My husband is a scuba instructor so I get lots of people who ask if he can teach them to dive. First, he’s a pretty good instructor so the answer is probably yes but before you decide to even try diving, you need to find out if you can dive – if you are medically cleared to go.

Hi Dave

Last weekend, I had a great dive planned with some good friends including one that I hadn’t seen for a long time but all that was dashed by a cruel virus that I am still recovering from. It can be very tempting to go diving in spite of feeling bad but as a recent article in Alert Diver magazine pointed out, this can not only endanger your health but could also potentially put others in danger – people who may feel compelled to put themselves in danger to help you.

Dave went out with the group and, despite a few problems with some newer divers, they had a great time and everyone got back safe.