Diventures Magazine | English Edition May 2020 | Page 36

DIVING TIPS
There are always 2 sides of the coin, they never seem to forget about it
either the trainer or the diver himself underwater. Inflate, deflate, inflate,
could be the rout cause of the deflate — that seems to be the habit of
problem/mistake, most new divers instead of learning
1- The trainer; some of the trainers can good buoyancy control. It takes practice
be the reason of the diver’s common to perfect, but that’s difficult to do if
mistake, those only some examples: you’re always reaching for your power
- lack of knowledge. inflator.
- Lack of supervision during the course. REMEMBER, IT’S ONLY BCD NOT AN
- Not complying with the standard. ELEVATOR
- Ignoring the requirement.
- Being a bad role model.
2- The diver;
- Ignoring the dive standard.
- Use the shortcuts during the training.
- Not conducting scuba diving at least
every 6 months.
- Exceed the recreational diving limits.
Those are some examples of why divers
do mistakes and I’m sure you can come
up with 100 reasons more.
Now let’s discuss some common
mistakes in scuba dive;
1- Using the Power Inflator Too
Much Underwater
While many newer divers tend to forget
about inflating their BCD at the surface,
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