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__SCUBA Diving!__ **__What Is SCUBA Diving?__**

Scuba (self contained breathing apparatus) diving is a type of underwater diving that uses a scuba set to breathe underwater. This is different to earlier diving because it has a lot more freedom, due to the diver not being held back by the weight of the older diving suits and not having an air line from the surface getting in the way. Scuba divers or divers in general usually use swim fin’s to help propel themselves while underwater.


 * __Where Can You Go SCUBA Diving?__**

The great thing about Australia is that we are girt by sea as our national anthem so rightly boasts and that means that there many, many places that you can go Scuba diving at. In fact there is over 35 000km’s of beautiful coastline and we have both tropical waters, such as the waters around the Great Barrier Reef and temperate diving areas near the southern states and around Tasmania. With this in mind its usually a good idea to go Scuba diving in reefs so that you can see the beauty of the underwater world at its best.


 * __Why Go SCUBA Diving?__**

There are many reasons to go Scuba diving. Some people go to explore underwater cave systems, some people go to study marine life, other people go just to experience the beauty of the underwater world, but some few go just to clear their heads and spend time in such a peaceful place where they won’t be interupted. **__ What Equipment Would You Need To Go Scuba Diving? __**

When doing a basic dive you do not need a very complicated equipment list. All you would really need is: ** Mask and Snorkel Combo **

** Diving suit **

** Swim Fins ** ** Weight Belt ** ** Air Tank ** ** Buoyancy Control Device ** ** Regulator **


 * __ History __**

Scuba history starts in Paris in 1942-1943 when the aqualung was invented by two Frenchman, Emile Gagnan (engineer) and lieutenant de vasseau Jacques-Yves Cousteau. The aqua lung used a system in which compressed air was inhaled from the tank and then expelled into the water. Even though that was the first Scuba set, Scuba regulators originated in Australia where Ted Eldred Developed the very first one and it was called the porpoise. These two inventions developed together and they became what we see Scuba divers wearing today.

This is a video on how to assemble equipment.

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And here is a 10 minute video of some divers visiting the Great Barier Reef

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