Knowing Open Water Skills are Necessary for Divers!

Open water skills are necessary to learn if you are planning to go underwater for performing any kind of

underwater activity. The basic skill of open water implies that a person should have knowledge of

removing the scuba mask when in underwater and breathe normally. It is not for more time rather a

person can clear the mask problems and wear it back. Those few seconds are crucial and a scuba diver

needs to be comfortable.

Though, it is not very normal, but it could happen that the mask can be knocked off while being in the

water. It could be when a diver comes in contact with another diver and suddenly the mask breaks off.

In this situation, one should not panic and should handle the situation with ease. The situation can differ

too. May be, the diver's wish to adjust the mask strap and it needs to take out the scuba mask

completely. In this situation also, one needs to be very much comfortable for handling the situation well.

If you are one who has come across this situation, then firstly you should relax and breathe normally.

However, the person wearing contact lenses needs to keep the eyes closed during this process as it

ould ake the uite u o fo ta le. E e if you do ’t ea le ses, it is ad isa le to keep the eyes closed; after that try to take off the mask from the face slowly. It can be done in a quick or gentle way

but the person needs to be cool and calm. The water will fill up in the mask and it will not create any

problem till the person is not in haste to complete the things. Slowly and gently, hold the front part of

mask from one hand and use other hand for taking off the back of mask. In the entire process, one

should not mess up with hairdo as it can complicate the matter further.

After taking the mask off, hold it tightly so that you do not drop it and increase the problems.

Meanwhile, continue breathing normally. This is not a big problem as you must have done the same

thing while practicing it in swimming pool. If not, then one can opt for professional help provided by

many such as PADI. The only required thing is patience which easily comes with practice. Clear the

things or change the mask completely. Things can be done as per requirements of clients.

Once the issues have been solved, try now to wear the mask back with the same level of comfort. Do

not take much time or longer than you can handle. A person knows how long he is capable of holding

the breath or breathing normally underwater. So, depending upon this capability, one should increase or

decrease the speed. Put the mask gently and try to seal the rubber skirt around the mask so that it

solves the purpose easily.

These are few tricks of open water which needs to be done in a very careful manner.