What's Snorkeling?

Snorkeling (the suit) or shallow dive (skin diving) is a swim or dive with the use of equipment such as dive and snorkel masks. In addition, divers often use tools such as foot movement frog (fin suit) to increase the thrust on the foot.

Snorkel dive equipment is a hose-shaped with the letters A patron at the mouth of the bottom edge. This tool functions as a way in the air when breathing with the mouth without having to lift the front surface of the water. Landscape can be seen under the water while swimming with the face facing the surface of the water and breathe through a snorkel. Divers can take in the breath-in before the dive to the bottom of the water. Scuba diver using a snorkel to the air in the tube while swimming in surface water.

Snorkeling activities can be done to all. Diver who can not swim or float can not be put on life jacket. When diving in water bersuhu low, the diver wearing clothes suit to keep the body from the cold. In addition, the suit is the protective clothing of the body injured or graze coral reef jellyfish sting.

Besides the way to breathe through the mouth with a snorkel, snorkeling activities do not require special education. Beginners who have never been able to do snorkeling learn in a short time of the suit. How to put on mask, snorkel, frog legs and can be learned from the dive, dive shop, equipment rental or dive along the coast. However, just like scuba dive, snorkeling activities not to be alone, but together with friends or in groups.

Snorkeling recreational water activities are popular, particularly in tropical beach resort and the location of a shallow scuba dive. Divers can observe a wide range of flora and fauna under the sea, such as coral reefs, fish, shellfish, sea stars, sea grass, jellyfish, shrimp, and turtle. In addition, snorkeling is also done in fresh water lakes or rivers.

Snorkeling Equipment

Mask
Dive mask is water-resistant window that protects part of the face, especially the eyes and nose from the water. The lens is made of glass while the bag and the nose mask is made of rubber or silikone. At the side there is a mask where to install the snorkel.

When put on masks, divers breathing with the mouth. Mask can be possessed or berembun water diver when forced to breathe through the nose. Hair diver also can not be squeezed in between the mask and face mask so that water does not accidentally.

Masks are available in various sizes, including children and women. Compared to scuba dive mask, snorkeling mask generally smaller size so that the air bag in the mask may be small.

Divers have to wear masks that fit the size of the face mask so that water does not accidentally. The size of the mask fit without the need to be examined pair strap in the head. Mask placed on the face, and pressed while inhale slowly. If the mask does not fall in the size of the face mask in accordance with the users. Pressure water to create a hermetic mask, while the strap is holding mask that does not quit.

Snorkel
Snorkel consists of two parts: the air hose and mouth protector. Hose is made of plastic or hard rubber, with a size diameter of about 2 cm long and about 30 cm. Hose that is too long to make breathing difficult, and increase the possibility of diver suck back the pent-up carbon dioxide in the hose.

Mouth protector is made of rubber or silikone, and consists of a cover-shaped curve, and the part to be bitten. Size mouth protector should also be in accordance with the size of the mouth. When diving under the water, the air in the snorkel out, and water into the snorkel. When up on the surface, the water in the snorkel dikuras way expel the air from hard-hard in the mouth.

Pool frog
Frog legs are rubber shoes with a broad fin at the end of the foot. Snorkeling can be done without frog legs, but this tool can add a human leg thrust when swimming.

Frog legs consist of two types: open heels (open heel) foot and a closed (full foot pocket or foot). Type of frog legs closed feet available in a variety of sizes as well as the size of shoes. Compared with open heel foot frogs, frog leg type has a closed end of the fin is shorter. When wearing heels frog legs open, divers wear shoes from the bot neoprena. Boot function as protectors of the feet from injury, dinginnya water, or blister prevention. Open heel foot frog is only made in several sizes: small, medium, large and extra large. Size frog legs feet adapted to users with a secure belt at the heel.
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