February 25th, 2008

The Most Amazing Variety Of Marine Life In Palau

Situated east of Philippines, the islands of Palau are a rare oasis in the Pacific Ocean. Palau’s waters life is one of the richest and the weather is beneficial so it is a great destination when it comes to scuba diving. The only major problem is that you may go scuba diving in Palau and get to meet more divers than marine life. The Japanese have few locations where they are allowed to practice scuba diving so they are usually crowded; Palau is one of them. This is why you should go for scuba diving in Palau in a period when it is less visited if you want to enjoy the beauty that lies in those waters.

January 9th, 2008

Scuba Diving - Basic Rules

Scuba diving is increasingly popular. It is a sport that you need to gain qualification in and it is one that teaches you to be disciplined in your approach to it.

Log Book Essentials
When you start diving keeping a log book helps you and your club keep track of what you have achieved and where you are up to in your diver training.
This is a place you can record your diving qualifications as you progress and a good record of your dive details for future review.

Your Log book must contain:
Date
Place
Depth
Time
Description

December 23rd, 2007

How Scuba Regulators Work

Scuba regulators reduce the air pressure from the tank to ambient pressure to allow us to breathe underwater. The regulator is in two stages; the first reduces the tank pressure to an intermediate pressure; the second stage, which is usually incorporated into the mouthpiece in modern recreational scuba equipment, reduces it further so that we can breathe at ambient pressure.

Scuba regulators provide air on demand; that is to say that when the diver breathes in the demand valve is opened to provide air and when the diver exhales the air demand valve is closed and the stale air is vented into the water.


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