Choosing and using your own scuba equipment is part of the pleasure of recreational diving. Your local PADI dive store or resort will help you choose the right equipment for you. Each element of your diving equipment has a different function, and all of them together help to adapt you to the underwater world.
When you start diving, you should purchase the following diving accessories:
- Diving mask
- Diving fins
- Snorkel
All three pieces of equipment should have a perfect fit for you. Your local PADI dive store will be happy to help you choose the right products.
The registration fee for your PADI Open Water Diver course usually includes the provision of the following diving equipment for the entire course or for large parts of the course:
- Regulator
- Diving jacket
- Dive computer
- Diving bottle
- Diving suit
- Weight system and weights
Check with your local PADI dive store or resort to find out exactly what is included in your course package. Nevertheless, it is recommended to buy your own equipment at the beginning of your diving course, because:
- A personally selected diving equipment fits better
- Learning to dive with your own equipment is much more relaxed
- Divers who have their own diving equipment, find diving more enjoyable and make more dives
- Your own diving equipment is part of the diving adventure
The choice of diving equipment depends on the diving conditions where you go diving. Maybe you need:
- a diving equipment for tropical areas
- a diving equipment for moderate temperatures
- a diving equipment for cold water environments