DIVING

By:
Aina Casademont Yvonne Ozcriz Elga Ratiani Cludia Encuentra

INDEX:
- INTRODUCTION
-BASIC INFORMATION ON THE SPORT -THE SPORTS POPULARITY -THE PLEASURES OF THE SPORT -THE DANGERS OF THE SPORT - CLOSING COMMENTS:

INTRODUCTION: Whats diving? Diving is the practice of going underwater either of breathing apparatus or by breath-holding. There are different types of diving: Scuba diving Surface supplied diving Free-diving Snorkelling Saturation diving What kind of people can do this sport? If you want to go diving, you must go with an instructor. To practice this sport alone you must know basic physics and physiology to understand the human body under the pressure of the water, and avoid risky behaviours that can lead to serious accidents or even fatal.

Types of diving: Scuba diving(1): the diver uses breath apparatus to breathe underwater.

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Surface supplied diving(2): the diver uses equipment with breathing gas using a divers umbilical from the surface. (2)

Free-diving(3): does not involve a breathing apparatus, the diver relies on his or her ability to hold his or her breath until resurfacing. Snorkelling(4): the diver is equipped with a diving mask, a tube called snorkel and the swim fins.
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Saturation diving(5): the diver goes very deep, so they use a diving technique that helps divers to reduce the risk of decompression sickness when they work at great depth for long time.

BASIC INFORMATION ON THE SPORT

Individual or team sport? - risky if practising alone.

Equipment needed Diving suit: designed to protect a diver from the underwater environment. Scuba set: is an independent breathing set that provides the diver with the breathing gas to breathe underwater.

Dive computer: device used by a diver to measure the time and depth of a dive, so the diver can avoid decompression sickness. Diver propulsion vehicle: is an item of diving equipment used by divers to increase their speed.

Mask: is an item of diving equipment that allows scuba divers, free divers and snorkelers to see clearly underwater.

Fins: there are like duck feet. You put there in your feet to swim better.

Snorkel: is a breathing tube used to swim underwater.

Buoyancy control device: is a piece of diving equipment used to keep the divers to float stably.

How and where it is played: -know how to swim. - played under seawater , lakes or underwater caves.

What is the aim of the sport?

Professional: scuba diving can be practiced to help with construction or investigations underwater. Also scuba diving is useful in sea accidents.
Hobby: Scuba diving can also be a fun activity. Many people during their holiday like to do a scuba diving course. They can see the sea life, such as, interesting sea creatures and the beautiful coral and plants. A PADI certificate is needed for diving anywhere (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) ..There are different levels and it is very expensive to get one.

Who controls its rules? These rules are controlled by the WCUA (World Confederation of Underwater Activities). Diving rules: 1. Never walk on the alive corals and underwater plants. 2. Be careful about your buoyancy. 3. Stay away from the corals and other animals, and do not remove the sediments. 4. Do not go away from your boat. Control your anchor. 5. Do not touch or give food to the animals. 6. Do not buy as a souvenir or collection corals and shells. 7. Be careful when you dive in caves because bubbles can damage the delicate environment. 8. Keep the diving place clean. 9. Study the underwater live and do not damage it.

THE SPORTS POPULARITY

IS IT PLAYED IN MANY COUNTRIES?

Yes, is it played in many countries: Argentina Australia Bahames Bermudes Brasil Chile Colombia Cuba Spain USA Philippines Haiti Republic of Indonesia Caiman Islands Cook Islands Feroe Islands Salomon Islands Jamaica Islands

Republic of Madagascar United Mexican States Mauricio Republic of Panama Dominican Republic Independent State of Samoa Republic of Seychelles Tnez Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

WHERE CAN THE SPORT BE WATCHED?

This sport can be watched in the television. You cant watch it in live because is underwater, so maybe you can see something if you are on a boat or maybe near to the coast.

WHO WATCHED IS IT?

This sport is watched for people who are interested in Scuba Diving and their fans.

WHO ARE FAMOUS DIVERS? FEMALE: Natalia Molchanova: 8th-5-1962 Her sport is free-diving Nowadays shes the president of the Russian federation apnea. She has 12 individual gold medals and 2 more with her team. MALE: William Trubridge: 24th-5-1980 Hes from New Zeland Height: 1,85m Weight: 75kg His sport is free-diving. He has the world record in apnea, 101 m deep. Lung capacity: 8,1L

THE PLEASURES OF THE SPORT

WHAT MAKES IT ENJOYABLE?

What makes diving enjoy, its going down in the sea and enjoy the underwater landscape. To see fishes and other sea creatures. Live an experience in another fantastic world.

WHAT SKILLS DOES IT CALL UPON?

You have to be healthy. The height and the weight are not important. If you want to go alone you must know: physics and physiology. You have to know how to manage the equipment. Before going diving in the sea you should go to classes in a pool. The sounds, the vision, the temperature and the pressure are different between the surface and underwater, you must know the differences. You must know what its happening around you in every moment. If you go deeper than 90m the mixture of air in the tanks has to be different than the air in the surface. For instance you have to add helium.

You must be healthy!

THE DANGERS OF THE SPORT

WHAT SORT OF INJURES MAY BE RISKED?

The accident decompression is one of the most serious risks that can lead diving. Depending on the time and the depth that you are in the water, your tissue1 accumulates a big quantity of gas. If you return very fast to the surface, these gases would form bubbles in your blood, causing embolism. The pulmonary expansion is the most fatal accident and easily avoidable. It cames when the diver is in panic for have no oxygen. Then he starts to go very quickly to the surface. The pressure decreases2 and the oxygen in the lungs increase3. So, the oxygen cant get out of the mouth and the alveolus4 exploit. You have to be careful with the sea creatures like: sharks, whales

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 COMMENTS: We chose diving because we thought that it will be very interesting to know how they work and discover new things about the sea. We didnt know anything about this sport, but doing this oral presentation weve learned many things. It was a little difficult for us to search all the information. Besides, we have found out information in Wikipedia, Google, web pages about diving We enjoyed it very much, working with diving. PERSONAL OPINION: Yvonne: for me this sport is very interesting and funny, to discover new things in the sea: plants, animals It was a good task to work with diving. Elga: I really liked it doing this oral presentation because I enjoyed discovering a divers life such as: their equipment, the types of diving, the dangers Actually I want to go diving in summer. Aina: I liked a lot doing this work because we learned a lot of things about diving and many new English words. We have had fun doing this assignment and we really enjoyed. And now I wish I could dive with my friends. Cludia: I liked it a lot.