Comments on: Scuba Diving for Beginners : How to Use Scuba BCD

By: Baldiver

Baldiver — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:13:22 +0000

Giving those informations on the net to all is a good way to make people buy and practice scuba diving without any proper training and may cause serious inguries and/or death please dive SAFELY

By: chocolatejunkiexx

chocolatejunkiexx — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:20:04 +0000

is it possible to learn most of what u need to know about PADI scuba diving by a week, even if you are 13 years old???? plz someone answer me!!

By: Direwolf56

Direwolf56 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:29:40 +0000

some classes offer to give you full training in as little as a weekend, but I wouldnt reccomend taking that little time to learn. Im 15 and so far have only breathed under a 4 1/2 pool without using a BCD. I don’t know much but youd probably want to do everything you can to make sure you have quality and proper training, its fun but you can get yourself killed very easily if you know little or nothing about what your doing. I think kids 12 and under can possibly do it, but im not for sure.

By: splinter5196

splinter5196 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:35:15 +0000

Ive been scuba diving with padi for a while now and im hoping to do the instructor course soon so I know that if you do a PADI diving course usually it consists of about 6 confined water dives and unlesss you are diving every day for a week you will not be able to do the course within a week. I would recomend going once a week for the amount of confined water dives you do. Also there are 5 modules to complete.

By: darcy031685

darcy031685 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:31:14 +0000

I assume you mean learn all you need in a week. PADI training is a two day course. You learn everything then and then go on two certification dives. It’s not hard but at thirteen it’s a lot to handle.

By: GameCrazy215

GameCrazy215 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:35:16 +0000

yes I am 13 and just got curtifyed, or got my card thing wich meens i am a member
padi… I did the online course wich was very long like over 100 questions for the 3/5 slides
but welll yeah anyone can be a member as long as you study for the course and 10 and older.

By: bendikvalen

bendikvalen — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:12:00 +0000

yes you can! my sister took it and she was 12 years old…

she was the youngest person in norway…at that time…good luck!

By: Kief002

Kief002 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:11:32 +0000

yes you can I’m 14 and I’m advanced

By: rafarafa72

rafarafa72 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:46:14 +0000

i’d take the lessons and go it the conventional way so as not to skip any important factors.

By: NerdPorn

NerdPorn — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:47:57 +0000

it would be tough to fit it all in on one week for the full open water certification. there is a lot of reading and videos to watch combined with the pool dives and the open water dives. it would be intense. i have doubt that any local dive shop would feel comfortable sending someone through that quick.

You may be able to get the limited “Scuba divers” card. but in my honest opinion that card is setting people up to get hurt. It just doesn’t teach enough

By: LOLlouisJoker

LOLlouisJoker — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:17:35 +0000

you have to be 14 to do your PADI as your lungs will be fully developed:)

By: solamisandwich05

solamisandwich05 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:53:20 +0000

I’m taking a 5month long course on scuba diving next semester and Ive never breathed underwater without a snorkel. It sounded awsome months ago but as it nears Im getting uber anxiety about the whole thing. If anyone has any suggestions to ease my conciense, could someone send me PM about what to expect and such?

By: NauiDiver91

NauiDiver91 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:39:43 +0000

you forgot to mention why back inflation is bad. When waiting at the surface of the water for a boat. It will force you face first into the water. You can lean it farther back to help keep the BCD from doing just that but still you have to use some effort in kicking so you stay up. Now if you’re looking for the top of the line BCD buy the Oceanic Out Trigger, watch a video explaining why & how it works as a back inflation and a jacket. OCEANIC OUT-TRIGGER its worth searching! believe me…

By: itsugarfree

itsugarfree — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:47:28 +0000

i have a back inflated BCD and it doesn’t push my face in to the water at the surface. So I would say you are doing something wrong if that happened to you. (floaty feet perhaps?) Body position under the water while diving is far superior with a back inflate.

By: fercstar

fercstar — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:37:36 +0000

It is very easy to do an Open Water class in under a week. When first learned to dive I did Open Water and Advanced Open Water in the same week.

By: petervagt

petervagt — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:53:22 +0000

Boyency Compensator Divce WTF it’s BCD = Boyency CONTROL!!! Divice DAMN! Expert my ***

By: petervagt

petervagt — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:17:01 +0000

Another thing the integrated weight aint as great as the belts cous if you have to make a Emergency Blow out you can not just clip it open and drop your weight and Get up with out grapping for it on the BCD Talking of exspirince

By: my3rdeyeleads

my3rdeyeleads — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:17:45 +0000

AWESOME!

By: MrJimbo008

MrJimbo008 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:53:26 +0000

I love my b.c.
I have a sherwood b.c. with weight integrated.
plenty of pockets for hotdogs

By: Devext

Devext — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:12:24 +0000

12 for padi, ollous.. CONTROL .. not whatever you said..

and stop color naming the bottons… it varys!

By: mokhammadmisdianto

mokhammadmisdianto — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:13:34 +0000

This video is nice for beginners to matter you are pursuing PADI or SSI or else..

Great, thanks!

By: ZACKALACK8999

ZACKALACK8999 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:37:17 +0000

one, you failed to spell buoyancy and device correctly, and the acronym can be used for either. Buoyancy compensating device is probably more common. You should try to have at least some validity to your assertions before making them Pete.

By: panicatthediscotime

panicatthediscotime — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:20:59 +0000

Stop saying “um” dude!

By: s030141

s030141 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:01:14 +0000

I have a problem. When i go snorkelling/scuba diving, i cant dive deep very far because of pressure in my sinuses, i have no problems equalizing pressure in my ears but my sinuses do no equalize at all. Please Help

By: DreamsofMajesty

DreamsofMajesty — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:02:08 +0000

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