Scuba diving: species and characteristics

More recently, for ordinary citizens of our country, the best entertainment in the warm season was the trip to nature. If there was a lake or a river next to the chosen place - fortunately the rest did not have a limit. And it never occurred to anyone that in a short time a dive would burst into the everyday life of man. To date, there are a huge number of clubs, where everyone wants to learn the wisdom of immersion in the blue abyss. However, not all fully represent what a category of sport means, such as scuba diving. What does it unite in itself? What subspecies of this direction? Are there features that should be taken into account at the very beginning of the course? This article and many other things this article tells.

Decoding of a capacious concept

Diving is a separate sport that has collected many different subspecies. However, this category is very multifaceted and can be considered as one of three well-known terms. The first of them means a way of moving a person under water. This species includes diving and free-diving. Some people think of this group as snorkeling. In all three directions, we will stop later. The second meaning of the concept of "scuba diving" is a sport that combines three main categories: swimming for one hundred, four hundred and eight hundred meters. In addition, the phrase under consideration is also a system of knowledge, discipline, a set of specialties that are studied by students of naval educational institutions that train personnel for service on submarines. It is noteworthy that this science is comprehended by servicemen of sea vessels.

Plunge into the abyss of water

Currently, more and more popular diving and his "colleague" free-diving. The first type is a method of immersion in water using special equipment. The latter include:

1. A special suit for diving, which is also called a wetsuit. As a rule, this "outfit" allows the body to keep the heat and protects the skin from mechanical damage. In good costume models, the collar has a special adjustable velcro designed for a more tight fit. In addition, the joints of the hydraulic reservoir are soft and prevent rubbing.
2. Masks and glasses for scuba diving. These devices allow you to fully enjoy the panorama opening up in the depths of the sea, the ocean or the lake. In addition, they protect the nose and eyes from getting into them sorines, small particles and salt water.
3. Scuba divers. Thanks to them, a person can easily be under water for a long time without complaining about the lack of oxygen. It is the presence of this device diving is different from free-diving, in which scuba is not needed.
4. Vests, consoles, octopus, regulators, helmets and much more equipment may be needed for a complete immersion in the blue spaces.

Other varieties

As already mentioned, free-diving is a kind of scuba diving. It is an entertainment in which the process of immersion and viewing of depths occurs only on the delay of breathing. In this case, this sport is akin to art: it softly intertwines the physiological characteristics of the body with the mental capabilities of man. The second name of this category is apone. To date, free-diving is a very popular sport. It is promoted as the art of owning one's body and breathing under water.

Snorkeling

At numerous exotic resorts of the world, where the ocean or the sea carefully bathes the coastal rocks, tourists are offered one more kind of sport under consideration - scuba diving with a tube. Or, as the masters call it, snorkeling. It is a process of moving under the surface of the water in order to observe the life of aquatic inhabitants. As already mentioned, this sport provides for a tube. Also, for the best kind, a mask is desirable. In cold waters, many craftsmen recommend that their students wear wet suits.

Swimming near the surface

For the most part, snorkelling is very popular in the waters surrounding the miniature islets formed in the craters of ancient volcanoes under the water. Only in the untouched and wild corners of the world ocean, where its inhabitants are not afraid to show themselves close to the surface of their homes, snorkelling as entertainment is very in demand. It is suitable even for those who are afraid to dive into the deep waters for diving.

A special attraction to these kinds of entertainment was presented by films with Jacques Yves Cousteau. Charmedly staring at the TV screen, the man indulged in bright fantasies, where he was himself, the scuba and the sea. Thanks to technology and the process of globalization, it became easier to make one's wishes come true. Now almost every foreign resort, and a settlement located near the water, will provide tourists with this fantastic pleasure - scuba diving.