Articles written by Jim Bray
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What are Scuba Diving Safety Practices?
Diving is a safe sport as long as divers follow some scuba diving safety rules and learn to anticipate and solve problems. This is part of becoming an accomplished diver.
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Decompression Sickness and Scuba Diving
Knowing the facts about decompression sickness (dcs) and the proper treatment given quickly can help prevent this diving condition from becoming fatal.
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Basic Scuba Diving Certification
Training for a scuba diving certification is physically and mentally demanding. Students who complete a scuba diving course find it very rewarding despite the hard work.
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Understanding Scuba Regulators
Because they are a key piece of a diver's underwater life-support system, scuba diving regulators are one of the most important pieces of scuba gear.
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Scuba BCDs - Buoyancy Compensator Devices
Because divers can not naturally adjust their ability to float they wear a buoyancy compensator (BC) to control their buoyancy (ability to float).
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Scuba Wet Suits
Scuba wet suits help a diver beat the chill while diving. Even in warm waters a diver needs a dive suit, because as a diver descends the water temperature drops.
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Scuba Masks and Swim Fins
A scuba diver's two most important pieces of basic dive gear are their scuba mask and swim fins. A diver's level of comfort depends on a mask and fins that fits right.
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Perfect Buoyancy for Scuba Diving
Scuba buoyancy is the most fundamental diving skill. Mastering buoyancy control enables a diver to use less effort to maintain his position while diving.
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Choosing Scuba Gear
With the many different types of dive gear on the market, a diver needs to know what equipment is necessary and what equipment is for special diving environments.
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