Virtually all aquatic animals are passive or timid. There are a few that can bite or sting defensively, but you can avoid these simply by watching where you put your hands and feet, and by not touching any animal you don't recognize. Basically, we are not on the food chain for sharks and they are not in sport diving water. A. PADI is the P rofessional A ssociation of D iving I nstructors, the largest scuba training organization in the world. Founded in 1966, today you'll find PADI professionals in more than 170 countries and territories, and international service offices in nine countries.
Statistics show that recreational scuba diving is about as safe as swimming.
Q. I need vision correction. A. Not at all. If you wear soft contact lenses, you shouldn't have problems when you dive. If you wear hard lenses, you'll want the gas permeable type for diving. See your doctor about these if you don't have them now.