snorkeling
need to know
what is snorkeling
it is to swim using a snorkel
equipment and care of equipment
the equipment would be snorkel and goggles aswell as flippers
all you have to do to look after them is wash them out with fresh water
underwater science-ear and equalising
if you snorkel you'll find that when you go down into the water your ears will suddenly start to hurt to fix that all you have to do is simply squeeze your nose closed and then blow out through your nose the pain should go away
this is .cause by the pressure of the water forcing into your ear drums you blow and that equilizes the pressure
bouyancy?
if you have air in your lungs you will float if there is no air in your lungs you will sink
skills?
getting in and out of water
find safe place to get out preferably a sandy bay slowly walk out of the water
to get in sit down next to water put on snorkel goggles and flippers and slide in
finning and planning
it talks about properly using your fins and planning to go for example telling someone where when and for how long
duck diving
duck diving is called that because of the way you dive you lift your bum and dive straight down
clearing your snorkel and mask
to clear your snorkel rise to the surface and give a sharp strong blow to blow all the water out of the snorkel
to clear your mask go under with a deep breath spin around so u face the surface of the water hold you mask on your face and blow out through your nose
snorkelling first aid
you will need to know cpr
and basic first aid if someone gets scraped or is bleeding heavily
dangers
the only real dangers are poisonous corals or sharks or any thing from that particular area