FCOA strongly recommends to learn Freediving before Scuba and to complete
FCOA Video Quiz 1 till 5 before starting SCUBA training.
NOTES OF CAUTION ABOUT SCUBA
- The risk of holding your breath
- air depletion
- The risk of Decompression sickness
- Separation
- Panic
- Boat traffic
- The risk of holding your breath: as you go up air in your lungs exspends and can rupture your lungs. Keep breathing and avoid holding your breath to eliminate this risk
- Air depletion: Avoid running out of air by regularly checking your supply and by keeping a reserve of 50 bar (750 psi)
- Decompression sickness: Caused by nitrogen bubbles in the blood. Every diver is exposed to it. Even if you follow all the rules, it can still happen to you. Reduce the risk by: 1. going up no faster then 10 meter per minute 2. always make a 3 minute safety stop at 5 meter. *3.Dive according to your tables 4. Be hidrated 5. Don't drink alcohol before Scuba 6. Be well rested 7. Avoid breathing exesively at depth. 8 Avoid flying, mountaineering, freediving and heavy exercise after scuba.
- Separation: In case you run out of air your buddy has your emergency supply. It's a good habit to stay no more then one arm reach away from your buddy, especially when your diving in low visibility. In case you loose your buddy look around for 1 minute, then go up.
- Panic: Many dive injuries start with panic. Learn swimming and freediving before scuba, keep practicing all your skills and drills in a safe place un till you can do them blind folded in a repeatable fashion
- Boat Traffic kills divers every year. Reduce the risk by not surfacing in mid water without a marker. During the dive stay deep enough to not be at risk.
Minimum diving interval between two dives:
ADDITIONAL LEARNING MATERIALS
A video about buoyancy good to watch before your first dive: