Scuba Diving Blog & Forum
The 3 main dangers of diving are decompression sickness (DCS) as a result of ascending too fast, barotrauma caused by pressure changes and by divers holding their breath when ascending, plus nitrogen narcosis which affects divers on deep dives where judgement can be impaired or divers get confused.
A wetsuit will not protect you from the barb of a stingray, as it will go straight through the neoprene of the wetsuit and into your skin. But stingrays very rarely attack people unless they are provoked or threatened, so wetsuit or no wetsuit, you are unlikely to be attacked by a stingray.
Recreational scuba diving can have significant effects on the body including increased blood pressure, but this shouldn’t pose a risk if you’re fit and healthy. If you have heart disease, high blood pressure, angina, diabetes or if you’ve suffered a stroke consult your doctor before diving.
You don’t need to be strong to scuba dive as long as you are generally fit and healthy and able to lift the heavy weight of your scuba equipment out of water. The heaviest equipment you will need to lift is an air tank and your weight belt, but once you’re underwater these feel virtually weightless.
Can you get a sunburn through a wetsuit? Wetsuits do protect you from the sun as the wetsuit’s neoprene creates a layer and a barrier over your skin to stop the sun’s harmful ultra violet light rays from damaging your skin, as well as keeping you warm. To get complete protection from the sun using a wetsuit it needs to be a full wetsuit.
The Maldives experiences strong ocean currents in some areas, which is an archipelago located in the Indian Ocean, and its geography and position subject it to various oceanic influences. The currents in the Maldives are driven by monsoon winds and the Indian Ocean’s complex circulation patterns.
Can jellyfish sting through wetsuit? A wetsuit will protect you against jellyfish stings as a wetsuit’s neoprene provides a protective layer over your skin which jellyfish stings cannot penetrate. But be careful with any exposed skin around your face, or with your arms and legs when wearing a shorty as these areas may still get stung.
If you cough while scuba diving there’s a risk of inhaling water if your regulator isn’t properly in your mouth, it can cause your regulator to dislodge from your mouth or create mask leaks. Coughing can disrupt your buoyancy control and catch you off guard while underwater and cause you to panic.
If you don’t have a wetsuit, you should use a rashguard or swim shirt, use boardshorts or swim trunks, use neoprene accessories. or use warm lightweight layering, but above all consider the weather conditions and water temperature.
Whether you need a wetsuit in 70-degree water depends on various factors, including personal preference, your tolerance to cold, and the duration of your water activities. In general, 70-degree water is considered relatively warm and may be comfortable for many people without a wetsuit.
If you run out of air while scuba diving, you should turn to your dive buddy and use their alternate air source (or octopus air supply), buddy breath and ascend. If your buddy isn’t close enough for buddy breathing, your alternative is an emergency ascent, unless you have a redundant air source.
There are many sharks in the Red Sea, Egypt. These include the grey reef shark, oceanic whitetip shark, scalloped hammerhead shark, whale shark, whitetip reef shark, thresher shark, tiger shark, silvertip reef shark, zebra shark (leopard shark), blacktip reef shark, great hammerhead shark, short fin mako shark, silky shark and tawny nurse shark.
