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@armytruth6860

3 жыл бұрын

I almost quit my open water scuba because I was scared I could not clear my ears. Glad I brought nasal spray to help sinus pressure.

@grantgillison5373

2 жыл бұрын

Me and my dad want to know how to suba dive. any tips?

This one group I dived with had 2 doctors on it. On a dive another diver got leg cramps and when both doctors swam up to help. I couldn't help but laugh that 20m underwater in the middle of the ocean the guy got a second opinion. 😊

I thought the only way to fail was to not come up the same number of times you went down.

@Gizziiusa

Жыл бұрын

Davy Jones and his locker has entered the chat.

@Fishing_with_a_ginger

Жыл бұрын

@@Gizziiusa nooooooo 😂

5:02 Diver: What is the prize for winning first place to the surface? Instructor: A trip to the hyperbaric chamber and a free mercedes bends 😂😂

@peterobrien8627

5 жыл бұрын

chatterbox5412 😂😂😂😂

@999racing

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

"don't turn up in your Grandads gear" That hit me in the feels. Last year I had to clear my deceased uncle's house, and he was one of the very early divers and still had his neoprene suit he hand stitched himself. You can see him wearing it on one of the BBC documentaries on the amateur divers who worked on the Mary Rose. He last dove in the 90's and yet I found his old air tanks - still pressurised and had been stored under his bed ever since then. Oh and his old life vest because he distained the new-fangled BCD's as "unsafe 'cos you can't drop your tanks in an emergency". One of the old school divers

I had some anxiety issues, 2 years before becoming a diver I worked on a tugboat for Norfolk Dredging Company. I was in a fatal shipwreck. The tugboat was ran over by a ship 2 of my ship mates drowned beside me in the water and 2 drowned in the bunk room. 5 of us lived. So yes I had some anxiety I had to sort out in my head while learning to dive. I have been diving since 2004, loving every minute of it.

@JoeSchmoeLivesHere

4 жыл бұрын

#Bravo! Well done (and very sorry about the loss of your mates ;(

Medical conditions: Allergic to water

That knit wetsuit was hilarious

@simplyscuba

5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@idiot_in_a_box

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@carllafrance5510

2 жыл бұрын

Back in 1967 when I learned how to dive you got a sheet of neoprene and a sheet of paper with the different patter sizes on it and a can of neoprene glue You cut out hopefully your size of wet suit from the paper pattern traced it on the neoprene sheet cut that out then glued it together Stitching was optional and when it started coming apart at the seams you re glued and stitched that area over time you eventually stitched up the whole suit

# 9... Panic. # 10... Wander away underwater. # 11...Play pranks on other students underwater. # 12... Don't show up.

@simplyscuba

5 жыл бұрын

number 12 is our favourite!

@diveinstructordaniel1095

5 жыл бұрын

I did panic a bit while mask clearing because my nose was clogged and had a cramp in the right leg 🙈 but I sorted it out and made it 👍

@troylink9118

4 жыл бұрын

Wonder is spelled with an o not an a.... You fail

@deerlakediver5554

4 жыл бұрын

@@troylink9118 If you are going to be a troll, at least don't be an ignorant troll. Get a dictionary. wan·der = walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way. won·der = feeling of surprise.

@shawnbogstie2827

4 жыл бұрын

@@troylink9118 Wander, like wander off, is spelled with an A. Wonder, like think, is an o.

Close someone’s tank as a prank 30 feet underwater, happened in my class.

@brendanswain939

3 жыл бұрын

Hitman 3 looks cool

@brandiwhine666

3 жыл бұрын

@@Perceptence That is a skill in confined water (pool) so you can actually feel what it's like to run out of air, as soon as you give the out of air signal, the tank is turned back on and you don't actually miss a breath. Tanks are never closed in open water, at least not as part of the course although I did see a father turn off his sons air on a recreational dive "to keep his skill sharp" and oh boy did I let him have it!

@mrjiries1033

2 жыл бұрын

LMFAOOOOO

Instead of failing the open water dive lesson, I asked questions about what I was doing right and what I was doing wrong and how to correct what I was doing wrong. Mr. Copeland is a very patient and wise instructor, considering he is now 80 years young and still dives and leads dive classes.

@1Deejay7

5 жыл бұрын

My favorite team too.

Soon as you get into the water, dive to 130ft.

@Kane6676

5 жыл бұрын

And then see how fast you can get back to the top

@adventuredivers5463

4 жыл бұрын

With no regulater while holding ur breath😁

@Masterryman

4 жыл бұрын

​@@adventuredivers5463 Discusses here a new way for suicide or a new fance hide and seek with extreme rules?

I love the way how you speak in English... Slowly enough and properly as well.Just like non-natives like me, does love 🐟

2:42 i love the way the dude is finning.

My class had someone that didn't pass. During the emergency ascent portion, we were 20 feet down, my partner was the one who had to simulate loss of air. She kept trying to go back to her own 2nd stage the entire ascent, and when on the surface, while trying to keep her buoyant so she could manually air up her vest, she kept flailing around keeping me from getting a good position to keep her afloat. After that portion, she was asked not to come back. It really sucked, but I still made it through just fine. She was always complaining about not being comfortable and didn't seem like she understood anything either the entire time with the pool dives and the first 2 open water dives we did. But that emergency ascent is what finally did her in. Instructor definitely did not feel comfortable having her there in case anything happened.

When simulating a lose tank adjustment on your instructor, turn off his/her gas when their back is towards you. That’s always good for a laugh or two. Hahahahaha

@roypatterson9910

5 жыл бұрын

Turn off his/her gas??? They aren't acetylene bottles, they are oxygen tanks. Lol So, you meant to say turn off his/her air.

@mattmeza

5 жыл бұрын

Air is a gas. Also they’re not oxygen tanks. Otherwise they would be green on the top.

@gunnerlowe828

4 жыл бұрын

Roy Patterson It’s actually gas, air is a gas

@kshatriya1414

4 жыл бұрын

Roy Patterson Air is a gas, and they are not oxygen tanks. did you even study for your certification?

@rapiddanger

4 жыл бұрын

@@kshatriya1414 he seems to suffer from Dunning-Kruger

I poked a hole in my instructors dry suit. Open water corse in May.

@whynottalklikeapirat

5 жыл бұрын

And then he removed your fins, turned off your air and emptied your BCD while studying your face ... ?

@auby3901

4 жыл бұрын

@@whynottalklikeapirat That would be terrifying haha. Better drop off your weight belt and kick to the surface as fast as you can!

@whynottalklikeapirat

4 жыл бұрын

@@auby3901 Sounds like the perfect recipe for DCS to me =.O

@auby3901

4 жыл бұрын

@@whynottalklikeapirat Yeah, the alternative of death sickness sounds much better lol. Either way, the bubbles in your blood might give you superpowers, just saying.

@whynottalklikeapirat

4 жыл бұрын

@@auby3901 Quickest way to a bubbly personality, certainly ... Gin Fizz might not be an inapropriate name for a super hero. "brings only an attitude and leaves only bubbles"

You don't really fail your course, in terms of the content and the exercises. Everything is just re-done until you pass, although of course you have to pay something for the extra tuition. And of course signing off the individual exercises is at the instructors discretion, and of course an instructor can refuse to continue working with you for specific reasons, but generally the goal is to get you to pass and the system is set up so you eventually will, if you work at it. So it's not like some one-off exam at school. Still good points are raised here.

@roypatterson9910

5 жыл бұрын

That's not exactly true, because you do have to take some classroom studying, which you have to learn how to do your dive tables and other course questions, at least I did back in 1986 when I was certified by Scuba Schools International through Scuba Hut in Glen Burnie, but maybe they let you get away with more now then you did back when I was certified, but I can't see any instructor just letting people get away was doing whatever they want just so they can pass them, and there's strict guidelines that Scuba Schools International makes the instructors they certify follow certain rules, and if I was a dive instructor, I know I wouldn't just let people pass just so they can pass, I would want to make sure they know exactly what they're doing so they can protect themselves from danger.

@whynottalklikeapirat

5 жыл бұрын

@@roypatterson9910 That was not what I was saying. What I was saying is you more or less get to redo it until eventually you pass. Same for the pool and openwater sessions. If you take up a lot of time and still don't manage even with repeated instruction - you may get bumped to the next round of students for another go, and maybe you have to pay a little extra for that time - but the system is close to "fail safe" if you are dedicated and don't give up. So it's not like passing an exam. The closest you get to that is some of the divemaster or instructor exams, because that's when it turns professional - but those you can still go back and redo, although you may have to wait for the next time an external course director comes through. Which to me is fair enough seeing as you have to have your shit together at that level and if you can't hack it, maybe you DO need some extra time inbetween to deepen your practical skills or knowledge. Everyone has to sign off on all mandatory exams and exercises - if they don't have both the signature of the instructor and trainee - as an instructor - you could be held liable and legally responsible if they go and screw things up for themselves after the course, and lack of skill or proper knowledge can be determined to be the cause. The only problem is that every once in a while a person comes along who just simply should not be allowed near water but who somehow manages to meet the requirements of the course and ultimately power through, with extensive extra training, even if just barely. In those cases I think, due to the business of diving - instructors may let someone pass that they really should advice not to dive, even though they did complete all assignments. But if they meet the standards, they meet the standards and then that's that, legally speaking.

@Yggdrasil42

4 жыл бұрын

Roy Patterson Most OW courses are very forgiving. When you miss things on the written test they won’t fail you right away, but use the tests to see what knowledge you lack so they can repeat that section verbally until you really understand it. If the instructor thinks you got it the second time, they’ll pass you. There are of course cases of people not passing but the instructor has enough leeway to decide on more than just the knowledge of theory. In more advanced courses, like the Decompression Procedures training I did recently, the rules are more strict but still the instructor is there to help you pass and will see what needs to be repeated to learn the material.

Oh!!!! I SO want a JPEG of the knitted suit to post at the local dive shop!!!!

Yay was waiting for this I’m two classes into my open water certification it’s a lot of fun 😊❤️this will help me not fail hopefully 😅😂

I got certified at the age of 10 during a jellyfish invasion. I got certified with my best friend, and we were sticking by the instructor for the majority of the dive- until it was time to surface. The moment I looked up I saw a few thousand jellyfish near the surface, and decided I liked the bottom more than the surface. My instructor surfaced with my best friend, realized I hadn't ascended either and turned around to look at me from 40 feet up. The moment she turned her head back to look at the boat, she got a face full of jellyfish. Unfortunately, the snorkelers on the dive boat had used up all of the vinegar after exiting having spent only 2 minutes in the water, leaving none of the vinegar for the divers. *I still passed*

Hello everyone at Simply Scuba and firts of all thanks a lot for all of yiur videos. You are fun and instructive at the same time - in one word, you lot are absolutely fantastic. About me, now. I got my OWD certification last month with a great instructor. The course was not easy and I had a few problems... for example, I never did a proper descent, either during the course or (worse!) at the exam. And I have a heart condition. But I did not hide that from my instructor. He talked to a physician and then he said it was OK.

THIS is what i LOVEEE to see on this channel!!❤❤❤🌍

@simplyscuba

5 жыл бұрын

Awww you made us blush Cringe VideoGames ☺️ ☺️ ☺️

@cringevideogames6076

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂❤

Uhh that's awkward, I literally got my BC and Reg from my grandad 💀 It's cleared by my dive shop, but a little Ironic

I passed my basic diver. Dive Oahu has an amazing dive school with great instructors.

I’m just starting the journey 🌱💧

thanks for the tips☺, a part two would be nice

@simplyscuba

5 жыл бұрын

No worries! Yeah, you can count on us making a part two!

@golesediericalesolame6829

5 жыл бұрын

+Simply Scuba Thankyou so much😊

I’m 15, and done my wreck course a couple of months ago, that was hard and freezing cold, England diving with non-suitable gloves and trying to use a reel whilest controlling bouyency is hard.. I remember my first open water dive, it was the best experience ever (also the coldest)

@rob0600

4 жыл бұрын

Drysuit?...

@nickm9922

3 жыл бұрын

He is 15 i doubt he is experienced enough for a drysuit yet. By default north-western Europe learn diving by wetsuit (semidry) due to the cold. Im Dutch and diving for 10 years now, but wetsuitdiving is the best diving for me :)

"Hi, I'm Mark from simply scuber."

@whynottalklikeapirat

5 жыл бұрын

Scooper?

@windowstechsupport7429

5 жыл бұрын

r/wooooosh

@roypatterson9910

5 жыл бұрын

I know, right. Lmao 😂

@misterkaos.357

4 жыл бұрын

I once met a DM who referred to the act of towing a tired diver on the surface as "scUBER"

@diveinstructordaniel1095

3 жыл бұрын

Mister Kaos that’s hilarious 😂

Me and my girlfriend will be doing our Open Water Course starting next Saturday in Gozo (Malta)..we are very excited and hope to get trough it smoothly :) I loved your videos on different topics, great intros for beginners ;)

@tomevans5696

4 жыл бұрын

Stelian Burduhos that’s what I’m doing right now!! 😂

@Yggdrasil42

4 жыл бұрын

Stelian Burduhos I love Gozo. How did it go?

I've been waiting for this one 🤣 On a side note another way you can do it is if you go into deco idk how you can for regular OW but if you do it's a guarantee fail

@GameVilleofficialpage

5 жыл бұрын

I mean you could just cesa from 60 for no reason but other than that, yeah idk

@Yggdrasil42

4 жыл бұрын

Scuba Steve and Underwater Rock Climbing Is that a guaranteed fail? I’d say it’s a valuable lesson (if your instructor finds out before you’re past your ceiling).

"Calling them flippers and goggles" I needed to watch the video like 10 times to understand that's not about walking all over the place in fins and mask, which is also a way to screw up.

Hi, I just completed my open water certificate and I have been sent a blue card and a 5* gold card, do I need both or just the gold card

Pretty much all of the certifying agencies are good. It's the instructor that can make for a bad experience. I've been a PADI divemaster for 36 years, and a commercial diver for 27 years. There are differences between the two disciplines. But either way haven't gotton hurt yet. Yet !

5:10 missed opportunity to say “the class clownfish”

My parents are instructors and they had someone close another person’s tank at 40 meters and after that they got kicked out and was asked to never return

I’m a current dive student in the PADI open water course doing my checkout dives this weekend. Surprisingly the most difficult skill for me was the CESA.

@robharris5245

2 жыл бұрын

My wife that the most difficult. She is now a rescue diver. However not with me. I passed Open Water in 2011 but haven't dived since.

Passed my OW20 course in my with RAID at Capenwray. Did 5 dives and only 1 out of about 10 people failed because he had a panic attack but I think he later passed it

Did you make one for aow

I saw Thunderball is kid and it got me psyched about scuba

Hej Mark and Shaun. I really love your channel. Can you do the 'How to pass your OWD' vid? Or do you have any tips for me concerning the check dives? I've recently started my OWD course, something I'd never think I'd be able to do because of my heart condition (I got cleared to dive by a dive physician who's also pediatric cardiologist prior starting to dive), second pool dive tomorrow (actually, fourth but the first two were Discover SCUBA programs). I've been wanting to learn how to dive since age 12 but at the time my cardiologist advised against that due to high risk of pneumothorax. At the time I didn't know where he coming from but now I get it. But that was years ago, I'm now twenty and like I said my dive physician signed me off and my instructor also knows that I've had open heart surgery in infancy. I'm so glad I am able to pursue my dream of becoming a SCUBA diver. I'll be doing my four open water dives in Hemmoor, northern Germany in three weeks from now. Have you ever gone diving there? I mean people do say it's one of the top dive destinations in Germany, and northern Europe. By the way, your channel is amazing. I enjoy your content very much, it always makes me laugh. I don't know how many times I have rewatched your vids. Greetings from Germany...

@Yggdrasil42

4 жыл бұрын

Eva Z. How did it go? Did you pass? Hemmoor is cool. A popular destination for technical divers from The Netherlands (my country) as well due to the depth you can reach.

What the hell I failed my course but I thought this video was how to pass. I thought it was a little weird when you said you should hit a bunch of buttons at once

@dsd-downshiftdave8056

3 жыл бұрын

How'd you fail

@echonovember636

3 жыл бұрын

@@dsd-downshiftdave8056 Whoosh

When teaching diving on W. San Juan Island, biggest problem was new students getting caught up in wonders of vertical rock wall, an decide to drop off wall an not track depth an finally checking gauge, find themselves way deeper than they wanted! So, we watched, when still in "no decompression" we'd retrieve them!

#9 don't turn your air tank(s) into underwater rocket drives.

I'm embarrassed to say I failed the theory part of the test, but because my instructor was comfortable with my ability in the water she went through my answers with me and, I was able to answer the questions correctly, when they were asked of me verbally. I'm not dyslexic or anything, I think some of the questions are poorly worded.

I don’t get how people don’t pass their open water tests, me and my uncle are both the most clumsy people on the planet and we passed it

@mollyh5002

3 жыл бұрын

That gives me hope 😂😂😂

@AS-xi6lp

3 жыл бұрын

Gives me hope!

I know this sounds stupid but i took my exam in a different language then my book.. answers changed slightly.. i ALMOST failed i studied in English but had my exam in Dutch

@Kippelientje

5 жыл бұрын

That's strange! How come you got the material in English when the exam was in Dutch?

@FVBNB1987

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@121080hulk

5 жыл бұрын

He is Dutch that's why

@jp4431

4 жыл бұрын

How did things change? I mean, the laws of physics don't really care about language differences.

@kshatriya1414

4 жыл бұрын

JP no, but the words that describe the laws of physics do...

ok but hear me out those old navy suits look awsome and i re-rubberised the inside with flex seal there will be no leaks

I had to repeat the CESA skill because it freaked me out in open water! Our visibility was really bad (3 -6 feet/ 1-2 meters usually) and it's hard when you can't see the bottom.

@jimziemer474

4 жыл бұрын

georgiaisprocrastinating Redoing a skill is not failing. That’s normal for the course.

I passed my exams and confined dives over the weekend and I go to the Bahamas on Friday and do my open water dives this weekend. I'm very excited, but nervous! I have been on 6 dives (doing the discovery scuba course 3 times) and I'm more nervous now than I was even before my first ever time diving.

@1badsteed

3 жыл бұрын

How did it go? Diving a lot now?

I think no. 7 applies to me. I tried my best but everything I do seems non-worthy for my instructor. It became stressful at some point and I started to dislike diving. Everytime I dive with her I feel like throwing up.

@Yggdrasil42

4 жыл бұрын

Direhorn I’d take a look at another instructor if you feel that strongly about her. There are plenty of schools and instructors in the world and you won’t have to start from scratch. Some people just don’t match and some instructors can be assholes. Would be such a shame to not enjoy diving because of this bad experience at the start.

Tried getting scuba certified in Florida. Was supposed to dive in the bays but due to weather it got cancelled and we only had one other choice. A hour inland was vortex springs they told us the water was a little chilly but it was cold as could be it was like 64 degrees on the surface and even colder below needless to say my 3mm wetsuit didn't help froze my but off and wasn't able to complete my course 🤷. Gunna try again some other time in florida. Won't be going back to vortex springs lol 😂 this dude will stick with 80 degrees water!!!

What camera are you using? Its so clear!

I'm 14 and going to scuba diving school in the US and I have asthma but it's not severe I have never had an asthma attack just coughing now and then can't I still get certified?

I’m dead, grandfathers gear🤣

No, I didn't fail my course, but I did have a little trouble with one area, and that was learning to dive tables, because I was never good at math, but I still passed. I was certified back in 1986 by Scuba Schools International through Scuba Hut in Glen Burnie MD, but unfortunately I haven't been diving in years. 😭 lol.

@internetpeople1064

4 жыл бұрын

We no longer use dive tables except for reference. Mostly computers do all the work.

@Yggdrasil42

4 жыл бұрын

Roy Patterson Ugh, I hated tabled and never got good at them. Thankfully these days computers are so reliable that most agencies don’t even teach tables anymore. And with every dive being a multi-level dive a computer will keep you much safer than a table ever could. Are you planning to take up diving again?

swimming must for scuba Driving?

I am currently doing my padi dive master and we only let people fail owd when they panic under the water and cant do the skills. But most the time they understand that they are just not made for diving and cancel by thenselfs. We would never let smb fail bc of calling masks glasses....

Where is ur dive school guys ?

Re- comment about hidden charges at some clubs, what should it aproxx cost to join a club and take ocean drive course? Starting next Thursday and very interested in the answer

@fluffed_coyote1487

4 жыл бұрын

I think it was like 400 (USD) for my whole course, eLearning and pool sessions. Not sure about open water, I got a referal.

The English make very clean KZread videos. Always quality from this channel.

Where are you located and how much is Open Water course ?

Just did my open water in a murky cold canal this looks so much better lol

Wife and I are doing our Open Water tests the next two days, in 7mm suits, cause it be cold here in MN!!!! I think I might try your suggestion on mashing the instructors inflator button. What could go wrong? :D (j/k)

@zLukeePs3

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck, i'm sure you wont need it :)

@joshsfishroom7702

5 жыл бұрын

M1ND_BL0WN hey where in MN are you? I just got certified last week. I live in Hoyt Lakes

@ericaman5393

5 жыл бұрын

We went through the Dive Dpot out of Bemidji. Did our OW in Bad Medicine this past weekend.

@joshsfishroom7702

5 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! If you ever come up to dive Ore B Gone let me know. I’ll come dive with you guys.

@ericaman5393

5 жыл бұрын

Heard that place was super cool. Something about a sunken bus???

Go to st Lucia and do the padi classes. They had students who have never dove before passing advance certification after 8 dives.....

@robharris5245

2 жыл бұрын

Used to be like that in Egypt

No one fails on an overseas PADI course. A few hours of instruction over two days will qualify anyone who can pay. That is of course apart from the student I saw who drowned on his second qualifying open water dive his instructor lost in a group of five. This was my son's first experience after he qualified in the UK on a PADI course during a vist to Malaysia. We saw this unfold on the beach minutes after arriving at my favourite dive centre. We watched while attempts at resuscitation were made and then the arguments over who would take responsibility (cost) for transporting the body back to the mainland which fell back not on the dive school but on the NAUI owner of the boat that found the student dead in around 7m of clear tropical water. Much of the rest of his holiday was spent on a proper dive course and my daughter later qualified with BSAC.

@pamspencer5733

4 жыл бұрын

My check outs in West Palm,Fla was horrible as well.Padi is a joke$$$.My DM was beautiful Brad Pitt look like,arrogant,cruel even..I trust nobody now,smart way to be I learned. Live & learn🙏

I'm doing my first open water dives and bring tested with my partner in a few days, I'm super nervous!

@simplyscuba

5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure you'll do fine Charlotte, where about's is your test?

@troylink9118

4 жыл бұрын

You will be fine. Don't get to nerves over it that is when mistakes happen. From being to cautious

@charlottegodfrey882

4 жыл бұрын

I passed!! Now a qualified open water diver with 6 drives under my belt so far! I did 2 at stoney cove UK and 2 at dosthill UK for my assessments, last dive i had a small issue with the cold, about 5 10 mins before I signalled to one instructor that I was getting abit cold, I ended up hyperventilating alittle and becuase i was breathing so heavy I was blowing my mask off and was flooding it every time I cleared it, I did everything I was trained to do, I signaled there was a problem, stopped to see if i could catch my breath and calm down which just wasnt happening so signalled to ascend, made a nice and slow perfect ascent, didnt think I'd passed because of this but my instructors said they was extremely happy with all 4 dives and extremely happy with how I dealt with the little issue I had, even though i panicked alittle i was still able to keep under control and follow all my training

I just dove the Blue Hole in Belize! It was incredible.. Just uploaded a video about it too :)

Rofl racing your instructor to the surface & 3rd choice mash the button !! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

9. Calling your instructor "Dive daddy"

What are some of the best diving schools and the yearly cost/cost in general?

@fluffed_coyote1487

4 жыл бұрын

Damn, I'm really not sure, but I hope someone comes along. Just noticed your comment was a little lonely.

@miquelmontgomery2542

4 жыл бұрын

Weasle 65 Thanks

I followed the link to the store but when I got there everything was out of stock...

I wore a 8 mil wetsuit during my open water dive the most I got was a few glances and a glare or to

For the price of that course I better not fail 🤦‍♂️😂

I take one high blood pressure pill A-day will that stop me from becoming a diver?

@1badsteed

3 жыл бұрын

No. I take a bp med and there were no issues. You need a paper signed from your doctor saying you are ok to dive and thats it! Go get certified!

@dramaticheadquarters5631

3 жыл бұрын

Some blood pressure medications (diuretics) can increase your risk of getting decompression sickness, some other meds can increase risk of oxygen toxicity. That's why you should go to the doctor first if you take any meds

What is your experience with type 1 diabetics and scuba ? I'm a VERY well regulated type 1, and i really wanna get a scuba license.. Is it a lost cause for me?

@groyed

2 жыл бұрын

get a medical clearance form from your nearest dive centre and proceed to your GP for an assessment.

Hey there can having arthritis cause you to not be allowed to be a diver? Also I used to suffer from depression that's still on my medical record?

@gchqjtrig6492

5 жыл бұрын

Dont tell them

@Yggdrasil42

4 жыл бұрын

Veni Vidi Vici Ask a dive doctor. Seriously, many things are no big deal and they’ll sign off a medical form without problems, but don’t gamble your life by lying. Diving isn’t that dangerous but you’re putting your body in an environment that it’s not made for. It doesn’t hurt to ask a professional.

i am really confused here. By floating for 10 min, does it mean teading water fir 10 minutes?

@simplyscuba

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but if you can relax and float on the surface it's much easier

My mask and fins started to slide off as soon as I go under water today, then I panic and didn’t go into the water for my first dive but I did for my second dive. Have I fail already?

@ninjatango

4 жыл бұрын

Nah but you need to ask yourself “why is it a big deal if my fins come off”? You have an inflatable life vest on, buddies with you, and can swim either way, right? Point is, relax and have zen focus. Once I learned to relax and stay chill in the water, it became THE most calming thing I’ve ever done. Staying calm is also the safest. You’ll make better decisions, less mistakes, and can fix problems when you’re calm. “Don’t Panic” :)

@1badsteed

3 жыл бұрын

@@ninjatango perfect reply!

I would love to hear the fish equivalent of an open water test but for them to be on dry land instead 😂😂

CMAS III for 30 years, I send my girlfriends that I want to dive with, on Openwater. They can't fail in blue water. Unless, they can't put their heads underwater OR panic underwater, which means they forget all instructions given. Openwater is great for the discovery of the sea. Difficult to fail. At this level no risk but at any level Panic can kill.

during confined water training an instructor will identify problematic students..Certain skills such as mask clearing is a big stress task for some..Reinforced training usually corrects the issue..Certain open water check outs can further test you..I always recommend that wherever you are going to do most of your diving..Thats where you do your check outs..Carribean diving is certainly much less stressful than northeast atlantic ocean diving..The best part of this equation is that if you are a northeast diver most of the time..When u take a trip to the careibean..diving is a snap!..safe diving..

I learned alot from a divemaster who failed his open water the first time because he flooded his mask from the bottom instead of the top when it was time to do the skill.

Did my first pool sessions this week, the instructor stopped me because I had pins and needles all in my hand and arm, and starting to affect one side of my face and my hands were shaking alot, I tried to continue wityh the ok sign but she saw me shaking and stopped it. I didnt feel ill or anything and have no idea what it was.. anyone got any ideas? Im doing it again next week and dont want it to happpen again. I think its one of two things, bcd on too tight or breathing to heavily and not correctly resulting in a build up of co2 maybe?

@EgdeFilms

5 жыл бұрын

Yikes.

@debmanrique6466

4 жыл бұрын

Hyperventilating- oxygen not being absorbed into the blood. Force yourself to breathe slowly- breathe in, then take longer to breathe out.

@Yggdrasil42

4 жыл бұрын

Ashley AMV Yeah, probably hyperventilating like Deb says. Or if you were wearing a drysuit your neck seal was too tight, but since you were in a pool probably a wetsuit. Main advice is to take deep slow breaths. And don’t be afraid to signal “not ok” to your instructor. There’s no shame in reporting a problem and catching something early can prevent a more serious problem, so if you’re not feeling well or even if you’re not sure don’t signal “ok” but use the wavy hand sign.

@kellynelson3530

Жыл бұрын

Breath slowly stay calm and don’t panic. Try breathing techniques for relaxation before your next pool session

I passed my open water in the late 90's 97 I think. No idea where my card is. My dive partner 16 year old girl did not pass.

The main problem im having is listening :( I've never been a good listener and having water in my ears and trying to pay attention without glasses doesn't make it easier, plus I live a stressful lifestyle and job and rarely getting enough sleep. I have days I perform well and then the next week my nerve has left me for that session and my instructors and I can't seem to figure out why

Hhhmmmm doing the inflator button on my brother sounds like fun I can see how fast he ascends lol

I dunno, old gear that is well maintained is not so bad. My father gave me one of his BCDs. (Sea Quest Spectrum 4). The thing works great. Free gear is free gear, and if it works like it's supposed to, who cares. I would say a failure could be diving below your limit. If you're doing that, you're probably not watching your gauges or still need to improve on buoyancy.

I’m just about to complete my open water corse

@cringevideogames6076

5 жыл бұрын

Paul Milton Same here

@simplyscuba

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! You excited?

@paulmilton347

5 жыл бұрын

Simply Scuba yer can’t wait

I had a pretty lousy instructor, I had two instructors one was a old and wise and patient diver who dove for the police while the bad one is a foreign diver without certification then came to America to teach and vape around the pool. One time after class we were washing off the gear and he grabbed this 13 year old girl who messed up like twice on small things like not understanding his bull crap made up signals that he didn’t go over before hand and told her that she held up the class, no patience with her at all.

Watching this because I have my open water dive tomorrow lol

@spacealien4569

4 жыл бұрын

I hope it goes well, tell us how you get on!

I really wanna get certified. But I’m terrified about the fact that I may see sunken things which will trigger my extreme submechanophobia, sooooo ya I really don’t wanna have that happen.

I failed by not ever going on any scuba courses, I can’t dive. Does that count?

@simplyscuba

5 жыл бұрын

Of course, it does Taye... nice work... I think?? 🧐🧐🧐

@tayetrotman

5 жыл бұрын

Simply Scuba Well, I’m going to do it sometime soon. So yeah, I’ll pass it sometime in the next couple of years hopefully.

@1badsteed

3 жыл бұрын

@@tayetrotman well...did you go take the course yet? Hope you did! This is a fun sport

I have thassalaphobia ( fear of vast oceans) but I'm still planning to try scooba diving

@1badsteed

3 жыл бұрын

wouldn't that be Scooby diving?

Personally I had to do my open water twice, In Scotland we call them flippers and goggles all the time... just sounds better and it’s pretty much instinct.

@internetpeople1064

4 жыл бұрын

And are incorrect terms. Perfect for landlubbers, bad for divers.

@1badsteed

3 жыл бұрын

@@internetpeople1064 The purpose for speaking is to express an idea (normally). Can you honestly say you don't understand when someone says flipper or goggle? IDK too many people who would not understand what you mean. So if they aren't using those terms correctly, would it be ok for someone to be failed for not speaking perfect English (language of choice)? I use fin and mask, but it isn't a big deal to me. However, I'm not the instructor! lol cheers

few atleast i got to a dive doctor before doing the course lol

The hair @5:49 surely that's a fail?

That guy at the start literally held his breath underwater

I thought it was impossible to fail

@simplyscuba

4 жыл бұрын

Well, follow those steps... and guess what!! 😂

@jimziemer474

4 жыл бұрын

It practically is. Don’t listen to the bs in this video.

@1badsteed

3 жыл бұрын

@Some 1poisoned the water hole I'm 51 and just passed my OW. Get in there and doit! The math isn't hard at all.

@andywaring12

3 жыл бұрын

Some 1poisoned the water hole I was 55 when I passed my OW - one of the best things I ever did. A worthwhile challenge but too hard at all. Very, very rare for someone to fail. I’ve gone on to dive all around the world and seen the most amazing marine life and wrecks. The cost and effort is so worth it, no matter what age you are.

my instructor was awesome