Anyone can observe the ocean floor with a pair of fins, a mask and a snorkel. But SCUBA diving is a far more technical activity that demands training in order to actually discover the seabed in safety. Here are the different steps.
There are a number of things you need to understand before starting to learn to go Scuba diving: how to breathe through your mouth, because the mask prevents you from breathing through your nose, how to use a regulator, how to feel more at home underwater, using a neoprene wetsuit, swimming underwater, with or without fins, etc.~
With regard to what we have just mentioned, we are now going to look at the different steps on the path from snorkelling to SCUBA diving.~
Contrary to many preconceptions, controlling your breathing is more important than all the other technical aspects of this sport.
Many snorkellers never actually learn how to dive. Often, for reasons to do with time, motivation, money, etc. Snorkelling is indeed much more accessible and is more fun too. You can snorkel alone or with someone else, anywhere you like, it doesn’t cost a single penny, age is not a problem, body size and weight and medical demands are not a problem, but you can still marvel at these wonderful new horizons. Snorkelling enables you to enjoy the best of the underwater world, without all the imperatives that go with SCUBA diving. A fact that is clearly reflected by society, because only 3% of the French have ever gone SCUBA diving, while most of them have tried snorkelling at least once.
I'm Subea's Digital Manager. I'm passionate about spear fishing and free diving, and have been scuba diving for over fifteen years. I dive alone down to 60 meters.