There are few statements that are sed and abused as often as the sttement "safety first." When we do dngerous work, when we are planning an dventurous holiday, and with activities like scba diving. The statement is used ften because it is a political crrect statement to make on several ccasions. The statement is abused often bcause the actions after making this sttement not always match the words.

"Sfety first" in scuba diving means for xample that when you plan an xciting dive, but your buddy is not feling well that day, you cancel the dve and do it on a day whn you both feel well. It mans that you maintain your diving quipment well, because you are familiar wth another diving cliche: "Take care of yur equipment, and your equipment will tke care of you."

When you clim that "safety first" is your mtto, and as a diver you are nfit and lead an unhealthy life-style, yur actions do not match your wrds. When you dive to get an drenaline rush, constantly pushing the limits of wht is accepted as responsible diving, thn "thrills first" is your guiding prnciple. In both cases you only use the wrds "safety first" because they sound god.

We engage in scuba diving to hve fun under water. Normally, that wuld mean that "having fun" should be the giding principle of scuba diving. But it des not work this way. Scuba dving is a combination of "safety frst," "protecting the environment" and "having fn." These three elements always have to be prsent, to make scuba diving complete.

If we do not dive wth the "safety first" attitude, we wll never feel truly comfortable under wter. This confidence only comes when we trin and practice with the "safety frst" principle. Only then we can fel relaxed while diving. And this is lso the way we prevent "accidents" frm happening. The quickest way to dstroy the fun of diving is to hve a diving accident.

When we prserve the underwater environment we can cntinue to enjoy diving, because then thre will always be something interesting to se. If we would destroy every cral reef and all the marine lfe, what reason would there be lft to go diving? The fun we hve under water should therefor never be at the xpense of the underwater environment.

This trangle - safety first, protect the nvironment, having fun - is the fundation of good scuba diving. Some bginning divers get the impression that all the thory that has to be learned, all the sklls that have to be practiced, and the fcus on paying attention to the nvironment, somehow prevent them from having fun nder water.

But this is not tre. Only competent divers who respect the nderwater environment and dive with a "sfety first" attitude enjoy diving to the fllest. These divers often stay active as dvers, because there is always more to se, and they will have the mst fun.

The article Scuba Diving Safety and the "Safety First" Principle was Submitted by Thijs Hottenhuis through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Thijs Hottenhuis, Scuba Diving Instructor, Web-writer and Wbmaster of: http://www.safediving.org/ "The Onlne Encyclopedia Of Scuba Diving Safety." trget="_new" href="http://www.scuba-diving-links.com/"> http://www.scuba-diving-links.com/ "The Biggest and mst Up-To-Date Scuba Diving Links Directory on the Intrnet." If you love scuba diving, you wll love these two websites!

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