Scuba Diving

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Scuba diving is the kind of diving that one uses a breathing apparatus under water, which acts as a gas supplier to the diver. It allows divers to stay under water longer than with breath-holding methods. While diving, one uses swim fins attached to the feet. Scuba diving is carried out for both recreational and professional reasons among them cave diving, wreck diving, ice diving and deep diving for recreation purposes. Professional diving is done by those at civil engineering department, naval diving and rescue reasons. I began as an open water diver, now am a rescue diver and hoping to master in diving (Robinson, page 2). The Red Sea lies between arid, semi-arid and desert land, it has great depths and efficient water circulation patterns. The Red sea is a perfect place for diving; here there are many places to dive. In particular Dahab which is very beautiful with mountains, the smell of the sea and sand. Dahab also enjoys pleasant weather all round the year and experiences a vast number of tourists. Popular activities around this place include snorkeling, wind surfing and scuba diving. Land activities around Dahab are; jeep rides, camel trips and drive to Mount Sinai. I mainly practice my professionalism in this region (Printfu). While I was an open water diver, I did diving for recreational reasons. I had obtained my technical training and was certified as a diver. I progressed with thorough training, gained experience, and advanced my techniques to become a rescue diver. During then, I did wreck diving, where I explored shipwrecks. Shipwrecks are attractive to divers as they act as habitant to marine life and provide challenge to their skills. Diving in a shipwreck through the narrow passages one must navigate, and the ... ... middle of paper ... ... in better communication with their partners. Another requirement of diving is mobility in water. Swift movements in deep waters will make it enjoyable for a diver to have a great distance to cover as compared to less mobile divers. It is therefore important a diver to be trained to meet the desired level of diving capability (Ferrer, page 8). Works Cited Ferrer, M.D Scuba diving enhances endogenous antioxidant defenses in lymphocytes and neutrophils, Vol. 41 Issue 3 (Mar2007) Printfu, Egypt uncovered journal, Dahab PADI Advanced Open Water (2006) available at: http://www.egypt-uncovered.com/tours/docs/egypt_tour_diving_holiday_diad.pdf Robinson, Jill. Scuba Diving: A Luxurious Mobility Experience. Journal of Rehabilitation, Jan Mar84, Vol. 50 Issue 1, 2. (1984) Tiedemann’s diving center Night and Limited Diving. Jeanne and Ed Tiedemann’s Diving Center

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