PE reviewer

• SCUBA - Self Contained underwater breathing apparatus
• A simple cauldron in the shape of a bell

  1300s
• Edmund Halley developed an improved diving bell


  1690
• Englishman John Lethbridge built the "diving engine"


  1715
• Charles Anthony Deane invented the "smoke helmet" originally for firefighters

  1823
• William James invented the first workable, full time SCUBA


  1825
• German-born inventor Augustus Siebe innovated a closed diving suit to complete the diving helmet of Deane


  1837
• First diving school was established by the Royal Navy


  1843
• Frenchmen Benoit Rouquayrol and Auguste Denayrouze patented the Aerophore


  1866
• Henry A. Fleuss, an English merchant seaman, developed the first self-contained diving gear that used compressed oxygen and not compressed air


  1876
• Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan redesigned a car regulator


  1943
• AQUALUNG


  Compressed air to divers in the slightest breath
• Eight years old


  Can start learning in shallow waters
• Ten years old


  Can be qualified to train and be certified as a Junior Open Water Diver
• Fifteen years old


  Can apply for an Open Water Diver's certificate
• Health


  • Is important for a diver to be physically fit to be able to cope with strenuous physical task
• Disabilities


  • Do not hinder anyone from scuba diving
• ONE-DAY EXPERIENCE COURSE - basic requirement is being comfortable in the water even to the deep end of swimming pool
• REGULATOR - lets you breathe underwater. It connects to your tank and delivers air to your mouth when you inhale
• BCD or Buoyancy control device - helps control the position in the water column
• octopus - is the backup regulator
• SPG or submersible pressure gauge - shows how much of the air is left
• weight belt - it is used to counteract buoyancy
• SCUBA TANK


  Contains a pressured air which allows one to breathe and to stay longer underwater
• FINS


  • Provide the propulsion that makes it possible to swim with lesser effort
• SCUBA or WET SUIT


  Provides protection from the coldness of the water and from other elements
• DIVE COMPUTER


  • Monitors the diver's depth, time of being underwater, and the remaining time for one to be safely down in the water
• DIVE LIGHTS


  Provides the needed light as it can be dark underwater
• DIVE KNIFE


  Is used for cutting ropes, lines, and monofilament
• DIVE CASE


  Is used for protecting the gears while travelling
• SEA KAYAKING


  Is done in open waters such as the ocean or the lake
• WHITEWATER KAYAKING or CANOEING


  Is paddling down the whitewater river
• FLATWATER RECREATION


  Is a relaxing canoeing or kayaking where you can take a gentle paddle down a calm river, ocean, or lake to do some sightseeing
• SAILING


  Is where the canoe or kayak is fitted with a sail
• SURF KAYAKING


  Is where the kayak is typically fitted with a fin, rather like a surfboard
• MARATHON RACING


  Is a lengthy race down a river using the kayak or canoe
• PARTS OF CANOE

  • Yoke
  • Stern
  • Gunwale
  • Bow
  • Thwart
  • Seat
• PARTS OF KAYAK

  • Deck
  • Footbrace
  • Hatch
  • Cockpit
  • Hull
• communication - very essential among divers
• PANIC


  The worst enemy of any emergency situation