HELMET DIVING

Helmet Diving is quite famous to tourists and locals alike here in Boracay.

Why? Most are quiet curious of how underwater life looks like in a first-person basis angle. If you want to know what the mermaids see underwater then this is the best activity for you though you can also do Discover Scuba Diving (no license required) for you to be able to check how the fishes and aquatic life looks like but this is an activity which not everyone can do since it's a bit more costly compared to helmet diving.

So here's a quick FYI's for helmet diving.

• You don't need to be good in swimming. You can still do this activity even though you do not know how to swim.
• You will be submerged into the sea, which is about 5 meters deep or about 16 feet from the water surface.
• The helmet is pressurized to keep the water from coming in.
• The helmet weights about 35 kg above water and about 2 kg underwater.
• For the children, floaters will be attached to their helmet to lessen the weight underwater.
• A Dive Master will accompany you during the activity.
• Age limit: 8 y/o and above which does not fall into any of the categories listed below.
• have Cardiac Conditions
• Had an medical surgery operation within the last 12 months.
• have Lung problems (asthma)
• have Ear problems
• have Hypertension

So before getting submerged and start feeding the fishes, there will be a quick briefing by the personnel's in the platform. 

The briefing will all be about hand signals which will be used underwater since you can communicate directly by speaking.

Okay

1. Okay sign - used to signal that you're okay, no problem in breathing.

Something is wrong/ having problems

 2. Problem sign - by following the hand motion, you are signalling the master diver that you are currently having trouble with either your gears, breathing or muscle cramps.

Go up

3. Go up sign - make a thumb's up sign to inform the master diver that you want to go up back to the surface.

Go down

4. Go down sign - an inverted thumb's up sign which informs the master diver that you are ready to down into the water.








5. Video sign - a hand waving sign is used by the Dive Master to inform you that he will be taking videos for you. So make sure you wave at the camera!

6. Camera sign - a phantom sign of clicking a camera, which is used by the Dive Master to inform you that he will be taking pictures of you.





After being done with the briefing, you will now then be in queue for the activity. The entire activity will take approximately 20 minutes underwater. So enjoy the experience.