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Maldives Liveaboard Diving For Beginners (Beginner Liveaboards & Suitable Dive Sites)

By Russell BowyerPosted in Learn to Scuba Dive, Liveaboard, Scuba TravelTagged No Comments on Maldives Liveaboard Diving For Beginners (Beginner Liveaboards & Suitable Dive Sites)

Whilst not all diving is suitable for beginners in the Maldives there are Maldives liveaboards that provide dive tours for beginners. There are many dive sites in the Maldives with strong currents, making them unsuitable for newly certified divers. But if you choose your liveaboard carefully like the Sheena liveaboard, the Blue Shark One or the Amba liveaboard, these dive boats offer special tours suitable for beginners. But you would be better to arrive in the Maldives having drift dive experience and training.

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What Is Bent When You Are Suffering From Decompression Sickness?

By Russell BowyerPosted in Learn to Scuba Dive, Scuba Diving Tips & SafetyTagged No Comments on What Is Bent When You Are Suffering From Decompression Sickness?

Nothing is actually bent when you are suffering from decompression sickness. The term bent or the bends comes from the history behind decompression sickness. The reason for the term “The Bends” was used is because the afflicted individuals characteristically bent forward at the hips. The bends (decompression sickness (DCS) or Caisson disease) occurs in scuba divers. It occurs when gases dissolved in the body (mostly nitrogen) come out of solution in bubbles. Being ‘bent’ can affect just about any part of the body including the skin, your joints, the lungs, the heart and brain.

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Is Skiing More Dangerous Than Scuba Diving (What Are The Risks Of Dying?)

By Russell BowyerPosted in Learn to Scuba Dive, Scuba Diving Tips & SafetyTagged No Comments on Is Skiing More Dangerous Than Scuba Diving (What Are The Risks Of Dying?)

Partly because more people ski than scuba dive, there are more skiing accidents happen over a given period. Some of these accidents are very minor and some involve broken bones. But to answer the question ‘is skiing more dangerous than scuba diving?’, it turns out that scuba diving is statistically more dangerous than skiing and snowboarding when it comes to fatalities.

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Wetsuit Temperature Guide Scuba Diving (Celsius And Fahrenheit)

By Russell BowyerPosted in Learn to Scuba Dive, Recommended Gear, Scuba Diving Tips & SafetyNo Comments on Wetsuit Temperature Guide Scuba Diving (Celsius And Fahrenheit)

When you consider any guide to choice of wetsuit and water temperature, you must consider your own personal tolerance to the cold. In addition to how easily you feel the cold, also consider the topside conditions between dives on your dive interval. But also take account of the depth of your dive too.

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EVERYTHING You Need To Know About Drysuit Diving (Ask The Expert Diver)

By Russell BowyerPosted in Learn to Scuba Dive, Scuba Diving Tips & SafetyNo Comments on EVERYTHING You Need To Know About Drysuit Diving (Ask The Expert Diver)

What is Dry Suit Diving? Most divers know that water sucks heat out of your body 25 times faster than air of the same temperature. Which means if you’re diving in cold water you must use the correct exposure suit to be comfortable and to protect yourself from hypothermia. Depending on your personal tolerance to the cold, I suggest a drysuit is necessary anywhere below 14-21°C (70-57°F).

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Can You Scuba Dive With A Hangover? (Affects On Decompression Sickness)

By Russell BowyerPosted in Learn to Scuba Dive, Scuba Diving Tips & SafetyTagged No Comments on Can You Scuba Dive With A Hangover? (Affects On Decompression Sickness)

Is it safe to scuba dive with a hangover and are you putting yourself at a higher risk of decompression sickness if you dive with alcohol in your blood? The risk of decompression sickness is said to be higher if you have been drinking. This is probably mostly as a result of being dehydrated before you dive. Your level of hydration is just one of the risk factors associated with decompression sickness.

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