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Does anyone here scuba dive? Im thinking of doing a couse but it would be just me on my own. Once Ive done the course, what would i do next?
Does anyone here scuba dive? Im thinking of doing a couse but it would be just me on my own. Once Ive done the course, what would i do next?
how would i get to do dives after doing the course though? im not gonna be able to jet to exotic locations all the time. and i dont know anyone else who dives.
Join a club... like you could join a club in order to do a course in the first place - just look for BSAC clubs in your area. It's a better way to learn than just getting it all crammed into one session on holiday, you can attend weekly sessions then go on a trip to say an inland site in the UK for your first open water dive, then go on a proper diving trip either in the UK or abroad. Also if you do want to dive in the UK then probs better to do it this way too, you'll be learning to use a drysuit properly early on etc...
Definitely do it here in the UK, at least to the level that allows unsupported diving.
So you can go off on your own, but not to Instructor level as they will always ask you to help people when on holiday. So my wife says.
As mentioned above, join a club and theres plenty of good diving in the UK.
The only times that i've been on unsupported dives are when you're pretty much diving around a pier and can't get lost and under 5m. Interesting but also.....weak. Really any good dive involves a dive master and a route. The dive master knows where he is going, keeps an eye on everyone and points things out. This leaves you with just two responsibilities - enjoying yourself and keeping an eye on your dive buddy.
How deep do you end up going on diving trips? Whilst Id like to train up and give it a go, im not really interested in going beyond a depth i can easily get back up from if there is a problem. 30m sounds a lot to me, i was thinking more like 5-10.
How deep do you end up going on diving trips? Whilst Id like to train up and give it a go, im not really interested in going beyond a depth i can easily get back up from if there is a problem. 30m sounds a lot to me, i was thinking more like 5-10.