sense of comfort and well being ,

 he will steer and guide you vide your BCD jacket  or

 by holding your tank valve . Beware if otherwise as

 A few Rotten apples exist .

 Hope the 'Try Dive' experience leads you to go for a Scuba Diving Certification  ...

Denzil Linhares  PADI Course Director , Specialty's & EFR  , Instructor Trainer # 288308