Scuba Diving for 2

A great taste of the underwater world!

Scuba Diving for Two:

The Experience

You are going to get a taste of the underwater world with a scuba diving try-dive. In the secure surroundings of a training pool you'll be taught basic scuba techniques, including breathing, swimming and buoyancy. The session will give you the chance to familiarise yourself with the breathing equipment and experience the feeling of being underwater for a period of time.

Vital Information

You must be comfortable in water and in reasonable health. All participants are required to sign a medical declaration and disclaimer before commencing diving tuition. Chronic asthmatics, sufferers of diabetes, claustrophobia, respiratory, heart or other medical conditions must produce in advance a written medical approval from their arts in order to participate.

The Weather

The weather will not affect this experience, as it is held in a swimming pool.

Session Length

This experience will last for around two hours, but this may vary depending on the standard of pupils. Your time in the pool is around half an hour.

Spectators

Spectator facilities will vary from centre to centre - please ask when booking.

What To Wear

Bring a swimming costume, a towel and a T-shirt to wear in the water to cushion you from the scuba apparatus, which can sometimes rub against the skin. All other equipment will be provided, including your tank, mask and scuba gear.

Availability

Selected dates throughout the year, generally with three weeks minimum notice required for booking. Please call us to check the latest availability.

Locations

Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Belfast, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Canterbury, Coventry, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Isle of Wight, London, Leicester, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oxford, Portsmouth, Reading, Southampton, Newquay, Watford

Other information

No previous experience is necessary, beginners are welcome.

Code : P03317A

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Scuba Diving for Two: Fascinating Facts

Men and women have practised breath-hold diving for centuries. In ancient Greece, breath-hold divers are known to have hunted for sponges. However, until humans found a way to breathe underwater each dive was necessarily short and frantic. In the 16th century people began to use diving bells supplied with air from the surface, the first effective means of staying under water for any length of time. In 1825 an Englishman, William James, invented the first workable self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) incorporating a cylindrical belt around the diver's trunk that served as an air reservoir. The development of modern fins, mask and snorkel tubes happened in the 1920s and 30s. An American, Guy Gilpatri used a pair of old flying goggles, plugged with putty and painted over whilst his Russian friend, Karamarenko, produced the first rubber mask with a single window. De Corliev in France patented fins in 1929. Then in 1943 Jacques-Yves Cousteau, a French naval lieutenant and Emile Gagnan, an engineer for a Parisian natural gas company redesigned a car regulator to automatically provide compressed air to a diver on the slightest intake of breath. Cousteau tested the unit in the cold Marne River outside Paris and after a modification they patented the Aqua Lung. Today PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) is the world's largest recreational diving membership organisation, with more than 4300 dive centres and resorts in more than 175 countries and territories.

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Scuba Diving for Two: Restrictions

This experience operates on evenings year round. Wear swimming clothes and bring a towel. All participants are required to sign a medical declaration and disclaimer before commencing diving tuition. Chronic asthmatics, sufferers of diabetes, claustrophobia, respiratory, heart or other medical conditions must produce in advance a written medical approval from their arts in order to participate.