Hardest Skill in Scuba Diving Solved - Easily Pass Your dive course!
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@Flyingwalrus42 Жыл бұрын
Hardest skill in diving isn’t clearing your mask or putting it on after it comes off. The hardest and most important skill in diving is maintaining mental composure and staying aware of everything from your equipment to your environment.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Everyone experiences it differently. For many new beginner divers this is one of the most challenging skills :) Trust me after certifying thousands of beginner divers
@ericcartman9594
10 ай бұрын
@@abigmonkeyformehardest "normal exercise could be fully change of equipment with a partner breathing from the same regulator. Then you can always do weird complications line being blindfolded or three people instead of two. This one may be used on cave training
@ericcartman9594
10 ай бұрын
@@abigmonkeyforme exchanging gear is just a random task to perform under stress. Is more of a challenging exercise than a useful one I think
@ericcartman9594
10 ай бұрын
@@abigmonkeyforme thats right
@JohnDewh
8 ай бұрын
Exactly
@musicpawns Жыл бұрын
When I was taking classes for the certification I kept choking during this skill and it was a terrible feeling 😩 Took me like 5 tries to finally get it. Luckily it was only in the pool and not in the ocean
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Yes it can take some time to practice. Check out my video here where I give some great tips: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZoFnlqinYZvOe7w.html
@punapirate
Жыл бұрын
Aloha - the primary cause of this is allowing the water that is in the mask flow back into your nose as you lean back… to prevent this, start to apply slight exhale (through nose remember) as you lean back… you also, don’t have to lean all that fats back and thirdly - you can always take two or three blows to thoroughly clear it… my last observation in differences in teaching procedures… my students used to get used to opening their eyes underwater… become one with the ocean… one exercise my advanced …. Hey ai’m babbling on… sorry… - Good demo brother -
@roxanne8662
Жыл бұрын
Same here, except it was in the ocean so i had my eyes closed. I had to keep stopping to hold my nose and breathe as water just kept wanting to go up my nose.
@xinahliaofthefeywild8985
Жыл бұрын
I had mine im the ocean with eyes open. My teacher wanted me to swim without the mask and eyes open and put it on again with a full clear. It was hard but possible.
@frabi23
11 ай бұрын
We did the exercise at the bottom of the Red Sea, which was at 9m / 30 ft. I was a little scared before but it worked really well.
@calkelpdiver Жыл бұрын
First step, slowly let water in from the top of the mask. Breaking the seal at the bottom can cause water to shoot up your nose. If needed close the eyes doing this. Everything else is correct. This skill is hard for most students. I was an Instructor for 15 years. Been diving for 40 years.
@theessexhunter1305
Жыл бұрын
I did my Dm course in 96 my instructor made me swim around with no mask, as she said what are you going to do wait for someone to hold you hand.. We used to take of our jackets and sit on them @ 40mts like a jockey and paddle along...all you have to do is keep the reg in..easy. Close your eyes lol
@calkelpdiver
Жыл бұрын
@@theessexhunter1305, Did the same things during my DM & Instructor training in 90. Also had to do Ditch & Don all gear with a 10 minute tread (only swimsuit in the pool, no wetsuit) in-between. Also did full gear exchange underwater with another student, and if either of you bailed out you both did the exercise again. While teaching one of the skills was the no-mask swim, and I would "hold" the student on the BC shoulder (more for control if they lost it than leading them).
@CharlesUchendu
Жыл бұрын
Only concern I have with that is if one needs baby steps they're not prepared to do it when it's not a skill demonstration in class
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Yep :)
@oceocet
3 ай бұрын
Same, during my training my teacher wanted me to open eyes under water because if there is a problem it's better to see.. no things to be comfortable, the objective was to be prepared
@tamisthewizard31997 ай бұрын
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who had an awful time doing this
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
Many, many people have issues with this skill, but with practice it becomes easier :)
@Mr.Voysey
3 ай бұрын
How the hell did you manage the rest of the skills if you couldn’t do this one?
@BLAHAJ522
9 күн бұрын
Same
@BLAHAJ522
9 күн бұрын
@@Mr.Voysey wdym you have to partial filly your mask then clear you have to fully fill it then clear them there's this you have to throw your reg out and use sweep arm to get it that's also easy and there's cesa but if you kick of hard your fine the rest are easy
@okayxander Жыл бұрын
Loved the instructional video! This was a skill that quite a few people in my open water diving class found very difficult to perform correctly. However, the hardest thing for me to do was either the buddy breathing exercise or the emergency surfacing techniques. Many people don’t see and appreciate the amount of things Scuba Divers need to learn to be certified. But in the end, getting to go diving is a life-changing experience.
@thecolorjune
11 ай бұрын
I got to go diving without certification in Hawai’i! It was a truly wonderful experience! I hope to get certified someday. I feel like I got to cheat the system haha and I feel very lucky to have gotten to dive with a very good guide.
@Smoothjaswi10 күн бұрын
I just had to do it for my OW. No big deal for me but some people had issues. Of coarse we were doing it in cold water with 7mm hood and gloves, so that didn't make it any easier
@vilmakrstevska7315 күн бұрын
This was very easy exercise for me since the first day, I was always having little bit water touching my nose the first day and I didn’t react at all on that because it wasn’t on my eyes. When I needed to take it off and put it back I didn’t have any problem also when you have very good instructor and you feel safe with him since the day 1 there will be no problems at all. The only hard thing for me was controlled emergency swimming 9m horizontal but the vertical was very easy. It was hard for me to swim 9m horizontal with one breath. Can’t wait for more dives and get more certificates so finally I can become instructor ☺️
@_Max_bs_9 ай бұрын
I completly freaked out when i needed to do this
@Mr.Voysey
3 ай бұрын
Why?
@beaneater2229 Жыл бұрын
I always believed this was the easiest of the skills mostly because im really comfortable in water but also because there are instructors that wont let me die lol my struggle was taking the gear off and putting it back on I kept struggling to find the straps lol
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Yeah everyone has different skills they are good or less good at :)
@muhammadhazim65288 ай бұрын
This is the most hardest part during my last certification test
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
You are not alone :)
@riker82145 ай бұрын
I just exhale as I’m putting the mask on and it clears itself usually. The harder part imo is simply breathing without the mask on. I’m usually a nose breather but to make it worse the bubbles from your exhale mess with your nose
@nugetocka80543 ай бұрын
Im thirteen and when i first did this on a lake i nearly had an panic attack because water ran up my nose ( we were 5 meters under the water ) and obviously i couldnt see. I managed to calm myself down and do it right and i passed! It was my third worst experience because i stopped breathing because of the water traveled trough my nose to my mouth and i needed to cough it out. It was fricking scary because, once again i couldnt see. 😬
@ScubaDivingTips
2 ай бұрын
Yes it can be intimidating practicing it. But you managed to stay calm, very good! Keep doing it more and it will become much easier :)
@nugetocka8054
2 ай бұрын
@@ScubaDivingTips thanks😉
@Derbyyy3 ай бұрын
I remember doing this for an intro training course in the pool! It made sense to me right away but my mom was having some trouble 😂 great skill to learn though, because when we got out in the real ocean and were 30 feet deep, I could easily clear any water from my mask.
@ScubaDivingTips
2 ай бұрын
Yes, it is a very important skill to master :)
@Ghosty_SS7 ай бұрын
I'm 17, took a diving certificate this summer. When he said we're going 15 meters on the boat, panic set in. Had to remove the mask, put it back, and clear it underwater for the first time under 15 meters. Took it off fine, but struggled blowing out after putting it back. Failed multiple times, started drowning as water went from my nose to my mouth, pointed to go up while choking. Somehow made it underwater.
@MissMcKennaMarie
4 ай бұрын
what did your scuba instructor do while you were panicking?
@ah64ti211 ай бұрын
I legit did this today and I’m searching for scuba tips and this popped up. I surprising (as a 14 year old) did this first try which was amazing because my instructor told me that he had I guy completely fail and just keep surfacing so they just ended the lesson and returned to it later.
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Yeah well done on mastering it the first time! :)
@Uncle4T8 ай бұрын
Not sure about everyone else but I did this in salt water and we had to have our eyes open in salt water. it actually hurt less in salt water unless your close to shore.
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
Good to hear, different experiences for different people. Happy is was ok for you :) Some people have contact lenses, that makes a difference also
@TheZ3roCool2 ай бұрын
Had my first Try Dive today and managed this first time. Really enjoyed it. Breathing without the mask in though sends sent air up nose and felt odd.
@ScubaDivingTips
2 ай бұрын
Yes it is a strange feeling the first time :)
@Orionas_Sk18 күн бұрын
Hardest part of my OW training was removing my BCD and having to wear it again. It kept floating away from me and wasn't easy to put back on.
@big6885Ай бұрын
I did that today with relative...I spiced it up a bit by dropping the mask just out of my visibility range under water then retrieved it and put it back on and cleared...it was my 3rd dive
@GraeHam6 ай бұрын
Hardest part for me was trying not to panic as the salt water hit my eye's, but it is my favourite skill!
@leclercj764 Жыл бұрын
Watching my equipment and paying attention to depth and air was the most difficult
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Yeah that can be tricky also
@marktechsci4 ай бұрын
Hmmm. Having the instructor, at 90’, turn off the right post while simulating an air leak in the manifold. Then having my buddy turn off the left post to stop the “leak”. 😂. Tech 1 with AG and Joe T in San Diego. Best class ever.
@kieranrchelsea9 ай бұрын
This was helpful before I did this yesterday in my open water diver. Also it helped to practice fitting the mask over my face out of water before hand so I grasped the technical skill of actually doing it, when I got in the water it was pretty easy
@Kingvoid21310 күн бұрын
Ahhh memorys, did it like a year or two ago...dived a total of 3 times
@hg637e5 ай бұрын
I felt like my heart was going 200 plus during this skill but I kept calm and did it twice in two days. my problem is not breathing into the nose, it’s a weird feeling lol
@hary71Ай бұрын
For me making a sound while exhaling helped alot
@ZentyVR4 күн бұрын
Removing the mask to clear it of if it falls of is the easy part i forget that my nose is exposed to water so i some times breath in from my nose. If you do this hold the mask with 1 hand and then hold your nose with the other hand and calm down and then try again
@justincaseu826 күн бұрын
Once you're able to doff all gear, surface, tread x10 min, decent, and don all gear demonstrates good confidence. But its definitely not the hardest skill. Try dialing in your BCD so you can hover on bottom controling buoyancy with your breathing.
@LievGame7 ай бұрын
when i used to need to do this for my owd course i always had trouble maintaining a correct breathing pattern almost ad if i forgot how to inhale. thats literally what it felt like
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
I know the feeling, but with practice it got better right? :)
@jimarwood60253 ай бұрын
I agree with other posters. The single hardest skill is trusting your training. Breathe, everything else is secondary. Saved my @ every time. If you can't do this skill in open water, you need to spend more time with a better instructor.
@ScubaDivingTips
2 ай бұрын
Time and Instructor makes a lot of difference
@dreknows7 ай бұрын
Remember you might have push on opposite side if you're upside down in the water column i think of teachers fail to mention. Details matter.
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
Interesting tip :)
@jojodiver87063 ай бұрын
When I learned back in the sixties, my instructor had us throw our masks into the pool, then dive down to it and hover over it inverted (to ensure our snoots were full of water), then don and clear our masks. Of course we blew snot into our masks, so then we'd have to doff, rinse and don and clear it again, all in one breath. No tanks, just fins.
@ScubaDivingTips
2 ай бұрын
Training standards have changed a lot since then
@mikehajek644 ай бұрын
This is beginner easy stuff. Try maintaining your composure and being aware and safe.
@jubjub134836 ай бұрын
i tried my first ever scuba dive and tried but i had to keep reminding myself to breath through my mouth was tricky. sometimes stopped and was like need to breath! but was first time so guess just need to pracite
@ScubaDivingTips
6 ай бұрын
Yeah, many people experience this. Just keep practicing and it will be easier :)
@paraphenaliac46577 ай бұрын
How about when you have to take out your reg and sweep your arm to find it with your mask off?
@ScubaDivingTips
6 ай бұрын
That is not an official PADI skill, but if you loose your mask and your regulator at the same time in real life then you can still recover your regulator in most cased by sweeping your arm on the right side.
@INFINITY-STONY10 ай бұрын
Did this in the ocean a few months ago when I did my course and my hood broke the mask seal and at first I panicked and had to surface until I realised😂😂😂
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Good to hear you are ok
@SgtAwesome979 ай бұрын
Just had my first class today, and honestly this was the worst part for me. The water going up my nose made me choke up and exhale through my mouth. I got it done, but goodness was it absolutely awful lol
@thatshortkid1277
8 ай бұрын
Break the seal at the top of mask first and slowly let water into your nose area 👍
@honeycitrus521811 ай бұрын
Every time I had to to this in class I had trouble breathing since I’m so used to breathing through my nose 😫
@ScubaDivingTips
11 ай бұрын
Yeah, many people have this problem, but keep practicing and you will get to control breathing through your mouth and nose better!
@runawaycat45948 ай бұрын
I had a lousey instructor who told me this was the EASIEST exercises meanwhile everyone else is saying its one of the hardest, he also seems to believe holding lectures in dark rooms where you can't see what you're writing is acceptable, wish this guy would learn to give advice using his mouth not the other end of him :D
@justinrussell20775 ай бұрын
Um.. we're in Washington... we had gloves on for this too...
@samsunspor555554 ай бұрын
What stresses us when we take off the mask during diving is that we think that the water will disturb our eyes. You can overcome this situation by trying a few times...
@chrisheaantonucci71468 ай бұрын
My father was my scuba coach. I didn’t have a problem with taking of my goggles. I got way better in tha past year, buuuut. I am still not good by not floating up or sinking down
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
Practice will make that better! Keep diving
@chrisheaantonucci7146
7 ай бұрын
@@ScubaDivingTips Thx. I will!
@yhhhhuj6 күн бұрын
its hard for me because i keep almost breathing through my nose
@gearsofbaird35298 ай бұрын
I personally didn't have any issues with this one but I've seen plenty of students bolt for the surface on this one! Hardest skill for me personally has been finning backwards. I still can't get it 😩
@christiancramer37389 ай бұрын
Keep your eyes open!
@JakeAustinVlog6 ай бұрын
I recently started an open water dive course (never dove before a week ago), the center I’m at doesn’t have a pool so everything is learned in the sea, and this bit was really easy, not sure how it’s considered the hardest skill in diving
@ScubaDivingTips
6 ай бұрын
Great to hear that this skill was easy for you. Not all but from all skills this is usually the hardest for some people to perform.
@JakeAustinVlog
6 ай бұрын
@@ScubaDivingTips true
@wolfbane155 Жыл бұрын
I almost didn't pass this portion because I hate the feeling of water around my nose. It immediately goes into my sinuses and I feel like drowning. I had to come up with a way where I could hold my nose while doing this drill so I could pass.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
So you did completed the skill, well done. Keep practicing it and it will become easier.
@pcfaria795 ай бұрын
The Advantages Of Being a 🧜🏼♀️
@adamg95238 ай бұрын
I struggled so much till I squeezed my sinuses in my face with the muscles of my face (if that makes sense) then I was able to do it
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
Whatever makes it work for you :)
@JS-nf3lx Жыл бұрын
I just blow out of my nose and it’s clear, but still hate doing this exercise.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
You are not alone :)
@Chogogo717 Жыл бұрын
Step one… lose the snorkel.
@matthewchristianfournier4881
Жыл бұрын
As soon as you pass the class, you have to have in basic open water
@filippobertoni4990
Жыл бұрын
Second open eyes
@graememckay9972
Жыл бұрын
My 11 Yr old just did padi open water and was told snorkel was mandatory. 1st dive as a qualified diver and he was told to get rid of it because it just gets in the way. Seems stupid to have it mandatory for training of most divers don't even use it.
@Chogogo717
Жыл бұрын
@@graememckay9972 agreed, and most dive shops sell you on one that is meant for snorkeling. If you need to swim way out a folding snorkel you can stow in a pocket would be the way to go.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Because of the PADI Standard we have to wear one. They can come in handy on longer surface swims when it is a bit choppy.
@lognarrok66556 ай бұрын
This came naturally to me.
@ScubaDivingTips
6 ай бұрын
Nice one!
@reggintoggaf7140 Жыл бұрын
That’s how a clear the fog from my lenses
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
yes you can do that
@gregoryfreier643810 ай бұрын
Hardest my ass! I learned that when I was 9 years old😅
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Good on you! Not everyone thinks it is easy, but some people ace it the first time
@wimpy999
7 ай бұрын
As someone who has struggled with this skill, I don’t find your comment overly understanding or kind. Just saying …..
@PopCorNationG9 ай бұрын
How sir do you breathe in through your mouth and out through your nose at the same time?
@stefaniegutzmann813710 ай бұрын
Can Water get in the eyes, when you put it on again? I can't open my eyes in Water 🤧
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
You can clear your mask by breathing out of your nose. After clearing the mask you can open your eye (or even during the skill)... A few drips in your eyes will be ok :)
@Ar-Irchannel Жыл бұрын
when I was 14 years old I got a junior open water license😂😂
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Keep diving or maybe even become a Diving Instructor one day? :)
@rickpost2846
Жыл бұрын
@@ScubaDivingTips yeah one day wil
@gardenblocc29thstreet.8 ай бұрын
Does it clear the water stuck in the nose peice as well when you put the mask back on?
@macstyle2012 Жыл бұрын
I did this skill today, in the sea, 3 metres underwater. Had to take mask off for 1 minute, then put it back on and clear it. Heard it was hard but didn't find any problems doing it.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@TheGreatJustino1 Жыл бұрын
When you start training for tech diving you do this with one hand and open your eyes and salt water and you have to stay perfectly flat floating in the water column
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Tech diving is awesome
@stefaniegutzmann813710 ай бұрын
And do anyone have to do this, when diving the first time?
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
On you beginner Open Water courses you have to perform this skill
@dclangst5 ай бұрын
What I’ve never understood is why people who have been swimming without a mask suddenly freak out about not having on a mask. Goes right along with why are you trying to be vertical in the water when you’ve never swam like that before? People make things harder than they are.
@scubacro5758
3 ай бұрын
Becouse they can't see anything and becouse there is salt water burning their eyes
@rajgill75768 ай бұрын
This is extra easy for me cuz im bald 😂
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
haha yeah
@nicolecato63411 ай бұрын
So you can do all this in the sea or ocean?
@ScubaDivingTips
11 ай бұрын
yes you can :)
@TcmZyn3 ай бұрын
Capp, the hardest skill in scuba diving is learning how to constantly get neutrally buoyant
@ybkseraph6 ай бұрын
A bit harder doing it while in trim and without changing depth …
@technopath41199 ай бұрын
The most difficult skill is deploying your lift bag in 300feet of water well gas sharing through a restriction but I guess this is a close second 🙄
@GenetorPsylon88-Epsilon7 ай бұрын
this wasn't hard for me at all. i did this successfully on my first try. maybe its a matter of keeping your composure?
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
Great to hear!
@edwardmarlowe88627 ай бұрын
It's a little harder having to do that with a full face mask
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
Yep!
@filippobertoni4990 Жыл бұрын
Open eyessssss
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Some people have contact lenses, so then they have the option for closed eyes.
@harushdesign
9 ай бұрын
Those people would be in serious danger if that happens at 30m deep and they cant orientate them selves up or read their meters. I would so drop that "hold your mask tight" too. In my course the instructor took it and dropped it to my side so that i had to open my eyes and see where it is, exactly to prepare me and prevent accidents
@kasienkakaminska6915
6 ай бұрын
😊
@LJ37837 ай бұрын
That is literally one the most basic skills you learn say one of Open Water. Hardest is definitely mastering buoyancy
@ScubaDivingTips
6 ай бұрын
For some people this is and for some buoyancy, for other both skills are hard and some people have no issues with both. Everyone is different. Out of my experience most people struggle with the Mask Clearing skills and Buoyancy in the beginning.
@ioana_tianu11 ай бұрын
As an instructor I can say that this isn't the most difficult skill. All my students are doing this very easily, if it is done gradually and explicitly. I observed that the most difficult one is the removal and replacing of the weight belt underwater. Because it messes with their balance. Also, removing the scuba kit underwater and breathing from a free-flowing reg can sometimes be uncomfortable for students.
@chrisanthony579
11 ай бұрын
another absolutely useless skill in my opinion. Removing gear underwater. How many people have actually had to remove their gear during a dive? Like NONE.
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
yes those skills can be tricky also. If you do not have many people struggling with the mask skills then you are doing a great job as an instructor! :)
@4729Punisher Жыл бұрын
that's how I failed certification. I couldn't do it in devils den.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Try and practice more in the future, you will get it :)
@JH-ck1nr7 күн бұрын
That is a very basic and needed skill.
@youknoweverything76433 ай бұрын
Hardest part amd skill on diving is to not dive above your training and limits and if you do dive deep with single bottle open curcuit and get narcosis you become calm and feel like nothing is wrong and more delusional depends on how narc you are and then thats how you die
@ralphpuister5159 Жыл бұрын
today i had to practice this skill this made it so much easier thanks
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome!! :)
@scubasteves321410 ай бұрын
I found taking off my bcd underwear harder
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Yeah that can be tricky also
@duncannotdunkin10534 ай бұрын
Lose the snorkel 👍
@horsehead8306 Жыл бұрын
Hardly the hardest skill
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
For some people it is during their beginner course
@doxop61097 күн бұрын
You must be a PADI instructor. This doesn’t even address the part that people struggle with. Everyone knows how to remove and put a mask back on. Actually teach people how to overcome the sensation that comes from your nose taking on water when mask is flooded/removed.
@raymondlanier1112 Жыл бұрын
For me the hardest maneuver was to empty my lungs of all air fill my mouth with water and recover all that with 25 400 lb woman in the pool doing Zumba
@edstraker8451
Жыл бұрын
You had a baby blue whale in the pool? Lucky you!
@8Caps895
Жыл бұрын
That was Navy Seal training day you didn’t know it at the time 😂
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
You did that during the open water course?
@nervonabliss2071
Жыл бұрын
That was a hippo enclosure not a swimming pool
@Tani_Tuna10 ай бұрын
That’s crazy. My dad taught me how to do this when I was small
@joshuacress5174 Жыл бұрын
But what about the water in his eyes 👁👄👁
@melonemusk
Жыл бұрын
It literally just showed you
@joshuacress5174
Жыл бұрын
@@melonemusk Yea- no
@juice6071
Жыл бұрын
This is one of the easiest skills lmao
@GreenleyAdventures
Жыл бұрын
@@juice6071 good. So I’m not the only one who came here to say this.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
You can keep your eyes closed if you want :)
@billy21415 ай бұрын
Lose the snorkel, keep your eyes open and get off the bottom. You should be neutrality buoyant and in trim at all times.
@HellrazorDogsnDives11 ай бұрын
Try gear exchange while buddy breathing out of one reg. Then handle valve malfunction, and line entanglement with NO MASK. Ask your local instructor for a proper course. Cheers!
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Yeah this is not yet allowed on the PADI Open Water Diver Course. There is an equipment exchange in the Divemaster course. But please read the Instructor manual to know what is allowed to swap to stay within organisation standards.
@adventoabdielnababan195210 ай бұрын
Come on, this is the easiest one. The hardest is perfect buoyancy.
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Yes for some people, everyone is different. Buoyancy can defiantly also be tricky!
@LievGame
7 ай бұрын
once you get the hang of it its there kinda like muscle memory but different i didnt find it too hard
@McrsftHater11 ай бұрын
Hardest? Are you kidding? I did it on my very first dive of Open Water Diver course. Not hard at all
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Great for you! Some really struggle and for some it is easy :)
@zeusandmeeka2054 Жыл бұрын
That was easy
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Yeah :)
@TheJupiter78627 күн бұрын
Literally a basic skill
@aquaterrafootage954719 күн бұрын
Easiest skill*
@hoyewfei414 ай бұрын
Nodiving
@chrisanthony57911 ай бұрын
Why on earth do we teach scuba diving with a snorkel? I dive a lot and I still haven't figured out how to make that thing work under water.
@ScubaDivingTips
11 ай бұрын
yeah, but they can be handy sometimes on choppy surfaces - but it's a PADI Standard so I have to use one.
@ioana_tianu
11 ай бұрын
Having a snorkel attached to your mask will allow you to conserve energy while waiting to be picked up by your dive boat. This is particularly important if conditions are rough and you're exhausted. In extreme cases, if your air is depleted, you inflate your bcd orally and then the snorkel will help you stay safe on the surface. Before the dive, it can help you save air while you wait for the group to get ready or while you identify the best descend spot.
@chrisanthony579
11 ай бұрын
@@ScubaDivingTips I understand! My OW instructor, after I was certified, he is the one that turned me against always having a snorkel on the mask. He showed me his folding snorkel he carries in his BCD when he isn't teaching. I have a couple hundred dives now and have only used it once in Cozumel on a drift dive where I was waiting about 10 minutes to be picked up. Considering how little you use it in class and in real life, I just think it's one more thing a student needs to think about. The one thing that students struggle with is clearing and replacing a mask, why make it more complicated than it needs to be? is my thought.
@dirtyfbutler290310 ай бұрын
Hardest skill is removing yor BCD and putting it back on
@CharlesUchendu Жыл бұрын
This is the hardest skill?
@gabrielex
Жыл бұрын
No it definitely isn't, but they do this to get views. Real emergencies are hard to manage especially if you're not properly prepared, not this.
@CharlesUchendu
Жыл бұрын
@@gabrielex no doubt, I was kidding since it's so clearly not
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
When you teach the PADI Open Water Course for a lot of people it is, but not for all. Are you instructors? We teach many people and a lot of people struggle with this skill, so in this video I show how easy it can be. Thanks for you great comments!
@CharlesUchendu
Жыл бұрын
@@ScubaDivingTips The problem is that the title isn't about 'common issue students struggle with in an open water class' it's "hardest skill in diving" . That's what we're objecting to, there are tons of skills way harder than a mask remove and replace while kneeling on a pool bottom, like doing the same while maintaining trim, or backing out along a cave line with a lost mask drill, or any of the numerous other options.
@webguy94323 күн бұрын
Sorry but i still need to pinch my nose.
@willibordus Жыл бұрын
Just know thay this is the hardest skill for scuba diver
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
For a lot of new scuba divers yes
@matthewevans283111 ай бұрын
I did this skill 40 ft down at the bottom during a ocean dive.
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Cool!
@JohnDewh
8 ай бұрын
I think I had to clear my mask at about thirty feet down When it started to fill with water. People may think this It's a useless skill but Trust me everything you are taught in this coirse can save your life
@chrisphilhower6029 Жыл бұрын
I'm Nearsighted. Have a Hard time seeing without the mask on.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Best to keep it on
@chrisphilhower6029
Жыл бұрын
@@ScubaDivingTips If they'll allow me to in the Class. Otherwise my Buddy will have to help me navigate.
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Hardest skill in diving isn’t clearing your mask or putting it on after it comes off. The hardest and most important skill in diving is maintaining mental composure and staying aware of everything from your equipment to your environment.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Everyone experiences it differently. For many new beginner divers this is one of the most challenging skills :) Trust me after certifying thousands of beginner divers
@ericcartman9594
10 ай бұрын
@@abigmonkeyformehardest "normal exercise could be fully change of equipment with a partner breathing from the same regulator. Then you can always do weird complications line being blindfolded or three people instead of two. This one may be used on cave training
@ericcartman9594
10 ай бұрын
@@abigmonkeyforme exchanging gear is just a random task to perform under stress. Is more of a challenging exercise than a useful one I think
@ericcartman9594
10 ай бұрын
@@abigmonkeyforme thats right
@JohnDewh
8 ай бұрын
Exactly
When I was taking classes for the certification I kept choking during this skill and it was a terrible feeling 😩 Took me like 5 tries to finally get it. Luckily it was only in the pool and not in the ocean
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Yes it can take some time to practice. Check out my video here where I give some great tips: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZoFnlqinYZvOe7w.html
@punapirate
Жыл бұрын
Aloha - the primary cause of this is allowing the water that is in the mask flow back into your nose as you lean back… to prevent this, start to apply slight exhale (through nose remember) as you lean back… you also, don’t have to lean all that fats back and thirdly - you can always take two or three blows to thoroughly clear it… my last observation in differences in teaching procedures… my students used to get used to opening their eyes underwater… become one with the ocean… one exercise my advanced …. Hey ai’m babbling on… sorry… - Good demo brother -
@roxanne8662
Жыл бұрын
Same here, except it was in the ocean so i had my eyes closed. I had to keep stopping to hold my nose and breathe as water just kept wanting to go up my nose.
@xinahliaofthefeywild8985
Жыл бұрын
I had mine im the ocean with eyes open. My teacher wanted me to swim without the mask and eyes open and put it on again with a full clear. It was hard but possible.
@frabi23
11 ай бұрын
We did the exercise at the bottom of the Red Sea, which was at 9m / 30 ft. I was a little scared before but it worked really well.
First step, slowly let water in from the top of the mask. Breaking the seal at the bottom can cause water to shoot up your nose. If needed close the eyes doing this. Everything else is correct. This skill is hard for most students. I was an Instructor for 15 years. Been diving for 40 years.
@theessexhunter1305
Жыл бұрын
I did my Dm course in 96 my instructor made me swim around with no mask, as she said what are you going to do wait for someone to hold you hand.. We used to take of our jackets and sit on them @ 40mts like a jockey and paddle along...all you have to do is keep the reg in..easy. Close your eyes lol
@calkelpdiver
Жыл бұрын
@@theessexhunter1305, Did the same things during my DM & Instructor training in 90. Also had to do Ditch & Don all gear with a 10 minute tread (only swimsuit in the pool, no wetsuit) in-between. Also did full gear exchange underwater with another student, and if either of you bailed out you both did the exercise again. While teaching one of the skills was the no-mask swim, and I would "hold" the student on the BC shoulder (more for control if they lost it than leading them).
@CharlesUchendu
Жыл бұрын
Only concern I have with that is if one needs baby steps they're not prepared to do it when it's not a skill demonstration in class
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Yep :)
@oceocet
3 ай бұрын
Same, during my training my teacher wanted me to open eyes under water because if there is a problem it's better to see.. no things to be comfortable, the objective was to be prepared
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who had an awful time doing this
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
Many, many people have issues with this skill, but with practice it becomes easier :)
@Mr.Voysey
3 ай бұрын
How the hell did you manage the rest of the skills if you couldn’t do this one?
@BLAHAJ522
9 күн бұрын
Same
@BLAHAJ522
9 күн бұрын
@@Mr.Voysey wdym you have to partial filly your mask then clear you have to fully fill it then clear them there's this you have to throw your reg out and use sweep arm to get it that's also easy and there's cesa but if you kick of hard your fine the rest are easy
Loved the instructional video! This was a skill that quite a few people in my open water diving class found very difficult to perform correctly. However, the hardest thing for me to do was either the buddy breathing exercise or the emergency surfacing techniques. Many people don’t see and appreciate the amount of things Scuba Divers need to learn to be certified. But in the end, getting to go diving is a life-changing experience.
@thecolorjune
11 ай бұрын
I got to go diving without certification in Hawai’i! It was a truly wonderful experience! I hope to get certified someday. I feel like I got to cheat the system haha and I feel very lucky to have gotten to dive with a very good guide.
I just had to do it for my OW. No big deal for me but some people had issues. Of coarse we were doing it in cold water with 7mm hood and gloves, so that didn't make it any easier
This was very easy exercise for me since the first day, I was always having little bit water touching my nose the first day and I didn’t react at all on that because it wasn’t on my eyes. When I needed to take it off and put it back I didn’t have any problem also when you have very good instructor and you feel safe with him since the day 1 there will be no problems at all. The only hard thing for me was controlled emergency swimming 9m horizontal but the vertical was very easy. It was hard for me to swim 9m horizontal with one breath. Can’t wait for more dives and get more certificates so finally I can become instructor ☺️
I completly freaked out when i needed to do this
@Mr.Voysey
3 ай бұрын
Why?
I always believed this was the easiest of the skills mostly because im really comfortable in water but also because there are instructors that wont let me die lol my struggle was taking the gear off and putting it back on I kept struggling to find the straps lol
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Yeah everyone has different skills they are good or less good at :)
This is the most hardest part during my last certification test
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
You are not alone :)
I just exhale as I’m putting the mask on and it clears itself usually. The harder part imo is simply breathing without the mask on. I’m usually a nose breather but to make it worse the bubbles from your exhale mess with your nose
Im thirteen and when i first did this on a lake i nearly had an panic attack because water ran up my nose ( we were 5 meters under the water ) and obviously i couldnt see. I managed to calm myself down and do it right and i passed! It was my third worst experience because i stopped breathing because of the water traveled trough my nose to my mouth and i needed to cough it out. It was fricking scary because, once again i couldnt see. 😬
@ScubaDivingTips
2 ай бұрын
Yes it can be intimidating practicing it. But you managed to stay calm, very good! Keep doing it more and it will become much easier :)
@nugetocka8054
2 ай бұрын
@@ScubaDivingTips thanks😉
I remember doing this for an intro training course in the pool! It made sense to me right away but my mom was having some trouble 😂 great skill to learn though, because when we got out in the real ocean and were 30 feet deep, I could easily clear any water from my mask.
@ScubaDivingTips
2 ай бұрын
Yes, it is a very important skill to master :)
I'm 17, took a diving certificate this summer. When he said we're going 15 meters on the boat, panic set in. Had to remove the mask, put it back, and clear it underwater for the first time under 15 meters. Took it off fine, but struggled blowing out after putting it back. Failed multiple times, started drowning as water went from my nose to my mouth, pointed to go up while choking. Somehow made it underwater.
@MissMcKennaMarie
4 ай бұрын
what did your scuba instructor do while you were panicking?
I legit did this today and I’m searching for scuba tips and this popped up. I surprising (as a 14 year old) did this first try which was amazing because my instructor told me that he had I guy completely fail and just keep surfacing so they just ended the lesson and returned to it later.
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Yeah well done on mastering it the first time! :)
Not sure about everyone else but I did this in salt water and we had to have our eyes open in salt water. it actually hurt less in salt water unless your close to shore.
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
Good to hear, different experiences for different people. Happy is was ok for you :) Some people have contact lenses, that makes a difference also
Had my first Try Dive today and managed this first time. Really enjoyed it. Breathing without the mask in though sends sent air up nose and felt odd.
@ScubaDivingTips
2 ай бұрын
Yes it is a strange feeling the first time :)
Hardest part of my OW training was removing my BCD and having to wear it again. It kept floating away from me and wasn't easy to put back on.
I did that today with relative...I spiced it up a bit by dropping the mask just out of my visibility range under water then retrieved it and put it back on and cleared...it was my 3rd dive
Hardest part for me was trying not to panic as the salt water hit my eye's, but it is my favourite skill!
Watching my equipment and paying attention to depth and air was the most difficult
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Yeah that can be tricky also
Hmmm. Having the instructor, at 90’, turn off the right post while simulating an air leak in the manifold. Then having my buddy turn off the left post to stop the “leak”. 😂. Tech 1 with AG and Joe T in San Diego. Best class ever.
This was helpful before I did this yesterday in my open water diver. Also it helped to practice fitting the mask over my face out of water before hand so I grasped the technical skill of actually doing it, when I got in the water it was pretty easy
Ahhh memorys, did it like a year or two ago...dived a total of 3 times
I felt like my heart was going 200 plus during this skill but I kept calm and did it twice in two days. my problem is not breathing into the nose, it’s a weird feeling lol
For me making a sound while exhaling helped alot
Removing the mask to clear it of if it falls of is the easy part i forget that my nose is exposed to water so i some times breath in from my nose. If you do this hold the mask with 1 hand and then hold your nose with the other hand and calm down and then try again
Once you're able to doff all gear, surface, tread x10 min, decent, and don all gear demonstrates good confidence. But its definitely not the hardest skill. Try dialing in your BCD so you can hover on bottom controling buoyancy with your breathing.
when i used to need to do this for my owd course i always had trouble maintaining a correct breathing pattern almost ad if i forgot how to inhale. thats literally what it felt like
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
I know the feeling, but with practice it got better right? :)
I agree with other posters. The single hardest skill is trusting your training. Breathe, everything else is secondary. Saved my @ every time. If you can't do this skill in open water, you need to spend more time with a better instructor.
@ScubaDivingTips
2 ай бұрын
Time and Instructor makes a lot of difference
Remember you might have push on opposite side if you're upside down in the water column i think of teachers fail to mention. Details matter.
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
Interesting tip :)
When I learned back in the sixties, my instructor had us throw our masks into the pool, then dive down to it and hover over it inverted (to ensure our snoots were full of water), then don and clear our masks. Of course we blew snot into our masks, so then we'd have to doff, rinse and don and clear it again, all in one breath. No tanks, just fins.
@ScubaDivingTips
2 ай бұрын
Training standards have changed a lot since then
This is beginner easy stuff. Try maintaining your composure and being aware and safe.
i tried my first ever scuba dive and tried but i had to keep reminding myself to breath through my mouth was tricky. sometimes stopped and was like need to breath! but was first time so guess just need to pracite
@ScubaDivingTips
6 ай бұрын
Yeah, many people experience this. Just keep practicing and it will be easier :)
How about when you have to take out your reg and sweep your arm to find it with your mask off?
@ScubaDivingTips
6 ай бұрын
That is not an official PADI skill, but if you loose your mask and your regulator at the same time in real life then you can still recover your regulator in most cased by sweeping your arm on the right side.
Did this in the ocean a few months ago when I did my course and my hood broke the mask seal and at first I panicked and had to surface until I realised😂😂😂
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Good to hear you are ok
Just had my first class today, and honestly this was the worst part for me. The water going up my nose made me choke up and exhale through my mouth. I got it done, but goodness was it absolutely awful lol
@thatshortkid1277
8 ай бұрын
Break the seal at the top of mask first and slowly let water into your nose area 👍
Every time I had to to this in class I had trouble breathing since I’m so used to breathing through my nose 😫
@ScubaDivingTips
11 ай бұрын
Yeah, many people have this problem, but keep practicing and you will get to control breathing through your mouth and nose better!
I had a lousey instructor who told me this was the EASIEST exercises meanwhile everyone else is saying its one of the hardest, he also seems to believe holding lectures in dark rooms where you can't see what you're writing is acceptable, wish this guy would learn to give advice using his mouth not the other end of him :D
Um.. we're in Washington... we had gloves on for this too...
What stresses us when we take off the mask during diving is that we think that the water will disturb our eyes. You can overcome this situation by trying a few times...
My father was my scuba coach. I didn’t have a problem with taking of my goggles. I got way better in tha past year, buuuut. I am still not good by not floating up or sinking down
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
Practice will make that better! Keep diving
@chrisheaantonucci7146
7 ай бұрын
@@ScubaDivingTips Thx. I will!
its hard for me because i keep almost breathing through my nose
I personally didn't have any issues with this one but I've seen plenty of students bolt for the surface on this one! Hardest skill for me personally has been finning backwards. I still can't get it 😩
Keep your eyes open!
I recently started an open water dive course (never dove before a week ago), the center I’m at doesn’t have a pool so everything is learned in the sea, and this bit was really easy, not sure how it’s considered the hardest skill in diving
@ScubaDivingTips
6 ай бұрын
Great to hear that this skill was easy for you. Not all but from all skills this is usually the hardest for some people to perform.
@JakeAustinVlog
6 ай бұрын
@@ScubaDivingTips true
I almost didn't pass this portion because I hate the feeling of water around my nose. It immediately goes into my sinuses and I feel like drowning. I had to come up with a way where I could hold my nose while doing this drill so I could pass.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
So you did completed the skill, well done. Keep practicing it and it will become easier.
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I struggled so much till I squeezed my sinuses in my face with the muscles of my face (if that makes sense) then I was able to do it
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
Whatever makes it work for you :)
I just blow out of my nose and it’s clear, but still hate doing this exercise.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
You are not alone :)
Step one… lose the snorkel.
@matthewchristianfournier4881
Жыл бұрын
As soon as you pass the class, you have to have in basic open water
@filippobertoni4990
Жыл бұрын
Second open eyes
@graememckay9972
Жыл бұрын
My 11 Yr old just did padi open water and was told snorkel was mandatory. 1st dive as a qualified diver and he was told to get rid of it because it just gets in the way. Seems stupid to have it mandatory for training of most divers don't even use it.
@Chogogo717
Жыл бұрын
@@graememckay9972 agreed, and most dive shops sell you on one that is meant for snorkeling. If you need to swim way out a folding snorkel you can stow in a pocket would be the way to go.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Because of the PADI Standard we have to wear one. They can come in handy on longer surface swims when it is a bit choppy.
This came naturally to me.
@ScubaDivingTips
6 ай бұрын
Nice one!
That’s how a clear the fog from my lenses
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
yes you can do that
Hardest my ass! I learned that when I was 9 years old😅
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Good on you! Not everyone thinks it is easy, but some people ace it the first time
@wimpy999
7 ай бұрын
As someone who has struggled with this skill, I don’t find your comment overly understanding or kind. Just saying …..
How sir do you breathe in through your mouth and out through your nose at the same time?
Can Water get in the eyes, when you put it on again? I can't open my eyes in Water 🤧
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
You can clear your mask by breathing out of your nose. After clearing the mask you can open your eye (or even during the skill)... A few drips in your eyes will be ok :)
when I was 14 years old I got a junior open water license😂😂
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Keep diving or maybe even become a Diving Instructor one day? :)
@rickpost2846
Жыл бұрын
@@ScubaDivingTips yeah one day wil
Does it clear the water stuck in the nose peice as well when you put the mask back on?
I did this skill today, in the sea, 3 metres underwater. Had to take mask off for 1 minute, then put it back on and clear it. Heard it was hard but didn't find any problems doing it.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
When you start training for tech diving you do this with one hand and open your eyes and salt water and you have to stay perfectly flat floating in the water column
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Tech diving is awesome
And do anyone have to do this, when diving the first time?
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
On you beginner Open Water courses you have to perform this skill
What I’ve never understood is why people who have been swimming without a mask suddenly freak out about not having on a mask. Goes right along with why are you trying to be vertical in the water when you’ve never swam like that before? People make things harder than they are.
@scubacro5758
3 ай бұрын
Becouse they can't see anything and becouse there is salt water burning their eyes
This is extra easy for me cuz im bald 😂
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
haha yeah
So you can do all this in the sea or ocean?
@ScubaDivingTips
11 ай бұрын
yes you can :)
Capp, the hardest skill in scuba diving is learning how to constantly get neutrally buoyant
A bit harder doing it while in trim and without changing depth …
The most difficult skill is deploying your lift bag in 300feet of water well gas sharing through a restriction but I guess this is a close second 🙄
this wasn't hard for me at all. i did this successfully on my first try. maybe its a matter of keeping your composure?
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
Great to hear!
It's a little harder having to do that with a full face mask
@ScubaDivingTips
7 ай бұрын
Yep!
Open eyessssss
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Some people have contact lenses, so then they have the option for closed eyes.
@harushdesign
9 ай бұрын
Those people would be in serious danger if that happens at 30m deep and they cant orientate them selves up or read their meters. I would so drop that "hold your mask tight" too. In my course the instructor took it and dropped it to my side so that i had to open my eyes and see where it is, exactly to prepare me and prevent accidents
@kasienkakaminska6915
6 ай бұрын
😊
That is literally one the most basic skills you learn say one of Open Water. Hardest is definitely mastering buoyancy
@ScubaDivingTips
6 ай бұрын
For some people this is and for some buoyancy, for other both skills are hard and some people have no issues with both. Everyone is different. Out of my experience most people struggle with the Mask Clearing skills and Buoyancy in the beginning.
As an instructor I can say that this isn't the most difficult skill. All my students are doing this very easily, if it is done gradually and explicitly. I observed that the most difficult one is the removal and replacing of the weight belt underwater. Because it messes with their balance. Also, removing the scuba kit underwater and breathing from a free-flowing reg can sometimes be uncomfortable for students.
@chrisanthony579
11 ай бұрын
another absolutely useless skill in my opinion. Removing gear underwater. How many people have actually had to remove their gear during a dive? Like NONE.
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
yes those skills can be tricky also. If you do not have many people struggling with the mask skills then you are doing a great job as an instructor! :)
that's how I failed certification. I couldn't do it in devils den.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Try and practice more in the future, you will get it :)
That is a very basic and needed skill.
Hardest part amd skill on diving is to not dive above your training and limits and if you do dive deep with single bottle open curcuit and get narcosis you become calm and feel like nothing is wrong and more delusional depends on how narc you are and then thats how you die
today i had to practice this skill this made it so much easier thanks
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome!! :)
I found taking off my bcd underwear harder
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Yeah that can be tricky also
Lose the snorkel 👍
Hardly the hardest skill
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
For some people it is during their beginner course
You must be a PADI instructor. This doesn’t even address the part that people struggle with. Everyone knows how to remove and put a mask back on. Actually teach people how to overcome the sensation that comes from your nose taking on water when mask is flooded/removed.
For me the hardest maneuver was to empty my lungs of all air fill my mouth with water and recover all that with 25 400 lb woman in the pool doing Zumba
@edstraker8451
Жыл бұрын
You had a baby blue whale in the pool? Lucky you!
@8Caps895
Жыл бұрын
That was Navy Seal training day you didn’t know it at the time 😂
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
You did that during the open water course?
@nervonabliss2071
Жыл бұрын
That was a hippo enclosure not a swimming pool
That’s crazy. My dad taught me how to do this when I was small
But what about the water in his eyes 👁👄👁
@melonemusk
Жыл бұрын
It literally just showed you
@joshuacress5174
Жыл бұрын
@@melonemusk Yea- no
@juice6071
Жыл бұрын
This is one of the easiest skills lmao
@GreenleyAdventures
Жыл бұрын
@@juice6071 good. So I’m not the only one who came here to say this.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
You can keep your eyes closed if you want :)
Lose the snorkel, keep your eyes open and get off the bottom. You should be neutrality buoyant and in trim at all times.
Try gear exchange while buddy breathing out of one reg. Then handle valve malfunction, and line entanglement with NO MASK. Ask your local instructor for a proper course. Cheers!
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Yeah this is not yet allowed on the PADI Open Water Diver Course. There is an equipment exchange in the Divemaster course. But please read the Instructor manual to know what is allowed to swap to stay within organisation standards.
Come on, this is the easiest one. The hardest is perfect buoyancy.
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Yes for some people, everyone is different. Buoyancy can defiantly also be tricky!
@LievGame
7 ай бұрын
once you get the hang of it its there kinda like muscle memory but different i didnt find it too hard
Hardest? Are you kidding? I did it on my very first dive of Open Water Diver course. Not hard at all
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Great for you! Some really struggle and for some it is easy :)
That was easy
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Yeah :)
Literally a basic skill
Easiest skill*
Nodiving
Why on earth do we teach scuba diving with a snorkel? I dive a lot and I still haven't figured out how to make that thing work under water.
@ScubaDivingTips
11 ай бұрын
yeah, but they can be handy sometimes on choppy surfaces - but it's a PADI Standard so I have to use one.
@ioana_tianu
11 ай бұрын
Having a snorkel attached to your mask will allow you to conserve energy while waiting to be picked up by your dive boat. This is particularly important if conditions are rough and you're exhausted. In extreme cases, if your air is depleted, you inflate your bcd orally and then the snorkel will help you stay safe on the surface. Before the dive, it can help you save air while you wait for the group to get ready or while you identify the best descend spot.
@chrisanthony579
11 ай бұрын
@@ScubaDivingTips I understand! My OW instructor, after I was certified, he is the one that turned me against always having a snorkel on the mask. He showed me his folding snorkel he carries in his BCD when he isn't teaching. I have a couple hundred dives now and have only used it once in Cozumel on a drift dive where I was waiting about 10 minutes to be picked up. Considering how little you use it in class and in real life, I just think it's one more thing a student needs to think about. The one thing that students struggle with is clearing and replacing a mask, why make it more complicated than it needs to be? is my thought.
Hardest skill is removing yor BCD and putting it back on
This is the hardest skill?
@gabrielex
Жыл бұрын
No it definitely isn't, but they do this to get views. Real emergencies are hard to manage especially if you're not properly prepared, not this.
@CharlesUchendu
Жыл бұрын
@@gabrielex no doubt, I was kidding since it's so clearly not
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
When you teach the PADI Open Water Course for a lot of people it is, but not for all. Are you instructors? We teach many people and a lot of people struggle with this skill, so in this video I show how easy it can be. Thanks for you great comments!
@CharlesUchendu
Жыл бұрын
@@ScubaDivingTips The problem is that the title isn't about 'common issue students struggle with in an open water class' it's "hardest skill in diving" . That's what we're objecting to, there are tons of skills way harder than a mask remove and replace while kneeling on a pool bottom, like doing the same while maintaining trim, or backing out along a cave line with a lost mask drill, or any of the numerous other options.
Sorry but i still need to pinch my nose.
Just know thay this is the hardest skill for scuba diver
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
For a lot of new scuba divers yes
I did this skill 40 ft down at the bottom during a ocean dive.
@ScubaDivingTips
10 ай бұрын
Cool!
@JohnDewh
8 ай бұрын
I think I had to clear my mask at about thirty feet down When it started to fill with water. People may think this It's a useless skill but Trust me everything you are taught in this coirse can save your life
I'm Nearsighted. Have a Hard time seeing without the mask on.
@ScubaDivingTips
Жыл бұрын
Best to keep it on
@chrisphilhower6029
Жыл бұрын
@@ScubaDivingTips If they'll allow me to in the Class. Otherwise my Buddy will have to help me navigate.
Nope taking off gear and putting back on is
Its easy lol