Clubs and Associations ® DIVING Life’s better outside . FETY DAN (Divers Alert Network) SA RULES • Don’t dive alone. www.diversalertnetwork.org UTDO Be A Diver O O • Don’t hold your breath. R www.beadiver.com • Don’t ascend faster than your smallest The following associations provide scuba instructor Scuba exhaled bubbles. training. Instructors certified by these programs provide scuba training to individuals for their basic • Don’t stay down too long. and advanced certifications. Diving • Don’t dive too deep. NAUI IN TEXAS (National Association of Underwater Instructors) • Don’t dive with malfunctioning equipment. www.naui.org PADI • Don’t destroy the environment. (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) www.padi.com • Don’t plan a decompression dive as a SSI (Scuba Schools International) recreational scuba diver. www.divessi.com • Don’t go in overhead environments. Contact your local dive stores for more information about these associations. • Don’t dive beyond your training.
• Don’t forget your safety stop.
• Don’t forget to log your dives. Be a volunteer
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Sea Center Texas www.tpwd.state.tx.us/seacenter/ 4200 Smith School Road Austin, Texas 78744 Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center www.tpwd.state.tx.us/tffc/ In accordance with Texas State Depository Law, this publication is available at the Texas State Publications Clearinghouse and/or Texas Depository Libraries. NOTE: Presentation of information within this brochure does not © 2010 TPWD PWD BR V3400-1161 (2/10) Printed on recycled paper. in any way constitute an endorsement by TPWD. Lake Sam Rayburn Lufkin What is scuba? Where to go www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/samray Lake Travis Austin Scuba diving is swimming underwater while There are many places to enjoy scuba diving in www.lcra.org using scuba equipment. Scuba ( Self- Contained Texas. Some of those areas are listed below. Mammoth Lake Clute To discover more about diving at state parks, go to: Underwater Breathing Apparatus) equipment www.goclute.com www.tpwd.state.tx.us/parks/ consist of an apparatus utilizing a portable supply Smith Lake Vidor of compressed gas (most often air) supplied at a STATE PARKS www.vidorchamber.com regulated pressure and used for breathing while Toledo Bend Texas/Louisiana border swimming underwater. Balmorhea State Park Toyahvale www.toledo-bend.net Lake Ray Roberts State Park Denton Twin Lakes Manvel www.cityofmanvel.com Lake Whitney State Park Hillsboro Valhalla Missile Silo Abilene Possum Kingdom State Park West of www.abilenechamber.com What is required? Mineral Wells Tyler State Park Tyler Training and certification are essential for GULF OF MEXICO scuba divers. SPRINGS AND LAKES Flower Gardens National Marine Sanctuary www.flowergarden.noaa.gov Carrying a scuba certification card from a recog - Amistad National Recreation Area Del Rio Texas Clipper & Other Ship Reefs nized scuba association assures others you have www.nps.gov/amis www.tpwd.state.tx.us/artificialreef been trained to dive safely and responsibly. A Aquarena Center San Marcos full-service dive shop will require you to show your www.aquarena.txstate.edu scuba certification card before filling scuba tanks Athens Scuba Park Athens Resources and/or arranging a chartered diving excursion. www.athensscubapark.com It’s for your safety and the safety of others. Blue Lagoon Huntsville www.scubadiving.lifetips.com www.chamber.huntsville.tx.us www.dtmag.com Canyon Lake West of San Marcos www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/canyon www.thescubaguide.com Clear Springs Terrell www.scubadiverinfo.com www.terrelltexas.com Get free e-mail updates on outdoor Comal River New Braunfels news, activities and promotions from www.nbcham.org/visitor Texas Parks and Wildlife, delivered Sign up today. right to your mailbox! Lake Belton Belton For information on other outdoor opportunities: www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/belton Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.: (800) 792-1112 www.tpwd.state.tx.us/email Lake Medina & Medina River West of San Antonio To make reservations at a state park: www.hill-country-visitor.com Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Lake Meredith Fritch Central Reservation Center: (512) 389-8900 www.nps.gov/lamr