Efficient means against seasickness

Seasickness – is one of the main enemies of every person who sets off on trips to conquer seas or oceans. The reason for this usually lies on a genetic level. However in most cases seasickness is caused by a dissonance of information that is received by the brain from various sensory organs and the middle ear.

There are different ways to lessen or completely eliminate the symptoms of seasickness. If you want to enjoy diving in the Red sea with “AHLA-DIVE” but can barely endure waves – use the advice below.

Brain training

Receiving contradictory signals, the brain causes dizziness and nausea. It can be tricked and calmed by different methods.

The easiest and safest recommendations exclude the necessity of using medication:

• look into the distance. Put away your laptop or book. Focusing your eyes on stationary objects that are close to your eyes, you increase the difference of perceptions that come from the middle ear. It is better to look at the horizon. It is the most stable object.
• divert yourself to a pleasant conversation. Divert your attention. Find an interesting person to talk to. Dizziness and nausea will soon recede.
• take a stable position. The center of the ship at the top deck is swaying the least. Find yourself a comfortable place. Lean back on a wall and relax.
• avoid enclosed spaces. Fresh air helps to get rid of nausea. Do not lock yourself in the cabin.
• постарайтесь уснуть. Первый симптом морской болезни – сонливость. Если вам хочется спасть, и для этого есть удобное место, то воспользуйтесь данной возможностью.
• Try to fall asleep. The first symptom of seasickness is drowsiness. If you want to sleep and you have a comfortable place, go for it. 

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Diver training requires following the rules

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Diving to great depths may bring unforeseeable situations. Divers should descend with one partner at least in order to react to equipment faulty, injuries and so on, belay one another or provide first aid in the situation becomes serious. Air supply must not stop and you need to get to the surface as quickly as possible following all the rules of a safe and appropriate surfacing. It is required to go through a diver training with experienced instructors on dry land, only then should you carry on to practical lessons in water.
Situation 1: second stage regulator failure
An emergency usually occurs at the time of diving into caves with narrow entries. Sloppy movements may lead to equipment hitting the stone surface. If one of the divers has a regulator failure he should use the octopus and compensator of his partner. When the diving equipment was not that perfect divers had to breathe in the breathing gas in turns, until they reached the surface. They even managed to surface from great depths.
Situation 2: intake valve on compensator is not working
This problem is not as difficult to solve as it seems. Such situations were successfully resolved two decades ago. What do you need to do? You should detach and reattach the feeding hose a few times. If this doesn’t help to fix the failure, you can try to inflate the compensator with your mouth.
Situation 3: inflation hose is not connected to the device
The hose needs to be back in place. But it sometimes happens that the valve at the end of the hose is jammed and the air is streaming out of the cylinder with sound. This may occur when there were repeated attempts to reattach the feeding hose to the intake valve.
Situation 4: cylinders slipped out the clip
Many divers fasten the cylinders to compensators with the help of plastic clips. They are very convenient to use, but plastic has its disadvantages. Cylinders may slip out the clip while plunging into the water as well as at the time of surfacing or getting in the boat. In order to prevent this one needs to check that the clip is ok from time to time.
If everything is developing in an unpleasant scenario, you can try and take off the compensator and properly install the cylinders. But if you have a partner with you, than he should deal with this responsible task. Your partner is will have to catch the slipping cylinders with his knees. He will use his hands to fasten the straps.
But it is important to inform you partner in trouble about your helping intentions. Your unexpected actions behind your partner’s back may cause confusion and sometimes even panic.
Coherent performance requires practice. It is important to not only have all the skills and knowledge, but also know your partner’s character peculiarities and foresee all his possible intentions. Otherwise there is a chance of misunderstanding when you all do different things at the same time. When you have only got seconds the right actions is what makes the difference between the life and death.

Diving center in Eilat invites everybody to enjoy the beauty of the Red sea. Our instructors will help you master the wisdom of underwater diving. Do not miss out on a unique chance to visit the unforgettable attractions and get tons of emotions that will be with you for the rest of your life.

Diver’s note: to drink or not to drink?

People see drinking alcohol as an ancient national tradition. Can you still follow it when you dive 30 meters deep and even deeper?  This very question causes much controversy among those who are really keen on diving.

Is it possible to combine diving and alcohol without any risk of damaging health? The answer seems obvious. What is more, recommendation to restrain from alcohol before and after diving was not just made up. Alcohol is forbidden by the PADI standards.

Does the amount of alcohol matter at the time of diving? It definitely does. When a person drinks a bottle of vodka, he loses his coordination and ability to think rationally on dry land to say nothing of the depths of the Red sea. The situation with such high dose is quite clear.

What if we consider just a can of beer or a shot of vodka? Such a dose does not cloud reason, the reaction remains adequate, a person is still able to put on the equipment and pay attention to what instructor says. Everything seems normal but unfortunately it is so only on the outside. The body is already experiencing an insignificant degree of dehydration. This very physiological state is very dangerous for a diver. One of the dangers is decompression sickness that is familiar to many diving beginners. To be safe one needs to pay close attention to his or her health and listen to the advice and directions of instructors at the time of diving training.

It is no coincidence that a person feels harrowing thirst during a hang-over, because any kind of alcohol dehydrates the body. When it happens of dry land, it is noting critical. When it happens under water different rules apply. A dehydrated body under water has a strong chance of developing a decompression sickness.

Experienced diving instructors always recommend drinking a lot of liquids at the time of training. Water thins the blood and provides its normal circulation. Intensive drinking regimen – is a golden rule of a safe diver. It needs to be mentioned that for a person who drank alcohol recently or in the very day of diving this is less effective. The risk of having a decompression sickness after drinking alcohol for a diver increases drastically, even if all the safety norms and surfacing rules are precisely observed.

One more question that is really important to divers is whether it is acceptable to drink alcohol after diving and if so, how much is allowed? You shouldn’t grab a beer to celebrate a successful dive having just stepped out of the water. At that moment the process of retaining B.U.N from the body is not yet finished. That is why any factors that cause blood thickening (alcohol) may provoke decompression sickness. If it is impossible to completely avoid having a drink at the day of diving than is should be put off. The first safe drink of alcohol a diver can have only 4-5 hours after the surfacing. 

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Добейся мастерства в овладении плавучестью

Человек мало знаком с возможностями своего организма, поэтому не может на длительное время задерживать дыхание под водой, и максимально рационально контролировать движения своего тела. Хотите научиться плавать как рыба в воде? Дайвинг – лучший помощник. Чтобы ощутить уровень своего профессионализма достаточно погрузиться на глубину, где каждое движение требует усилий, если не добиться мастерства.

Грациозные перемещения в унисон обитателям морских глубин отличают человека, который овладел плавучестью в совершенстве. Многие туристы считают, что активно двигая ластами, можно эффективнее тратить энергию, но это ошибочное мнение. Люди, научившиеся владеть своим телом и повышать плавучесть при перемещениях под водой, практически не делают манипуляций при помощи снаряжения. Они способны удерживаться на одной глубине в пределах 10 сантиметров. Кроме того, огромную роль играет умение контролировать дыхание. Люди, профессионально занимающиеся дайвингом, намного рациональнее тратят воздух в отличие от новичков. Помните, всему можно научиться, если есть желание.

Некоторые туристы специально покупают дайвинг туры к побережью Красного моря. Регулярные погружения открывают новые красоты подводной флоры и фауны. Большое количество путешествий по морскому дну, еще не указывает на владение плавучестью. Только пройдя уроки дайвинга с инструктором можно добиться мастерства. По результатам обучения школа дайвинга выдает ученикам соответствующий сертификат. Польза от полученных навыков и умений не только дает человеку максимальное удовольствие от морских путешествий, но и привносит положительный вклад в экологию. Профессионалы своего дела способны передвигаться по дну без причинения вреда окружающей среде, что очень важно.

Специалисты в этой области советуют новичкам прежде всего обучиться плавучести и пройти соответствующий курс. Только после овладения необходимыми навыками можно получить удовольствие от погружений под воду. Детский дайвинг находит своих искренних почитателей уже с 12 лет. Следует заметить, что в раннем возрасте тренировки проходят намного быстрее и легче.

Где проводятся занятия и можно ли научиться плавучести, спросите вы. Обучение дайвингу занимает мало времени, поэтому потратить отпуск можно с пользой на берегу Красного моря в Израиле. В г.Эйлат на побережье Акабского залива температура моря имеет самые комфортные температурные показатели от +21 до +29 градусов по Цельсию для курсов дайвинга. Именно здесь располагается дайвинг центр Ахла Дайв, который проводит уроки подводного плавания как с туристами, так и со спортсменами. Непосредственное сотрудничество с инструкторами ассоциации PADI позволяет проводить качественное обучение в короткие сроки. Рекреационный дайвинг давно представляет огромный интерес для людей, которые не могут жить без мира рыб и морских обитателей. Увидев один раз красоты Красного моря изнутри, захочется вернуться туда снова.

Ознакомиться с подробной информацией о дайвинг курсе "Идеальная плавучесть (Perfect Bouyancy)" можно на сайте компании.

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Scuba diving is a fun pastime!

Eilat is a natural resort famous all over the world. The sun, the sea, excellent climate and crystal clear sea water – all this is Eilat. And if it is not enough, here you can find entertainment of all sorts for active and curious tourist. But the most fascinating thing you can do in this heaven on Earth is trying a thrilling attraction – introductory diving with an instructor for beginners. Even those, who never tried diving and can’t swim, can receive plenty of unforgettable impressions. You are given a unique opportunity to listen to an introduction of a diving instructor, put on a wetsuit and diving equipment and dive down 6 meters where you can see the beauty of a coral reef with your own eyes. This attraction takes 1 or 1.5 hours.

Indescribable natural beauty

Many people think that the coral reef of the Red sea can be seen only in Egypt, but they are wrong. Actually it stretches up to the very coast of the Israeli Eilat. What is more, right here the coral reef unfolds and shows its real beauty. The sea water is so transparent that gives divers 40 meters visibility under water. If you wish you will be able to see all the secrets of the reef, thoroughly hidden under the water. Even experienced divers find something in Eilat that takes them off their feet.
The resort saved numerous exotic sea organisms to this day – coral polyps. Coral reef stretches along the whole coastline of Eilat, beginning at the north beach not far from the border with Aqaba, Jordan. But the most interesting dive-sites are situated on the south coast “Coral beach” and they stretch to the very border with Egypt, Taba. In the coral reef area one can observe such exotic sea inhabitants as sea turtles and sea-hedgehogs, sponges, shellfish, octopi, ink-fish as well as colorful tropical fish.

All this diversity of the Eilat reserve is available to you, if you turn to AHLA DIVE. We specialize on sport scuba diving. We have courses for beginners that are called Open Water Diver 5 days. Some people call these courses First Star. Scuba Diver course – are the first three days of Open Water course. Then a person can spend 2 more days training and receive his first star in diving.

What is scuba diving?

The notion comes from the abbreviation from the English Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. So, scuba diving – is immersion in the water with special equipment. It is a course for people who want to try themselves in the new and unknown sphere or for those who want to spend their few days of vacation unforgettably. It includes the initial diving course for 5 days. A three-day course – is a excellent solution for those who have not decided yet whether they want to go through the whole training or for people with no free time. It includes theoretical and practical lessons with experienced teachers.

If you dream of seeing the beauty of the underwater world of Eilat, but are not sure whether you want to take it up seriously, than Intro-dive is your choice – and introductory dive with an experienced instructor. Just in 30 or 45 minutes you will be able to enjoy the picturesque places of the reef at the depth of 6 meters. Intro-dive is available for everybody of 8 to 80 years old. It does not require any specific skills, a participant merely needs to fill in a medical form, listen to a 10-minute instruction and go through a few practical lessons.

Even if you will now choose the short introductory dive, you will still enrich your inner world and get unforgettable impressions and feelings, that will stay with you for the rest of your life.

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