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Learn scuba diving in Maldives
Learn scuba diving in Maldives while on enjoying your holiday. All resorts in Maldives have scuba diving schools which offer a range of scuba diving courses. From Open Water diving to Dive Master, diving courses. A lot of resorts offer Padi diving courses. Once completed you would receive an international scuba diving certificate. From the fringing reef to the ocean slopes, the waters of the Maldives teem with underwater life of all sizes, shapes and colour. Don't miss the opportunity to experience some of the best scuba diving in the world. The Maldives are recognised as a great place to learn to scuba dive. The turquoise lagoons are incredibly beautiful and form a natural swimming pool, perfect for your diver training. There is a Diving School on every resort island in the Maldives, each of an international standard teaching the main diver training courses. PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) is the most widely recognised of the training agencies and their courses are available on all our islands. A Guide for the would be diver Get comfortable in the water If you don't know how to swim, learn! Diving isn't for everyone. Some people react adversely to having their faces surrounded by water, others cannot learn to breathe through their mouth. Make sure being underwater feels natural to you. If you're terrified of marine creatures, don't be. Learn more about them and dispel your fears. Years of misinformation on television and the movies have given many people an unwarranted fear of our oceans' inhabitants. The timid octopus, gentle orca, and giant squid among others, have all been portrayed as terrors of the deep! The reality is that none of them are a threat to humans. Even the shark, the most dreaded of all sea-going predators, is not quite the terror Hollywood would have us believe. As long as you don't go swimming with seals (favorite food of the great white shark) off the Channel Islands near California or spear fishing on Dangerous Reef in Australia there's no need to be concerned about this primeval predator. Most shark attacks happen by mistake and are more often on swimmers and surfers than divers. The shark mistakes the surfer or swimmer for a seal or injured fish and oops, it bites. Fortunately, we don't taste good to them, though that sample bite can really hurt. Makes you think again about the safety of surfing, doesn't it? When you're down in the water with them, you're usually perceived as a neighbor, not dinner. Barracudas, another maligned predator, are attracted to shiny things , which includes jewelry. Don't wear any in the water and you may soon find they are just another fish, one that comes close to divers as many others do, and is no more to be feared than a clownfish. The tiny damselfish is much more likely to peck at you than the barracuda is to bite you, yet these tiny little fish do not inspire terror. There are marine creatures that can be hazardous to your health. They are usually small , timid creatures who will gladly leave you alone as long as you return the courtesy. Sometimes, just being able to identify them is helpful. Creatures such as jellyfish and Portuguese men-o'-war have tendrils with stinging cells that are not fatal, just awfully uncomfortable and painful. They float or drift along, so just be aware and don't get caught in their tendrils. Others such as the beautiful lionfish, scorpion fish, and the much less attractive rockfish, have poisonous spines. Avoid them and they will avoid you. You may want to have a check-up from a doctor. Some people have medical conditions that preclude diving. Be honest with yourself about your physical condition. If you have questions or doubts, you will want to talk to a doctor familiar with hyperbaric (diving) medicine. Contact the Divers Alert Network (DAN) or the UHMS (Undersea Hyperbaric and Medical Society) for more information. If you've been physically inactive, it would be advisable to start exercising on a regular basis. Even bicycle riding can make a big difference in your overall fitness. Take a SCUBA introductory course - Optional Many dive shops offer these courses designed to give you a taste of diving. Similar to resort courses, you go through some basic instruction and then go on a shallow dive with an instructor. You do not receive certification, you do get a diving experience. It's a good way to see if diving is for you. Of course, if you've already decided that it is, then you'll probably skip this step. Choose your certification course. Many dive centers of Maldives offer the same course over different time periods, sometimes as short as a long week-end. While the short courses make it easier and more profitable for them to schedule additional classes for others, and you might be impatient to get certified, will you have enough time to absorb the information disseminated and learn the water skills in the shorter time? Be honest. If you are going to try a different type of diving, then additional training is a must! One type of diving certification does not mean you are qualified for other types of diving. It's like a motor vehicle driver's license; having one does not make one qualified to drive a bus, train, or race car. The various types of diving, which include wreck, cave, cavern, ice, night, and others, all require specialized knowledge, training, and equipment. If you want to continue diving safely, you must continue your diving education before you try something new. |
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