Hi ,i want to try scuba diving pls help!...

[rovic]

sorry guys,,,i might postpone my entering into scuba diving for the meantime, after reading the news about an American instructor who died in Subic bay. who apparently has 30+ years of experience. i was just so shocked that accidents indeed still happens even to the most expert divers...R.I.P Steve and to the other diver who didn't survive.
..and thanks to all of you who gave me useful diving infos....i appreciate your help..

 

[Wk Sen]

you ve been thinking too much...go try out..instructors are well trained professional, they know how to take of you....

 

[Blue Sparkle]

sorry guys,,,i might postpone my entering into scuba diving for the meantime, after reading the news....

i was just so shocked that accidents indeed still happens even to the most expert divers...

Although if you think about it, any sport (or really, any occupation) that has risks will show accidents happening to even the most expert practitioners. For example, flying, motorcycle riding, skydiving, sailing, skiing, fishing.... and the list goes on.

This is not to say that you should take up diving, if you are not comfortable with the idea that there is risk; but only to put it in perspective since you seemed surprised that experience could not eliminate all possibility of an accident or incident.

Still, it can be sobering when it happens, and it does make one think.

 

[rovic]

i came to a conclusion that diving and flying a helicopter(as a hobby) is almost the same in terms of risk involved, you can only do so much to control the situation. and Nature can be your friend or enemy.
in flying,your worst enemy is gravity...wich you cannot defy // in diving your worst enemy is "absence of oxygen"(in water)
both are "natural occurences" what nature wants, nature gets!!so to speak....unlike in motorcycle,if you want to slow down to avoid accident all you have to do is quit twisting the throttle and the motorcycle will stop. , i mean nature is not intervening./ same thing in gun shooting, if you don't want to shoot, don't pull the trigger...nature is not intervening....
..and if you ran out of oxygen under the water with 2 empty tanks in your back and all the heavy gadgets,,it'll be so impossible for you to swim yourself up to the surface., or if you accidentally ingest water inside your windpipe and you started to vomit or choke 40ft under the water,wow that to me is a real disaster.
but i salute all divers in this forum,,it takes a lot of guts to dive. considering the danger you are facing...ya'll be safe down there.

 

[JB]

Li ???

 

[moubike1]

Listen, if you read all of the horrible statistics and horror stories about anything you probably would not feel too good about doing it. There are millions of certified divers world-wide and the accident/ incident ratio is actually very low. This is kind of like hearing childbirth stories, all you hear are the 48 hours in labor stories. You never hear the everything went great side of things. Same holds true for your brief inspection into the world of recreational diving. You probably googled diving injuries or diving accidents, right? Of course all you have seen are the few tragic events that do unfortunately happen, as with any activity (even eating a nice steak). Don't be scared off by this. Scuba is very safe as long as you have the proper training and keep yourself in safe situations. It is like mountain biking, it can be as dangerous as you want to make it. Likewise, it can be as safe as you make it. Give a try at least....I promise you won't regret it.

And BTW, my motorcycle wreck was absolutely caused by nature. When a vulture hits you and you are doing 70mph there is not much you can do about it. But how often does that happen? Yet another example of low statistics. Unless you google motorcycle vs. bird...then you would think it to be common. See my point?

 

[DeputyDan]

The OP needs to take a serious 'chill pill"......

 

[reo]

There are two times during my dive when I'm most at risk of injury or death--the drive to the dive site and the drive from the dive site.

Ron

 

[Crush]

Folks, just take some time to look at rovic's recent posts:

• i don't know why divers wants to explore wrecked ships???
• I'm not sure how you can say scuba diving isn't dangerous. The fact that we have an accident forum where I can't remember a two week stretch without a death should prove that incorrect.my goodness!,,scuba diving related deaths
• almost everyday!!!!????!!!...unbelievable!! the question arises,since this sport is considered VERY dangerous,why are people still undulge themselves to it??
• what causes zero visibility? or lurky water?
• that is really dangerous,it's basically an enclosed area.,one is crazy not to use...

rovic's interests lie in sharing his/her fear of diving with others. Perhaps rovic is a troll. Perhaps rovic was affected by the death of a diver and is trying to dissuade others from continuing to engage in this activity. What rovic is not, however, is interested in learning to dive, nor is he/she interested in educating him/herself on scuba prior to passing judgment.

 

[Crush]

..and if you ran out of oxygen under the water with 2 empty tanks in your back and all the heavy gadgets,,it'll be so impossible for you to swim yourself up to the surface., or if you accidentally ingest water inside your windpipe and you started to vomit or choke 40ft under the water,wow that to me is a real disaster.
but i salute all divers in this forum,,it takes a lot of guts to dive. considering the danger you are facing...ya'll be safe down there.

You are breathing air, not oxygen (unless you are a trained diver doing a decompression stop). This is an important distinction since it highlights that you have not tried to educate yourself prior to making factual errors in your post. The weight of your gear is irrelevant - what counts is your buoyancy. If you knew about diving you would realize that near the surface (say, 40 ft) and low on air you are as buoyant as you are going to get - rising to the surface for a breath of fresh air should be a piece of cake.

Is there an "I know that I am feeding the troll but I couldn't help myself" emoticon?