Scuba diving trainer Valters Preimanis, who trains divers in the Riga district, about ice diving specialty course PADI ICE Diver, says-
Ice diving is for brave divers
Ice diving is one of the most exciting and adrenaline-filled types of diving
We dive in one entrance, we return through it
It is the most complicated and difficult of the diving methods, because the diver enters the world of ice with one entrance to the ice, through which it also returns.
The water becomes much clearer when there is ice in the water bodies
The water is clearer, you see 5-10 times further than in summer, because the floating underwater particles have sunk to the bottom. The air bubbles rise and then all merge into one.
In the cold, the diver must make friends
The heat of the adrenaline gradually subsides and the cold gradually subsides, the hands feel first and the diver's head appears over the algae after 30 minutes.
Winter bathing and hardening help ice divers
If you have a cold shower or a swim in the winter, called "sealing", you will feel very comfortable in the water in the winter under a 20cm layer of ice and you can stay for more than 30 minutes. "
During the training, you will learn how to use the DrySuit diving equipment, three-finger gloves, how to use communication signals, proper breathing techniques, rope holding techniques, and skills to assist the diver. Learn the security measures that divide divers' roles and responsibilities.
See an underwater beauty that others have never experienced. If extreme, unusual and challenging diving scenarios attract you, apply for an instructor to dive under the ice.
Ice diving is one of the most exciting types of scuba diving, you encounter conditions and see beauty that other people have never experienced. In addition, you could get a chance to play with the exhaled bubbles at the bottom of the ice. Skills can be strengthened as PADI Ice Diver certificate for immediate respect, and usually many other divers question how it is under the ice.
To register for the Ice Diver course, you must be PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, and must be at least 18 years old.
To find out more about the specialty of ice diving and hardening in winter, apply for a lesson by phone / WhatsApp 22077202
