How Dangerous is Scuba Diving

[@WaterlineShorts]

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[@m123caldwell]

Had my first confined water dive in my first class today. You captured most of the lessons we were taught today --- thank you for reminding me how serious being safe really is.

[@WaterlineShorts]

Hey Mark, I hope you enjoyed your first pool session. I remember my first being rather overwhelming. So much to take in and try and enjoy at the same time. It's good to understand the dangers but mostly the theory behind them. Enjoy the rest of your course.

[@MsAmira1988]

Well that was terrifying

[@praveenbk21]

Hi, I am Scuba Instructor, the topic covered is just amazing..... Keeping rocking.... Sometimes we need to fear to be altert.... Definitely I will share this clip with my students.... Thank you

[@WaterlineShorts]

Awesome. Thanks for letting me know. If you ever want to contribute to the videos on this channel let me know. Im always looking for people to work with, collect video footage, interview and get ideas from.

[@praveenbk21]

@@WaterlineShorts Sure mate... Definitely I will do it... Need any help from my side, please let me know.... [e-mail] Thank you.....

[@karinazeier1198]

Thanks you elevated my fears of diving. It's nice to know with the right training and diving within my dive level, this can be a safe sport.

[@WaterlineShorts]

Yes, training and experience so that you’re comfortable and calm. Happy diving

[@charlesg7926]

Haha factsss. I’m not scared of diving, I’m a rescue, sidemount and cave diver… but I’m trying to convince my friend to start diving. I checked this video out and I was like “oh sh*t NOPE not this one” 😂 but honestly Karina diving is awesome. This guy hyped it up

[@lexydurdegracia6931]

Everytime i go to dive i watched this video first also with my colleagues for safety awareness..thanks for this video scubalife safety first🤿

[@WaterlineShorts]

Oh that's great to hear. Thanks for sharing

[@tapwater3577]

I think this is good for encouraging diving rather than putting people off as some people may see the dangers and be afraid to actually go diving but I like to think that it makes you pre-aware of the risks and how you can deal with them even before training. To me this is a great video for encouraging people to dive. Even if it is scary as all hell.

[@coopersheridan73]

This just makes me want to dive even more!!

[@WaterlineShorts]

Lol brilliant

[@DogDudeDrone]

I can only imagine the people who first discovered diving all got seriously messed up. Jeez. My Dad was a Scuba Dive instructor, the more I learn about scuba diving I just don't think I could do it.

[@WaterlineShorts]

I’m sure it was a steep learning curve

[@naz10]

I’m starting my course this week and I find your videos so helpful thank you 🙏🏻

[@WaterlineShorts]

Hey Naz. Thanks so much for saying so. Glad they are helpful.

[@Akaneblaze1345]

R.I.P.

[@naz10]

@@Akaneblaze1345 !!

[@ProbotX-eo5ln]

for nitrogen narcosis, if you have a strong tolerance for alcohol you should have some resistance against the effect of nitrogen narcosis? I drink beers and vodka every week and beers every day.

[@WaterlineShorts]

So I’m torn between the sarcastic approval response and the responsible instructor response. In every area of my life it would be sarcastic approval but online where hundreds of people could take me seriously if they don’t read between the lines I think I’ll abstain.

[@Jonas-qf1cu]

years ago i ve done the padi open water, and some years later i went diving in cuba. my diving gear was losing air between the air tank and the first stage. it wasnt much, but constantly bubbling a little. i aborded the dive after 5m. was it necessary to abord or would it have stopped when going deeper? im still wondering after years, since the people on the boat were barely speaking english.

[@python9657]

what about equipment malfunction, where air isnt being delivered properly, whats the safety mechanism for that?

[@aicilefool]

Lol the scary music

[@WaterlineShorts]

Ha ha. Got to ramp up the suspense...

[@bigjentertainment876]

🤣🤣🤣....I was thinking the same thing..This video is scary .lol

[@BrassBoy-ot4sy]

Thank you for this video. I want to take an open-water course in the coming summer. Also, I can equalize/pop my eustacian tubes at will, without swallowing. Is this a common ability?

[@WaterlineShorts]

That’s great, I’m sure you will enjoy the course. Yes at the surface it’s quite easy to clear your Eustachian tubes. The pressure of the water will probably change things a little. But if you can clear them easily that’s great. Enjoy

[@KevinJK269]

Very informative video. It’s nice to know that most of these problems can be avoided with proper training. I got certified in South Africa but am from the Great Lakes area. I wish I knew someone to dive with out here

[@WaterlineShorts]

Where in South Africa did you get certified. I don’t know anyone in your neck of the woods but I know there’s some good diving. You should look up a local dive club. Always friendly people.

[@elguerolmc3939]

I’ve always wanted to scuba dive and I’m going on a trip to Hawaii and there was a scuba diving activity and I told my family I wanted to go and then they started telling me everything that could go wrong and made me not wanna do it but one day I will, but with some training first

[@WaterlineShorts]

Do your family scuba dive? It can be dangerous but when you first go out you will dive with an instructor who will keep you safe. You should give it a go.

[@elguerolmc3939]

@@WaterlineShorts no, atleast I don’t think any of them have gone scuba diving

[@WaterlineShorts]

@@elguerolmc3939 Well I hope you give it a try. Im sure the instructor you dive with will give you a great experience.

[@charlesg7926]

Scuba diving is less dangerous than rock climbing or even hiking. Your family is either dumb, uneducated, wayyy overprotective, or they purposely convinced you not to do it because they’re trying to save money and they know it’s not cheap

[@sayetazonen6607]

It’s like you can never fully relax and zone out in the vastness of the ocean and stare at animals, you always have to stay on your ps & qs and stay fully aware of EVERYTHING! Scuba diving is like a medication who’s side effect is DEATH! With the amount of things that could go wrong when diving I’ve come to the conclusion that I could never. But watching these videos are so interesting to me! People who scuba dive, especially cave divers are very brave

[@WaterlineShorts]

Oh you do zone out once you get comfortable. Cave divers are crazy though🤭

[@benjaminsmith7024]

Can you please do a video on diving knives and the laws considering diving knives in UK and Aus

[@WaterlineShorts]

Good idea. I dont know much about Australia but the UK you need a good reason to have a knife and you need to show your intent. If your intent can be questioned then it can be classed as illegal. For example taking a dive knife to a dive site, no problem. Taking a dive knife to go shopping, not so much.

[@messengerfrom0]

Can you give me a bit more detail on the air bubbles inside the body thing? Does that only happen when you ascend too fast? Also how can you check if you do need to use a decompression chamber?

[@WaterlineShorts]

You will always have gas or bubbles escaping from the tissue in your body. The point is that if you ascend quickly the bubbles form bigger bubbles quite quickly, before your body can’t disperse then or dissolve them back into your bloodstream for you to breath out. There’s more to it than that of course. You would typically feel a pressure in your joints, you might see bubbles on your skin, you could feel unwell. But when you’re doing recreational diving you always avoid the limits. The limit is the change between when you can ascend straight to the surface without decompression stops and decompression diving where you would need to make decompression stops to avoid getting decompression sickness. You never want a decompression chamber unless you are doing specific Technical or commercial diving. That’s a whole other ballgame.

[@charlesg7926]

Here’s the short answer: During a dive within recreational limits (140 feet & no-deco), you wanna ascend slower than 1 foot per second, and do a full 3-min safety stop at 5 meters (15 feet). Ideally, I ascend 1 foot per 2 sec’s & ALSO do a 1-min stop at 10meters

[@charlesg7926]

The bottom line is that the slower you come up, the safer it’s going to be. And you always need to come up slower than 1 foot per second, (that’s 1 meter every 3.1 seconds), and also do a full 3-minute safety stop at 5 meters

[@charlesg7926]

To accomplish this, you want to start ascending when you have 1000 psi left in your tank. Don’t wait until you have like 800 or 700, because then you might not have time to rise. The only exception is if you’re only like 10 meters down… then sure, you can start ascending with like 750 PSI or so. But always play on the safe side, you’ll dive longer

[@nik0730]

Great Video!!

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks

[@Yamanistudies]

Thanks for the heads up, it's good advice for all divers.

[@lolavillacreses8563]

Excellent! Thank you!

[@amoskoh4390]

Ill be trying to get my adv cert tmr. I totally understand that the point of this video is to tell people that it'll be fine if you know the dangers but as someone who has had anxiety issues the thumbnail and the overall vibe of the video didnt help, it made me even more anxious about tomorrow. I'll be focusing on the positive takebacks from this video but i really hope the others wont be too affected by this vid. Stay strong guys!!

[@notrealy180217]

I think people do way more dangerous things every day. Most obvious example would be driving a car or truck for transportation. It is just the idea of drowning to death, possibly even slowly is unthinkable to some people, but I do not think scuba gear fails like this typically ever.

[@WaterlineShorts]

No scuba gear is very safe. It's how the equipment is used that becomes unsafe.

[@leopoldbloom4835]

When I’m riding bicycle in the city center, I depend on dozens of people‘s decisions. They do something stupid, I die. Know what you’re doing and scuba diving is a lot safer than that.

[@WaterlineShorts]

So true

[@Dan474834]

Everybody knows riding a bicycle in the city is dangerous. And scuba diving is dangerous also.

[@golden1_1dragon12]

So no room to be a fool then

[@Huckleberry9921]

💯, I know I’m driving safely but it’s the other people you gotta watch out for…

[@epicon6]

Before i was this video i thought: nope, i'm not diving. After seeing this video i thought: nope! i'm not diving!

[@vpvpvp6968]

Imagine scuba diving in a sea with Megalodon swimming nearby. Now THAT would be a Jaws-somely terrifying nightmare. D: :)

[@WaterlineShorts]

Sounds like it!

[@dineskumarragu4187]

Thank you for the video, Mr. Paul. I will be taking my Open Water Dive course this mid-September and I have a lot of things I fear about scuba diving, especially mask squeeze and eardrum rupture. Thanks to your video, I am able to figure out how to avoid these scenarios.

[@WaterlineShorts]

Dineskumar Ragu that's very exciting. Your instructor will make sure you are safe and show you all the tricks.

[@dineskumarragu4187]

@@WaterlineShorts thanks Mr Paul

[@wierdvoodoo4001]

That stuff is super easy master

[@KOCHIMUNICIPALCORPORATION-i4g]

thank you

[@lionel170]

I guess the two most important things in scuba diving is keeping calm and breathing. Panicking and holding your breath is no good for your health.

[@WaterlineShorts]

Precisely.

[@bigjentertainment876]

This video scared the shit out of me. I'm cancelling my Scuba Diving course....😔

[@WaterlineShorts]

Ha ha. You will love it. Honestly it’s great. The understanding and training you will get from your course will alleviate any concerns.

[@bigjentertainment876]

Ok..lol

[@iamtheproblem13]

Also can I like do diving professionally for about 2-3 years and then go post graduate and go back to a normal job but not give up diving completely. ( Maybe still do it but less than I used to do it) Is that possible?

[@WaterlineShorts]

That’s what I’ve done. I taught for a few years went back to study. Then worked for a diving magazine and eventually moved to London in the UK to do something entirely different. I still teach when I want and run this channel.

[@iamtheproblem13]

@@WaterlineShorts thank you so much for your advice. Your channel is really helpful. I am subscribed and have my notifications on. 😁

[@charlesg7926]

You don’t make much money doing scuba diving. I recommend getting rich by starting a business after college using your degree, scale your business, get rental properties, retire, and then you can start a dive boat business or just be a scuba instructor/dive master “for the fun of it”

[@OttO88800]

Very informative ..thanks for posting

[@WaterlineShorts]

Othman Al Ali- kuwait thanks. Glad it’s useful

[@pjewellful]

This was so helpful

[@WaterlineShorts]

👌

[@shandolhanson7193]

Very useful video

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks, glad it was helpful

[@zrenaldo6778]

First time here and I sub

[@ahmedhamdy-fk5wd]

Hello, how are you doing? How could I send you plz? Thank you 🙏

[@WaterlineShorts]

Hi Ahmed. You can email me on [e-mail]

[@iamtheproblem13]

This scared me. I wanted to become an scuba diving instructor. Should I do it?

[@WaterlineShorts]

Yes absolutely yes. Best thing you will do. The more you learn the easier it becomes.

[@terkal8572]

An excellent vidio thank you

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks

[@nmhdez]

As a scuba instructor, my biggest pet peeve is when people call the tank "oxygen tank". They sound so uneducated, I hear it often with bigger youtubers (like Papa Jake) when they do something underwater related. I don't know how someone that gets certified still calls it oxygen.

[@WaterlineShorts]

Geez. You just touched a nerve. I see it on TV shows that have people who do research and still can't get that right. Or "goggles". Man I could just stick my thumb in my eye, it would be less painful.

[@charlesg7926]

The reason these KZbinrs do it is bcuz most people that watch trendy KZbinrs’ videos have about the IQ of a housefly. So the KZbinr purposely uses wrong terminology if he thinks it will sound cooler. They know better, but they dumb themselves down on purpose…

[@pacocuadra8615]

Very true, the most danger are from other fellow divers

[@T2Reloaded]

Great job on scaring off new divers! 👌👌

[@WaterlineShorts]

Maybe. In my experience people are drawn to danger.

[@lukmanhakeem3808]

it's really helpful

[@WaterlineShorts]

Thanks for watching

[@lukepaki7231]

Training is best.😄

[@بِلَادٱلرَّافِدَيْنبِلَادٱلرَّ]

For those scared, remember scuba diving is safer than driving on the highway. It's not 100% safe but if you know what you're doing you will be safe.

[@WaterlineShorts]

👌

[@LonelyCinderella123]

I doubt this statement is accurate. You need to compare it by time doing it rather than the total. One reason we have so many deaths on the roads that we have so many drivers (billions worldwide). Another is how much time each driver spends on the road. For many people its something they do every day. The average diver doesn't spend nearly as much time doing it as the average driver.

[@asavita8745]

Are you allowed to dive solo or should you always have a partner?

[@WaterlineShorts]

You can Dive Solo. If youre just getting started I would recommend that you dive with a buddy in a group led by a local guide. When you gain confidence then you can take a Solo Diver Course. My buddy James at Divers Ready has a great video about this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWmVoKGveMaWZ6c Happy diving

[@asavita8745]

Thx

[@simonemoretto6153]

ok, let's stick to snorkeling 😨

[@melanieblack4812]

My question is what about lakes

[@WaterlineShorts]

Melanie Black essentially lake lakes have the same dangers but there can be a few more. 1- If the lake is at altitude as in higher than sea level then there is a larger gradient in pressure between the water and the surrounding pressure. So you need to use different dive tables. 2- The other danger that comes to mind is that lakes are often a reservoir for town water. That means the water is piped down hill. If you go near the drain you can get caught in the vacuum. It's called Delta P and there are some scary videos you can watch on Delta P.

[@seikibrian8641]

2:03 Advanced Open Water course to 50m/164ft? I've never heard of that. I thought the recreational dive limit was 140ft.

[@WaterlineShorts]

Maybe my accent makes it unclear but I said around 30m on your advanced not 50m.

[@seikibrian8641]

@@WaterlineShorts Ah, that makes more sense. When you said "If your buddy does something crazy while they're at 30 meters..." at 2:30 it was quite clear, so maybe it was just a glitch in the audio at my end.

[@WaterlineShorts]

@@seikibrian8641 Im South African so I know my accent is not always clear to everyone who watches but I had to go back and rewatch it now a couple of times on my end just to make sure. Thanks for watching.

[@seikibrian8641]

@@WaterlineShorts I can guarantee that your English is more understandable than my Afrikaans...because I don't speak Afrikaans. :-D

[@WaterlineShorts]

@@seikibrian8641 Ha ha. Actually I dont speak Afrikaans either. My family are from the English speaking decent of South Africans.

[@2agbh72]

Does anyone need to be told scuba diving, sky diving, mountain climbing , base ball, football ,etc etc are dangerous sports ? Moore people are injured just playing foot ball and more people are killed driving a car. Good griefe.title should be ten things to help practice safe scuba.

[@WaterlineShorts]

👌 So true

[@KH-on5pu]

I’m never doing this...

[@WaterlineShorts]

Ha ha. You should. It’s good fun.

[@lj.853]

I want to do it soooooo bad!

[@WaterlineShorts]

Truly Greg download the SSI app. You can get started straight away on the theory and it’s free.

[@mice452]

My school teacher died scuba diving when I was young. I will never do it, ever. I'll just go snorkeling.

[@WaterlineShorts]

Oh wow. Do you know the circumstances?

[@sergiomiranda8776]

I'd rather explore the woods than going underwater in the ocean. I wouldn't like to scubadive anyway. I'd stay on land.

[@goranbajic2139]

3 N ... NEDISCIPLINA NEOBUČENOST NESIGURNOST 3 N ... UNDISCIPLINE UNTRAINED UNCERTAINTY

[@jonbonesmahomes7472]

Underwater currents..thats dangerous..

[@WaterlineShorts]

So true. Good point

[@mylesbanks550]

Wow bad choice of music.

[@eduardoquiroga6804]

my dad and this guy talked me out of it, ill stick to being a free diver instead.

[@WaterlineShorts]

Well you will have to take a course some time in the future.

[@eduardoquiroga6804]

I guess.

[@westonhuffman7908]

Well, I didn't realize that scuba diving is dangerous.

[@WaterlineShorts]

Well these are the dangers but with training and knowledge it's about as dangerous as ten pin bowling.

[@Akaneblaze1345]

Correction: why it's a stupid one.

[@DayDreamer-w1b]

🏆🧐🎩

[@ThreeLions82]

I have epilepsy so I can't risk it.

[@WaterlineShorts]

Sounds sensible. You could always speak to a diving doctor to discuss more if you feel like you’re missing out.

[@goranbajic2139]

I am not interesting in ,open water diving T H N X ...

[@tannergentile4032]

Literally every sport is dangerous...

[@wilburwilbur4195]

SCUBA ISN T THAT DANGEROUS WHAT AN INCREDIBLE FLAMING A😮😢HOLE IT S REALLY REALLY GOOD THAT YOU HAVE SO LITTLE SUBS AND VIEWS WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL LIMIT THE POOR SAPS THAT WILL BE THE HURT BY YOU YOU UNBELIEVABLE M😮R😮N

[@WaterlineShorts]

🤣 Oh come on you can do better than that. Or maybe not. It's always the angry ones who have never achieved anything in life. never built anything, no matter how small. In any event have a happy life. 🥳