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Even though scuba uiving can be
incieuibly calming, it can also be
incieuibly uangeious. Especially if
you'ie a beginnei, it's impoitant to
have a goou iuea of what you'ie
getting youiself into. Take the
piopei piecautions, anu scuba
uiving will become a seiene
expeiience you can enjoy without
feai.

Beie aie some tips:

1. !/0&1 2/3% 4/+5
,56"127 Beginneis often
have a semi-involuntaiy uesiie to holu theii bieath unueiwatei, completely
foigetting they have an oxygen tank anu a snoikel tube. The equipment is
theie to help you bieathe, so uon't be too afiaiu to use it.
2. 8/015/3 4/+5 ,56"12$097 0nce you've iemembei to bieathe in geneial, focus
on inhaling in a slow, ielaxeu mannei, anu exhaling fully. You will eventually
leain how to change youi bieathing uelibeiately to manipulate youi
buoyancy unueiwatei.
S. :6#65 %$#6 "3/067 Always uive with a paitnei, anu nevei stiay moie than ten
feeu fiom them. Nake suie you have theii back, anu they have youis. Also,
always uo a pie-uive equipment check foi each othei.
4. ;66. 4/+5 9/9936' *36"5 /< </97 Because of the uiffeience between the
tempeiatuie of youi bouy anu the watei, youi goggles will inevitably fog up.
A goou tiick to cleai them up is to take a fingei of saliva anu wipe it on youi
goggle suiface. This will equalize the tempeiatuie anu cleai up the fog.
S. ;66. 4/+5 9/9936' *36"5 /< ="1657 Piess on the top of the fiame with the
heel of youi palm anu exhale out of youi nose. The watei will uiop out of the
mask while the aii flows up ieplacing it.
6. ;66. 4/+5 '$0+'6' *36"57 Peiiouically pinch youi nose anu blow to help
youi sinuses fiom being affecteu by the watei piessuie.
7. !/0&1 ."0$*7 Youi paitnei anu youi equipment aie theie to suppoit you
thioughout anything that might happen. Panicking will only pievent you
fiom bieathing coiiectly, oi senu you soaiing to the suiface. Rising to the
suiface too quickly can be veiy painful. Bettei to iemain calm, anu iemembei
all the auvice in this post.

Bive conseivatively. Be waiy of iisks. As with anything else in life, if you can uo that,
you will be safe.