What are the basic requirements of getting a scuba certification?

There are two basic requirements for going to get your scuba certification. The first is the age requirement. Children at the age of ten can get a Junior cortication that will allow them to do certain dives with parental and other guidance. At the age of fifteen a child, or anyone else can go get their open water certification. That is the basic level of certification, and besides different kinds of specializations that is the certification that I would get. You might be surprised that is all the age requirements for scuba diving. There are also younger-age level certifications for children under the age of ten, but they are mainly there to prepare a child for scuba diving in the future.

The other requirement for scuba certification is physical health. When you go in to fill out your application for scuba certification you will be given a health questionnaire. This form will ask about certain conditions that might impair or prevent you from being able to scuba dive. If any questions come up on the quiz, the dive school must make you go see a physician to determine whether you will be able to complete the training and dive effectively. This is extremely serious for people with heart or lung conditions, as well as any disorders that may affect the nervous system.