How to Be a Lockdown Scuba Diver
With many of you at home around the world, we thought we’d share a little scuba diving love with you and some ideas on how you can still be a diver and stay connected to us while we are all waiting to be able to travel again!
Become an Even Better Diver
Have you always thought about taking your next level of PADI Course or wanted to take a specialty but never found the time or don’t want to spend your time in Bali studying? Well, there is no time like the present to get started and get the theory out of the way without even leaving home. If you are looking for something to do on lockdown then this could be the solution! PADI eLearning takes care of the knowledge development component of your PADI course and by taking it at home, you can work through it at your own pace and be ready to dive start eLearning Courses today.
Here are some of our favourites:
1. Advanced Open Water: If you are a PADI Open Water Diver, we recommend taking the Advanced course. The PADI Advanced is the next core course for you and it will certify you to dive to 30 meters – which means even more of Lembongan ‘s and Nusa Penida’s awesome dive sites to explore! You’ll also learn how to navigate underwater as well as looking at 3 other types of diving!
2. Rescue Diver: This is probably the most rewarding course you’ll ever take and you’ll build your confidence in the process. You’ll be learning lifesaving skills and techniques as well as learning how to prevent accidents from occurring in the first place. If you are thinking about becoming a PADI Divemaster or Instructor in the future then the Rescue Diver Course is essential.
3. Divemaster: Yes!! You can now start your journey to becoming a PADI Professional at home! If you are thinking of the diving industry as a future career path, get started now!
4. Digital Underwater Photography Specialty: Okay, so you can’t go underwater right now, but the skills and techniques you learn in the PADI Digital Underwater Photography specialty can be practiced at home - which means hours of entertainment with your camera when you can’t go out!
5. Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox): It seems so unfair when you have plenty of air left and your computer tells you that you need to shallow up. Have you ever wished you could stay deeper for longer? Diving with Enriched Air (Nitrox) increases your allowable bottom time meaning you can admire the depths of your favourite Nusa Penida dive sites for longer!
Don’t want to study alone? Buy a PADI gift pass for your buddy and study together!
Get Ready to Travel
The time will come when the world returns to normal so get prepared now. When was the last time you looked at your dive gear or your camera housing? Is some simple servicing and O-ring greasing in order? Get your gear out and check it over. A little TLC now could prevent any unwanted surprises when it comes to packing it up for your next trip!
Pictures Going Dusty?
How many pictures did you take on your last trip to Bali? How many of them have you edited or framed? If you can’t be in Bali right now, you can at least re-live some of the memories and why not turn some of those into a personal piece of wall art?
If you get crafty with your pictures, we’d love to see the results!
Share Your Dives and Memories with us - send us your best shots and keep an eye on our Facebook pages!
Do something Incredible for our Oceans
Why not reach out to local marine conservation organisations and ask if you can help out from home? If you live near a beach and are permitted to go out walking why not take a cleanup bag with you every time? If you don’t live near a beach then do the same in the countryside – plastic trash from all over washes into rivers and eventually finds its way to the ocean.
We’d love to hear from you about how you are staying connected to diving and Bali so let us know what you are doing during lockdown! Shoot us a message at info@bluecornerdive.com to say hi!
Don’t forget to get started on your e-learning course. Click the link below to get it going!