IDC Dive Physiology Quick Revision
The fundamental teachings learnt during your initial dive training revolve around essential safety protocols: refrain from holding your breath, ensure consistent equalization of your ears, and adopt a gradual ascent approach after each dive. These guidelines serve as your shield as you explore the depths—an environment our bodies aren’t inherently primed to navigate.
While you can already grasp the basics of dive physiology, delving deeper reveals the way your body reacts to the underwater world. It’s crucial to explore how your body copes—or fails to cope—with these changes and the repercussions when adaptation falters.
There are 4 key areas of dive physiology to understand as a dive instructor;
- Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
- The Bodies Response to Nitrogen
- The Bodies Response to Thermal Changes
- Responses to Pressure Changes on Body Air Spaces
This course will help you review these 4 areas, along with a mock IE practice exam covering dive physics.
