The Insiders Guide to Scuba Diving in Jamaica
Sandals Scuba Dive Boat – Negril, Jamaica
Where to Sign up for Scuba Diving Courses
Scuba diving is an incredibly fun and enjoyable activity, loved by people around the world. Scuba diving is the sport of swimming underwater while using self-contained breathing equipment, and divers typically swim underwater by using fins that are attached to the feet.
Scuba diving is a sport that is constantly evolving, but for the most part, general classifications have grown up to describe various diving activities, and this includes but is certainly not limited to: commercial diving, military diving, recreational diving, rescue and recovery diving, scientific diving, and technical diving.
Scuba Diving Courses
If you are interested in learning more about scuba diving yourself then the best way is to sign yourself up for scuba diving courses. There are various dive centers and organizations around Jamaica that offer these sorts of scuba diving courses. If you’re on vacation, one of the best places to seek assistance is directly from your resort. Many resorts have water sports and dive programs available. If not, most are willing to help arrange a local diving experience you won’t soon forget.
First off, make sure the facility is a fully equipped service and repair center, one which is staffed only by the most professional and talented technicians who will work to help you get the most out of your scuba diving experience. Make sure they offer various different scuba diving courses, from which you can choose a particular one that best suits you and your needs.
There are many great companies in Jamaica that offer scuba diving courses along with scuba diving certification classes. I’ll review some of them in another post. The first level of certification is called the Open Water Diver, and it is obtained by completing your Open Water Referral, which covers theory and practice in the safety of a swimming pool.
The second part is the Open Water Diver, which includes 4 dives in open water rather than in a swimming pool, and after completing this Open Water Diver course, there are lots of other exciting scuba diving courses offered that you can take, such as underwater photography, wreck diving, and deep diving.
Although scuba diving is certainly en enjoyable activity, it can also be very dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. This is why it is so crucial to get the proper certification before you attempt scuba diving yourself, and as well why you should generally inform and educate yourself on the matter as much as possible beforehand.
The more you know the better off you are going to be, and the gaining of experience is also critical to your success. Make sure that at least for your first few open water trips you have one or two professional scuba divers with you, so that there is someone experienced and knowledgeable there to keep an eye on you, namely for safety reasons.
