Underwater Diving - Diver Training

Diver Training

Underwater diver training is normally given by a qualified instructor who is a member of one of many diving training agencies or is registered with a government agency.

Basic diver training entails the learning of skills required for the safe conduct of activities in an underwater environment, and includes procedures and skills for the use of diving equipment, safety, emergency self-help and rescue procedures, dive planning, and use of dive tables.

Some of the skills which an entry level diver will normally learn include:

• Ear equalization and equalisation of other air spaces.
• Underwater breathing – the skill of breathing through the apparatus.
• Mask clearing – the skill of clearing water from the mask.
• Air sharing – assisting another diver by providing air from one's own supply, or receiving air supplied by another diver.
• Emergency ascents - how to return to the surface without injury in the event of a breathing supply interruption.
• Use of bailout systems (professional divers)
• Buoyancy control – neutral buoyancy allows the diver to move about underwater comfortably.
• Diving signals – used to communicate underwater. Professional divers will also learn other methods of communication.