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Most Scuba diving courses can be completed in about 5 days or so. PADI's Open Water Diver course has an online portion or in-class work which takes a couple evenings, and two days of actually diving - SSI and NAUI have similar programs, but resorts tend to take a little longer than independent shops.
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How long does it take to become a certified scuba diver?
Contact local SCUBA or PADI for info or go to Cancun and pay $500 for a 3 day course to become certified
What level of degree do you have to have to become a scuba diver?
There are no prerequisites to be a scuba diver, you just need to have the money. You do need to take a swimming test, but this isn't too hard. even a lousy swimmer can complete it.
What do you need to know to be a scubadiver?
To be a Scuba Diver you have to take a course in scuba diving which varies in cost depending on how old you are or where you are in the world .
Before a diver dives will he will take a deep breath or hyperventilate?
Free divers do but scuba divers do not need to. Scuba divers take their air with them and would have no need to hyperventilate.
What high school classes do you take to be a scuba diver?
You need to take an Open Water Certification course to become a SCUBA diver, but there are no pre-requisites. You actually only need to be 10 years old to enter PADI's first training program, and 14 for full certification, 16 for deep, and 18 for cave/cavern/wreck/search and recovery. However, though the physics are discussed, it is from a practical and not theoretical point of view, and does not require any previous knowledge of the topic. To be a technical diver or divemaster/instructor route, you should have a GED or diploma, and at least some physics knowledge.
What education and training is required to become a scuba diver?
The interesting thing about scuba diving, is legally, there are no licenses or certifications required. The problem arises, however, that while scuba is an extremely safe sport, some training is required to make it safe. And from a liability standpoint, dive shops, and dive resorts will not rent gear, or take people diving unless they can show a scuba license (or C-Card - certification card) from a recognized training agency.You can take classes locally or online that teach scuba diving, and upon graduation from the class, a certification card (which resembles a credit card) with your name, date certified, etc is given. That card will be required in most any location in order to dive.There are different levels of certification, Open Water Scuba Diver, Advanced Scuba Diver, Rescue Diver, Divemaster, Instructor, etc, and by taking additional classes, someone can gather more experience, education and certifications.Beyond recreational diving, there are courses for technical diving including deep, mixed gas, cave diving, etc, and there are also commercial dive courses covering everything from underwater welding, inspection, etc.
Discover local diving participants must have proof of certification as an entry-level scuba diver or higher?
Yes the diver must already have a diving qualification to take part in a discover local diving. Otherwise they could parting in a discover scuba diving with requires no previous training and should involve a confined water session followed by an optional sea dive. Noeleen Aquanauts Plymouth
As a certified SCUBA diver isn't it true that I can take an uncertified person diving to depths of 40 or 60 feet?
Being certified, shouldn't you know this valuable information? But the short answer is a loud and resounding "No!"
What element do scuba divers need to prevent the bends?
Scuba divers need to decompress after a deep dive so that the oxygen levels in their blood return to normal before returning to the surface. Otherwise they will get the bends. A scuba diver will typically use his or her dive table or computer to figure out how many minutes they must decompress before resurfacing from the dive. Decompression takes place when a diver figures out the amount of time they need to wait at a certain depth under water before they can resurface. They also need to take into account how much air they have left so they can safely wait underneath the water for said period of time. A scuba diver will usually hold onto a drop line and simply breath and wait the allocated amount of time at the prescribed depth and only then safely return to the surface.
How do you get NAUI junior scuba certified?
Take a class from a NAUI scuba instructor.
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