Scuba Diving Great Barrier Reef Australia by Neil Parris
Friday, December 18th, 2009 at
9:28 am
Learning to scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, back in the year 2000. We had a 1 week training course including 9 dives on a liveaboard which moved between different reefs. Video includes parts of the PADI open water certification including navigation, removing mask. Lots of fish, turtles, corals and other amazing underwater life. Fran is wearing pink fins, and Neil has odd blue and green fins.
The last two minutes show some library footage from Cairns Dive Centre.
Duration : 0:9:59
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that depends on a …
that depends on a number of factors:
1) how big your tank is
2) how quickly you breathe (which can be quite quick for beginners)
3) how deep you go
A typical recreational dive is of the order of 30 to 45 minutes.
how long does the …
how long does the gas tank last?
WOW that water …
WOW that water looks pristene.
6:32 blue spotted …
6:32 blue spotted sting ray!!
I got my Junior …
I got my Junior Advanced Open Water Diver certification right before I turned 14…
I first got certified a few months before I turned 12.
When you do Advanced, I recommend doing Enriched Air and dry suit with it. You get a reduced cost with the nitrox.
god that looks …
god that looks like fun 😀 😀
i love the water
i love the water
hi, thanks, is …
hi, thanks, is there any good dives at 12 metres
Went scuba diving …
Went scuba diving for the first time a couple months ago, now im hooked I’m going for my certification soon!:)
No more than 21 …
No more than 21 meters in this video.
ffs! i cant wait to …
ffs! i cant wait to be a marine biologist…
If there was more …
If there was more scuba diving and less wars there would be less suffering in the world
hi i am doing my …
hi i am doing my junior course in 1 week, and im just wondering how deep are you in the video???
oh man it’s like my …
oh man it’s like my life ambition to go scuba diving, 🙂
In fact, the …
In fact, the biggest risk of the bends if for very advanced divers that dive very deep (like 100m/300ft), and are required to do decompression stops during their ascent to reduce the nitrogen.
This is beyond the PADI Open Water certification whict most divers have.
Yes and no. What …
Yes and no. What you’re describing is what’s called “The Bends” where the nitrogren in your blood stream can turn to bubbles if you don’t ascend correctly. A big part of the PADI training describes the procedures you should follow that would prevent this happening, e.g. using a dive computer or dive tables to plan your dive.
If you’re doing simple shallow recreational dives like this, and following the (very conservative) rules then the chances of getting the bends are very small indeed.
I’m always scared …
I’m always scared to scuba dive because I heard if you come up to fast it can make bubbles in your blood and you die, is that true?
Diving in British …
Diving in British waters is great we also have lots of corals 100’s of wrecks from the misunderstanding with Germany which we had to explain to them twice.wonderful buddies who are used to to diving in less clarity making them more reliable elsewhere,
Also, MOST shark …
Also, MOST shark attacks happen when a shark is confused in poor visibility and thinks a human in a wetsuit is a seal. The water around the great barrier reef is so clear that there would be little confusion like this.
Don’t be worried. …
Don’t be worried. That’s what the PADI course is for, they teach you what to do if that happens, for example sharing air with your buddy, using their spare regulator, or ascending to the surface.
The important thing of course is not to run out of air in the first place, the tank has an air gauge like a car has a fuel gauge, just look at it often and surface before you run out of air! Normally you start with something like 200 PSI, and surface when you get down to 50.
i want to scuba …
i want to scuba dive but my only worry which sounds weird is if your down the bottom of the ocean and your tank loses all its oxygen
It’s my life goal …
It’s my life goal to scuba dive.
Hi, Thanks! ^^
Hi, Thanks! ^^
Any English Divers …
Any English Divers like to comment? I’ve heard good things about diving in the UK, but the sights won’t be anything close to a tropical dive! I’ve only dived in warm waters 🙂
Dangerous? No. Not …
Dangerous? No. Not on the great barrier reef (as far as I know!). The dive boats wouldn’t take you out there if it was dangerous. I think the great whites are more common down near Sydney.