Concept of Neutral Buoyancy in Scuba Diving

Buoyancy & the Breath

Suspended in the Blue 

Ever wonder how we manage to keep tonnes of Kilograms afloat? Or Why NASA has a SCUBA facility?

It all started in Ancient Greece with a concept “floated” around by Archimedes. Simply put, his principle stated that an object is “buoyed or pushed up” according to the weight of water it displaces. Following this, the object starts to float, sink or becomes “Neutrally Buoyant” (technically weightless).

This brings NASA into the picture. Their Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) acclimatises astronauts to the weightlessness felt in space! Luckily for us SCUBA divers, we can experience this closer to home.

We all know that a balloon filled with air shrinks as you take it deeper into water and expands on its way up to the surface again. And this applies to all air spaces when we go SCUBA diving.

As divers, we use 2 variables to slip into this weightlessness or Neutral Buoyancy. An inflatable/deflatable jacket known as the BCD (Buoyancy Compensation Device) and our very own Breath. Breathing in expands the lungs making us “lighter” whereas exhaling leads to a gentle “sink” and each is checked or reversed by the other. Somewhere in between is the magic of complete weightlessness.

First time divers are often astonished on their first encounter and many return to the wonder of the experience. Often, I yearn to be breathing underwater once again suspended in a drop of Blue.

I encourage all you divers  to share your first encounter with weightlessness in the comments below.

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Your first level of SCUBA Certification: The PADI Open Water Diver Course

Whether your aim is to be an Ambassador of the Ocean, explore the coral reefs or simply earn some bragging rights, your SCUBA Diving certification starts with the PADI Open Water Diver Course. For a licence to explore 70% of our planet, your SCUBA course is surprisingly easy to begin. All you need is to be 10+ Years old, have adequate swimming skills and decent physical fitness! “Yay! I’m eligible!”

PADI Instructors are bound to an international curriculum so courses are standardized and licences are internationally valid for your lifetime. With no prior experience of SCUBA needed, students go through three inter-related Modules or Phases.

Modules 1 & 2 at our customised training facility

Module 1 or Knowledge Development imparts basic principles of SCUBA diving essential for safe diving practices.

Module 2 or Confined Water Dives builds basic SCUBA skills and confidence.

Bright-eyed and ready to go, we then head out to our Open Water Dives in Module 3. Here, skills are mastered and confidence boosts as we explore the reefs over four dives.

Through all this, your PADI Instructor works tirelessly to keep safety and education their top priority. With your PADI Instructor satisfied with your performance, you have now entered the ranks of an international community of adventurers and explorers as newly certified PADI Open Water Divers.

“Woohoo! What do I do now?” Your Licence now allows you to travel and dive the world with your certified buddies to a depth of 18 meters/ 60 feet. So, is it hard to learn to dive? It’s as easy as Module 1, 2 &3 !

I must warn you though and those who are certified would agree, SCUBA diving is highly addictive! You may find yourself longing for the ocean in the midst of your bustling city. For those who are already certified, we would love to hear your thoughts on how your PADI Open Water Diver course went..  Please leave comments below.

Best Fishes as always from all at Team Absolute !

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