Have you heard about Scuba diving? How is it different from simple diving where divers stay under the water by simply holding their breath?
Here is how, in scuba diving, divers can stay underwater for a long time as they wear special equipment. This kind of diving got its name from the equipment’s name that is called SCUBA. It is an acronym for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. The SCUBA equipment pieces include fins, a mask, a tank, gauges, and a watch. The tank has breathing gas (oxygen under pressure-suitable for deep ocean) that helps divers inhale and exhale naturally, without excessive effort no matter how deep they are. Watch, compass, depth and pressure gauges, provide scuba divers with important information about their location and their physical condition.
Scuba diving is mostly done for recreation purposes. Divers admire the marine life that is deep within the ocean – wide variety of fishes, ocean plants, coral reefs and sometimes even shipwrecks! For recreational purpose the divers can only go up to 130ft deep. Only trained professionals are allowed to go beyond that by the law.
Scuba skills also help in projects such as ocean oil drilling and bridge construction.
Sounds exciting and dangerous, but Scuba diving is considered to be pretty safe. In cases where untrained people try to dive more than 130ft there have been some incidents, but very minimal.
Watch this amazing video of scuba divers: