Padi, Learn to dive in Mazarron and Murcia

The minimum legal age for Scuba diving in Murcia, Spain is 16 years of age. We at Subaquamundo are based in Puerto De Mazarron in Murcia and wish to make it clear that the legal minimum age for Scuba diving in Murcia is 16. It is not possible to certify ENTRY LEVEL Scuba divers under the age of 16 anywhere in Murcia. If your child has been (or is to be) taught to dive in Murcia under the age of 16 then the Scuba Instructor has broken the national law of Spain law and violated PADI standards which would inturn negate any insurance claims should they ever be required. This also applies to confined water sessions that involve PADI programmes... read more >>

Often a question from newcomers to Scuba diving, we at Subaquamundo hear it quite often, the first thing the new diver needs to realise is are they going to get the use from it that makes the initial investment worthwhile?. Reasons for not having a Dive Computer. Only diving on holiday will probably restrict a newly certified diver to 5 or 6 dives per year is a 600euro investment worth it?. Our suggestion would be no its not. We would suggest that in the case of a “holiday diver” probably the best bet would be to just buy a normal dive watch, something like a Luminox at less than half the price of a dive computer (and the... read more >>

… but not a drop to drink! Be warned.. even though us aquanauts are surrounded by water it does not change the fact that we need to drink before, in between and after our dives. Being properly hydrated helps you to think and act properly which as we all know is very important when diving. Water is essential to the bodies needs to transport blood and Oxygen around the body as well as keeping our bodies on a chemical balance. Why the need to keep up water intake when diving? Pretty simple answer really, the air that you breathe from your Scuba unit has been compressed, during the compression process large amounts of water (humidity) is removed... read more >>

Equipment considerations. When you begin your life as a Scuba diver you will soon become aware that your new found past-time is dependent on technical pieces of equipment and developments in science and human physiology which go hand in hand to ensure the safety of you and your dive buddy and also and your enjoyment of the underwater world. The first thing that you will be thinking is breathing, this is done by the use of compressed air in either steel or aluminium tanks (often called cylinders or bottles), these in turn are attached to regulators which deliver the air to your mouth (no breathing through the nose so this can be a pretty wierd... read more >>