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Scuba diving
 SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) Diving is a popular recreational, underwater activity made possible by providing breathing gas, usually air. The equipment used is either an ‘open circuit’ Aqualung or a ‘closed circuit’ Re-breather in which exhaled gas is recycled. Although there are obvious commercial applications in Scuba Diving, the numerous recreational activities (cave diving, wreck diving, marine surveys, underwater photography, nautical archaeology etc) dominate the internet and there are many centres providing such opportunities all round the world. Safety is clearly a key factor, with courses also available all round the world to controlled standards.
The Global Game
All about Scuba diving
What is Scuba diving
The Physics of Scuba Diving - understand the science
Underwater, everything is different. Our senses work differently. We see differently because of the optics of water. We hear differently because sound travels much faster. There is the drag of water and the fact that the laws of gravity no longer seem to apply the way we instinctively know them on dry land. Colors are different because some of them are absorbed by water very differently than by air. Water is a much better conductor of heat than air is. As a result, we lose heat much more quickly in cold water. Most importantly, though, water is much, much denser than air. At sea level, water weighs about 800 times more than air. Which means that as you dive, you are quickly subjected to very substantial pressure. Since the human body consists mostly of water, you're in no danger of being crushed. However the gasses inside the human body are greatly affected. They get compressed a great deal the deeper you dive, and the impact of that is the most important reason why any diver must be aware of the physics of being underwater. From Scuba Diving Info. Read on ....
Scuba Diving Safety
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Divers Alert Network
Scuba Diving and Dive Safety Association
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Attention on the Rubicon Foundation:
The Rubicon Foundation seeks to make research and undersea medicine documents more accessible
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Rubicon Foundation
Digital repository of Diving and Environmental Physiology Research.Anyone can search though the items in the community and access to the items is at no cost to the user, but there is a need to register. All registration information is confidential and only used to help guide the content we add in the future. Once registered, downloads are FREE
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BSAC Medical Section
Provides forms and medical guidelines available in word format
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Diving medical FAQs
From E-Med
The History of Scuba Diving
SCUBA diving has mushroomed into a multi billion dollar business with thousands of dive shops, instructors and exotic destinations all over the world. Following this, there is a new group of divers, who seek out their history and endeavor to understand their origins. Investigating this history has resulted in greater recognition of those who made that history. More and more vintage diving gear appears on internet auctions and the price rises are a practical measure of that increased historical interest.
Scuba Equipment and Technical Information
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Scuba diving Training
Breathing
Learn to breathe in an easy slow rhythm at a steady pace
General Resources
Publications
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Dive Girl
Magazine about women and scuba
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Sport Diver
Official Publication of the PADI Diving Society
Where to dive
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ScubaSpots
World coverage, map based supplying key links to dive clubs, diver home pages and tourism information
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ScubaDuba
World wide portal to Scuba Diving; where to dive, discussion board, chat rooms, buddy directory, ....
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Scuba Diving from Wikitravel
Covers key dive sites around the world.
Conservation
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EarthDive.com
The earthdive citizen science programme monitors the anthropogenic impacts faced by a host of marine habitats on a global level. Scuba diver's logs contain vital data and together can help create a Global Snapshot of the world's oceans that can be used by decision makers at every level. Divers and snorkellers can log on and share observational data online
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Center for Marine Conservation
The Ocean Conservancy; top ocean issues, action alerts, campaigns and how to get involved
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Coral Reef Alliance
A member-supported, non-profit organization, dedicated to keeping coral reefs alive around the world; news, programs, coral reef resources to learn more about the subject.
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Reef Check
Dedicated to global coral education, monitoring and management; species ID, data reporting, how to participate...
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Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Committed to the preservation of the marine environment;events, forum, discussion board, FAQ, fish gallery and quizzes, links ...
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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
A non-profit non-governmental organization involved with the investigation and documentation of violations of international laws, regulations and treaties protecting marine wildlife species.
Scuba diving Organisational bodies
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American Nitrox Divers International
"one of the world's fastest growing diver training agencies"
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CMAS
World Underwater Federation; Directory of diving centres, sports, technical and scientific committees
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Divers Alert Network (DAN)
Non-profit medical and research organization dedicated to the safety and health of recreational scuba divers and associated with Duke University Medical Center (DUMC). Diving Medicine information, including FAQ, training, education, news and events
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Handicapped Scuba Association International
The world's leading authority on recreational diving for people with disabilities - an independent diver training and certifying agency.
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International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (IANTD)
Providing training and presenting safe and proven concepts for advanced recreational and technical diving;
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NAUI
National Association of Underwater Instructors; trains, qualifies, and certifies leaders and instructors, establishes minimum standards for various levels of diver training, and provides various programs, products, and support materials to assist NAUI leaders and instructors with their diving supervising and teaching;
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PADI
Professional Association of Diving Instructors - " the way the world learns to dive"; news, dive centers, recreational facilities, the system , FAQ , courses, fun stuff etc
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SSI
Scuba Schools International, a world-wide leader in diving education that specializes in business support for dive businesses
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Sub Aqua Association
Information, pictures and lots of links
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YMSA
Scuba diving News
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Undercurrent
Scuba Diving for Serious Divers, Reviews Dive Resorts and Scuba Diving Equipment
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Scuba Herald
Find the latest scuba diving news in Scuba Herald. Scuba Diving articles, travel reviews and safety alert for all the diving community. It also covers education and science
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Rodales Scuba
Rodale's Scuba Diving Magazine, with buyers guide to scuba gear
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Underwater Photography Magazine
a free bi-monthly web based magazine - requires pdf download of each edition
Scuba diving Portals
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Rebreather Forum
an online scuba diving forum and community where you can join over 5,000 Rebreather divers from around the world discussing all things related to Scuba Diving Rebreather Style (requires free registration)
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Scuba Monster.
Offers forums and articles where you can find travel tips, learn more about the marine life, share your scuba diving experience, get advice on diving equipment, ask medical questions, or discuss scuba diving destinations.
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Scuba Forum
No-nonsense discussions about important scuba diving issues. Topics are chosen from hot topics and controversial issues covered by CDNN news reports, editorials and articles.
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Scuba Board
A wide range of very active topics Faq
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Diver to Diver Forum
From ScubaDiving.com. Ask questions. Get answers. Bond with fellow divers. Join the lively crowd on our D2D forum for some serious dive talk and some not so serious banter.
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Underwater Photography Forum
Helping underwater photographers improve their results
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Diving Obsession
A diving community site that provides a worldwide directory of dive operators, destinations, and dive sites. Includes message board, user reviews, comments, ratings, and photos.
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Dive Pro Info
A Portal for scuba professionals and divers featuring forums, news, classifieds, videos, photo galleries and more.
Variations of Scuba diving
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Cave Diving
so that divers interested in underwater cave exploration can learn more about this exciting activity — and the training needed to do it as safely as possible
Scuba diving in Africa
Scuba diving in South Africa
All about Scuba diving in South Africa
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Dive in South Africa
Provides an extensive database of dive schools, charter services, accommodation establishments and dive sites forums, sell and buy second hand gear and advertise for dive buddies
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Diving-in-ponta-do-ouro
Mozambique Devocean Diving.18 different high quality off-shore coral reefs, big game and small fish, clean white beaches
Play/Watch Scuba diving in South Africa
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Weather Service - South Africa
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Dive Sites of Cape Town
a tremendous range of diving to be enjoyed, both in the Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean, from shipwrecks to reef diving, seals to shark diving, shallow to deep or technical diving.
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Diving in Cape Town
All the sites that the local dive charters dive regularly. There are also some sites that can be dived as shore dives by those divers confident enough to do their own thing.
Scuba diving Events in South Africa
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The Fujifilm Sodwana Shootout
The Annual Sodwana Shootout, South Africa's longest standing underwater photographic competition, attracts an extraordinary number of loyal followers, but newcomers should feel equally welcome to enter.
Commercial aspects of Scuba diving in South Africa
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Prodivers
Dive Center located in Sea Point Cape Town, courses, shark diving, events, links
Scuba diving in Asia
All about Scuba diving in Asia
The History of Scuba diving in Asia
Scuba diving in India
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Scuba diving in Israel
All about Scuba diving in Israel
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Tekstreme
Technical diving is fast becoming a popular extreme sport with divers looking to go that bit deeper, for that bit longer, in safety, exploring silent canyons and deep wrecks in warm waters teeming with life. Teksteme Diving is supported by a fully trained team of technical instructors and instructor-trainers, with the latest in technical gear and incredibly high safety standards
Scuba diving in Korea
All about Scuba diving in Korea
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Scuba in Korea
a comprehensive English-language scuba directory for foreign divers living in or visiting Korea; the best place for visitors to get information on dive buddies, trips, courses, equipment, aquarium shark diving, Korean tide charts and weather for dive planning purposes, gallery and message board.
Scuba diving in Thailand
All about Scuba diving in Thailand
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Krabi
Province and the destinations of Koh Lanta and Phi Phi islands: there is a lot to do in the area from river rafting, sea canoe, rock climbing and off-course diving. The province is the fastest growing in Thailand.
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Andaman Adventures
a comprehensive dive database on Thai diving - 200 dive company's contact details, all the liveaboard boats, all the dive sites, plus a searchable directory of all 1200 Thai marine fish
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www.diveguidethailand.com
Comprehensive resources for Thailand
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Thai Wreck diving resource
Individual Shipwreck accounts concerning Thai wreck diving with detailed up-to-date dive site reviews from experienced local Thai and Western divers, technical dive planning software, important dive site safety information and historical research data
Scuba diving Venues in Thailand
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Dive the World Thailand
provides information on dive sites in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, as well as discussing the dive season and reef basics
Scuba diving in Europe
All about Scuba diving in Europe
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Scuba diving News in Europe
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Divernet
Scuba diving information for UK and European divers
Scuba diving in Malta
All about Scuba diving in Malta
What is Scuba diving in Malta
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Dive Malta
Provides some background to diving in Malta, including where to dive and safety
Play/Watch Scuba diving in Malta
Scuba diving in Portugal
All about Scuba diving in Portugal
Scuba diving in Spain
All about Scuba diving in Spain
Scuba diving in Canary Islands
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Scuba diving in United Kingdom
All about Scuba diving in the United Kingdom
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UKDivers
Offers free unbiased advice to UK Divers, with Forums, a Divers Directory and articles on diving physiology and psychology....
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U.K. Diving
Web server also has links to diving information worldwide; news and events, forums, places to dive, wreck database, conservation, equipment.....
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UK Wreck Diving and resources
Information about dive operators or particular dive sites that are famous for wreck diving, along with information that is particular to the subject.
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UK Wreck Database from UK Diving
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Finstrokes
provides detailed information on uk shore dives, shipwrecks, species recognition. User forum, equipment information and underwater photography - worth a visit
Scuba diving Organisational bodies in the United Kingdom
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British Sub-Aqua Club
" to promote underwater sport, exploration, science and safety to the highest standards"; one of the most respected diving organisations in the world with a reputation for the excellence of its diver training programme; news flash, find clubs, schools and branch websites.
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Sport Diver
Sport Diver - The Official Magazine of the PADI Diving
Society
Scuba diving News in the United Kingdom
Scuba diving in Scotland
All about Scuba diving in Scotland
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Scotland Diving
Scotland is mainly known for its wreck diving, particularly the world class Scapa Flow in the Orkneys. However, the underwater naturalist will also find much of interest, particularly in the seas around the west of Scotland. Environment, psychology, scuba diving and more....
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Scuba diving Organisational bodies in Scotland
Scuba diving in North America
All about Scuba diving in North America
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SCUBA Diving Smiles
Comprehensive guide to scuba diving in the Caribbean and all things scuba. Includes basic dive and gear info, scuba diving tips, certification requirements, review of dive destinations and dive sites
Scuba diving in Canada
All about Scuba diving in Canada
Scuba diving Training in Canada
Play/Watch Scuba diving in Canada
Scuba diving News in Canada
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DiverMag
Premier Diving Magazine in Canada
Commercial aspects of Scuba diving in Canada
Scuba diving Holiday in Canada
Scuba diving in Mexico
All about Scuba diving in Mexico
Play/Watch Scuba diving in Mexico
Scuba diving Venues in Mexico
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Cozumel
Online Guide To Cozumel Dive Shops, Dive Operators, Instructors, Technical Diving & Dive Related Services; web cam, chat room, accommodation, news and events
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Dive sites
in Manzanillo
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Manzanillo
Divespots from Manzanillo Diving
Scuba diving Portals in Mexico
Scuba diving in USA
All about Scuba diving in the USA
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Pacific NorthWest Scuba
From Johann and Sandra's personal site which has an extensive directory of links to information and resources for that region, covering health and physiology, organizations and associations, local sites, magazines and general information and commercial sites.
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Mid -West Dive forum
The place to discuss SCUBA diving and freediving in the Midwestern United States.
The History of Scuba diving in the USA
Scuba diving Training in the USA
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Scuba diving Venues in the USA
Scuba diving in Oceania
All about Scuba diving in Oceania
The History of Scuba diving in Oceania
Scuba diving in Australia
All about Scuba diving in Australia
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DiveOz
"Australia's biggest and most updated Australian Scuba Diving resource on the web". A very comprehensive site.
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Underwater.com.au.
Dive, Explore and Save; by divers for divers as a comprehensive information resource and to provide a virtual meeting place for the Australian dive community and anybody else interested in underwater Australia
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Scuba diving News in Australia
Scuba diving Portals in Australia
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