Deep Sea Diving

By: Kabilan, Pravin, Arshdeep

What is Deep Sea Diving

Deep sea diving is the act of entering into the water and going to the bottom of the sea, to explore it or just to have fun. When you go deep sea diving you have to wear a once piece suit that is made from canvas and rubber that covers everything except the head and the hands and a metal helmet that is connected with a tube to the air supply but the most important thing you need is your eyes to see the beautiful underwater world. The Professional Association of Dive Instructors (PADI) has estimated that there are 6 million active divers worldwide.

What is Deep Sea Diving

The history of deep sea diving goes back to the Trojan war, when the Greek used divers to search for sunken treasure and they had no equipment . Their used a rock to submerge the diver and a rope to help the diver guide back to anchor. A diver named Richard Presley holds the record for the longest deep dive that is 69 days and 19 minutes in the 1991. In 1994, A diver named Jim Bowden of USA holds the record for the deepest dive ever at 1,000 ft in Zacota cave in Mexico.

What Does It Relate To

Deep sea diving involves the pressure of the surrounding area and the volume of the air in lungs at a constant temperature. So it is logical to say that the law it is directly related to is Boyles Law. It can also relate to Charles Law.

Environmental Issues
While Deep Sea Diving, you can accidentally alter or ruin a Habitat. Sea creatures are very sensitive towards their surroundings. An alteration of their surroundings can lead to that species death.

Economic Issues
Deep Sea Diving can be viewed as a tourist attraction. So if it were to be limited to scientist that would be extremely cautious not to alter the habitat, this part of the tourism industry can take a downfall.