Young divers

[danceswithoctopus]

My son is 10. He is going to be certified as a PADI Junior Open Water Diver this weekend (I have well over 1300 dives myself and am certified Rescue). I want to know how his age will affect the physiological issues involved with diving.

 

[BillP]

Originally posted by danceswithoctopus
I want to know how his age will affect the physiological issues involved with diving.

Good question. And one without a definite answer. Scubadoc has a good read on young divers at:

http://www.scuba-doc.com/fityouth.htm

HTH,

BillP

 

[DocVikingo]

Hi danceswithoctopus,

The Aug '01 upcoming issue of "Undercurrent" http://www.undercurrent.org/ will feature an extensive piece on the various scuba programs for children down to age 8.

It covers the requirements imposed by each program & the reasons for them (BTW, these are industry standards, not laws). It also discusses in detail the medical & psychological considerations of scuba for young teens & children. IMHO, any parent or guardian would want to be aware of these issues.

Hope you find it helpful.

DocVikingo

 

[DocVikingo]

Hi danceswithoctopus,

The "Kids & Diving" article is appearing in the Sep '01 issue.

Best regards,

DocVikingo