Learn to Dive

How to Get Started Scuba Diving

If you’re a non-diver and think you want to become one, the best way is to try it out. Once you go into the water you will want to make sure you are with someone who is certified to take you.

There are several ‘courses’ available for you to pick from. Each will teach you basics and allow you to try diving before you make the decision to do a full course. Generally the ratio of class members to instructor is small. Your dive may take place in a pool or in open water.

Some of the organizations that provide these ‘courses’ are PADI, NAUI, SSI, and SDI. All of these programs provide an introduction to diving and are both safe and exciting.

Take a look at the article below and click on the link at the bottom for information about these organizations.

You may be a non-diver who’s curiously poking around this site, looking to give the underwater world a try. If so, welcome. Or maybe you’re a scuba diver with a non-diving relative or friend who you’re anxious to introduce to our sport. But what are the options?

First, it’s important to note that most organizations require non-divers to be escorted on dives by a certified instructor. A dive guide (often a divemaster) or another non-instructor-level scuba diver won’t cut it. While there are no ‘dive police’ stopping certified divers at the water’s edge if they take non-divers with them, there can be repercussions in some dive organizations, particularly for professional divers such as divemasters. And for good reason: Assuming responsibility for an untrained person underwater is a big deal and takes training and awareness. Why risk either your or your buddy’s safety?

Click here for to read the entire article by Thomas Gronfeldt at ScubaDiverLife.com and learn more about the ‘courses’ mentioned above.