Things to Know About Scuba Diving

Particularly in the recent years, diving has become an increasingly popular activity that many people are interested in. In this blog post, you will learn about basic information about this enjoyable activity, which can be practiced by anyone who can swim and does not have a significant health issue that would prevent diving, which also requires undergoing an important theoretical and practical training process and will take you to a new and amazing world.

What is Scuba Diving?

Scuba diving, also shortly known as scuba, is a discipline of diving carried out with equipment such as a wetsuit and goggles and a cylinder that allows breathing underwater. The term “Scuba” stands for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. This activity dates back to the early 19th century.

At What Depths Is Scuba Diving Performed?

The depth limit in scuba diving activity for divers who are not at a professional level, that is, those who do it as a kind of hobby, is 30 - 40 meters on average. A special training or a partner will be required if one wants to scuba dive to greater depths. The world record in scuba diving belongs to Ahmed Gabr with 332 meters.

What Type of Training is Needed for Scuba Diving?

Scuba diving training involves three main stages as theoretical lessons, pool dives and sea dives. The theoretical part usually involves lectures accompanied by videos and books. Students receive their first applied training to gain the knowledge and skills they will need at sea during training in the pool. Diving in the sea with the instructors is the final stage. Students are required to fulfill the performance conditions during diving sessions in the pool and int the sea in order to successfully complete the course.

İstanbul Akvaryum Diving Course

If you are willing to do scuba diving, you can visit our aquarium and enroll to a diving course given by the expert instructors of Boğaziçi Underwater Research Center. Please visit our dedicated page for more detailed information about the courses, which are held according to CMAS standards with the only requirement for participation is to know how to swim and to be at the minimum age of 14 years and awarding the participants with the certificate of the certification system of their choice upon completion, and the applied program and pricing.

Certificate Systems

You are required to hold a certificate given by an authorized institution showing that you have received the necessary diving training in order to dive in the open seas. There is no exclusive central organization that issues such a certificate, which can be considered as a diver's operating license, if the training is completed successfully. Instead, there are several organizations around the world that are authorized to give valid certificates in return of the courses they carry out. These organizations offer a wide range of certificates for different purposes and levels such as advanced diver, assistant instructor, dive leader, cave diver, rescue diver. Diver candidates who want to receive training at the beginner level has the option to choose any of these organizations/certification systems. Some of the organizations that give certificate:

PADI(Professional Association of Diving Instructors)
NAUI(National Association of Underwater Instructors)
BSAC(British Sub Aqua Club)
CMAS(Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques)
SSI(Scuba Schools International)
SDI(Scuba Diving International)

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