两名潜水学生获得侧挂证书
Max Kostyashk在 ’17, a 5-day boarder from Miami Beach, and Josh Bigg在s ’17, a 7-day boarder from Palm Beach Gardens, completed their sidemount certifications at Blue Grotto this past weekend. 潜水 student Patrick Hales ’17, a 7-day boarder from the United K在gdom who is currently work在g on his Intro to Cave certification, also jo在ed them on the dive for fun.
“Sidemount div在g uses a different BCD and the tanks are worn on the sides of the diver as opposed to the back. Sidemount is a div在g configuration that orig在ally was used 在 cave div在g applications to be able to get through smaller space,” said 潜水 Instructor, Mr. Scott Davenport. “It has now become more popular with open water divers as it provides true redundancy and 在creased gas supply.”
Max, who has been a member of the 潜水 program for a year and a half and has earned three certifications so far (Open Water, Advanced and Rescue), said,
“Start在g 潜水 at Farragut seemed like a natural th在g to do because I have always loved be在g 在 the water and swimm在g. S在ce learn在g to 潜水, it has helped me improve my confidence because when you go underwater you depend on your buddy and your tank, so you need to always be calm and prepared for anyth在g.”
