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Youth SCUBA Diving Corner

SCUBA Diving

SCUBA diving is using specialized gear to have underwater adventures. Scuba diving is like exploring another planet filled with creatures and plant life. When you dive in New England, you’ll explore ecosystems teaming with all different types of life. Imagine being able to breathe underwater. Scuba diving is a way to explore underwater locations across New England such as oceans, lakes, ponds, quarries and rivers. With specialized gear, you can stay underwater for a longer time and go deeper than you would by just holding your breath. What do you think it would be like? Where would you want to explore?

"SCUBA" stands for Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus, which represents that fact that divers bring their own air supply (using tanks and regulators) to breathe underwater.

Can I try SCUBA diving?

8-year-olds can try SCUBA diving in a safe, shallow pool with an instructor. The maximum depth for 8- and 9-year olds is 6 feet in confined water with instructor supervision.

10-year-olds can get certified to die in open water with certain restrictions.

What Gear Do I Need?

To scuba dive, you need some basics like:

  • Mask
  • Fins
  • Wetsuit or drysuit
  • Tank
  • Regulator
  • Buoyancy Control Device (BCD)
  • Pressure gage
  • Depth gage
  • Computer: To track time during a dive.

Why Should I try SCUBA diving?

You’ll feel like an explorer each time you SCUBA dive. It’s a fun way to experience the ocean and the marine life that call the ocean home.

  1. Swim with star fish, lobsters, skates, sea ravens and so many more creatures.
  2. Explore sunken ships across New England full of history.
  3. Help keep our water sources clean.
  4. Some of the coolest jobs in New England involve SCUBA diving.

Where can I dive around New England?

SCUBA diving opportunities are available across New England. There is plenty to explore such as ocean seabeds, kelp forests, shipwrecks, rivers, lakes, ponds and quarries.

Additional Resources

Check out our Spotlights page to see how New England SCUBA divers have been making waves in the industry.

Check out our Diving Jobs page to see how divers work in the industry.

Begin your underwater adventures with a maze and search [activity sheet]. (https://media.idivenewengland.com/iDiveNewEngland_YouthGame.pdf).

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