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Is Scuba Diving Safe for Kids?

Diving can be a fantastic experience for children, but it requires careful planning, medical evaluation and safety measures. Here's what you need to know about children and diving.

Recent Articles

Task Loading Takes an Underwater Photographer to the Brink of Danger

Scuba diving safety tips for underwater photographers to avoid task loading and running out of air.

Two Scuba Divers Make All the Wrong Moves

What not to do when you're scuba diving and training tips from Scuba Diving's Lessons for Life column.

Pushing the Limits Leads a Diver to the Chamber

How an aggressive scuba diving schedule and overdependence on his computer led to DCS for one scuba diver.

Record Attempt Turns to Tragedy for Ill-Prepared Scuba Diver

Learn important scuba diving safety rules from a story about a diver dying while trying to set a personal record.

When Renting Scuba Gear Goes Wrong

Scuba diving safety tips for identifying decompression illness, DCI, and using rental gear on vacation.

Lessons for Life: Death in the Shallows

Another case study in our Dive Training Series "Lessons For Life": Panic, claustrophobia and poor decision-making lead to a dive fatality.

First Steps After a Lionfish Sting

Lionfish use venom as a protective mechanism.