SCUBA Instruction Services
SCUBA Instruction Services
Dive Training Questions and Answers
What are the physical requirements to participate in SCUBA training?
What are the physical requirements to participate in SCUBA training?
To scuba dive safely, you should not be extremely overweight or out of condition. Diving can be strenuous under certain conditions. Your respiratory and circulatory systems must be in good health. All body air spaces must be normal and healthy. A person with coronary disease, a current cold or congestion, epilepsy, a severe medical problem or who is under the influence of alcohol or drugs should not dive. If you have asthma, heart disease, other chronic medical conditions or you are taking medications on a regular basis, you should consult your doctor and the instructor before participating in this program, and on a regular basis thereafter upon completion.
In order to participate in SCUBA instruction, the student will first need to complete a health questionnaire. If the student has an existing health limitation then the student will need to get a doctor's release before the start of class. A signed liability release is also required!
Students under 18 years of age will be required to obtain their parents signature on these documents before the start of class.
What equipment will I need to participate?
The student will need a swimsuit, towel and personal items. All SCUBA equipment is provided. The student may wish to use their own equipment such as mask, snorkel, fins and/or wetsuit.
Where will we do the training?
Training is done at several different sites. The first classes are normally conducted at the Pocatello Community Recreation Center at 144 Wilson in Pocatello. If the students wish, classes may be conducted at the H & H Dive facility where the student can dive with large fish. Open Water dives are conducted at remote sites like Camperworld Hot Springs in Plymouth Utah. The student is responsible for their own transportation to and from the site.