The Hookah-Based Diving Equipment

It is quite strange to hear the word hookah for diving equipment. Possibly this equipment is derived from its similarities to the old Middle-Eastern smoking device called hookah. This smoking device is defined as an Eastern smoking pipe designed with a long tube with water that cools the tobacco smoke. Hookahs are water pipes that look like bongs that feature a base or a smoke chamber filled with water. Hookah diving has been existent since the middle of the 1600s, when the first effective surface air pump was developed.

Hookah diving is a type of recreational sport that uses a personal compressor to deliver air above the water instead of a tank of compressor air or scuba tank. This type of diving is convenient for commercial divers and others who love to be underwater. Another term for this hookah diving system is Sport Surface-Supplied Compressed Air of SSSA. Modern hookah systems are small, moderately lightweight and float above the divers for the extreme experience in recreational sport diving. Reputable dive shops feature and carry service for these hookah systems and even provide courses for beginner divers.

Using this hookah diving equipment has no formal instruction, however scuba diving certification is suggested for save diving practices and skills. Purchasing this unit should be done with a shop that can carry extra parts and supplies that you may require to get most out of your hookah system. Most of these hookah systems are used by commercial divers to offer greater freedom of movement. Finally, divers should practise safe driving procedures, along with a buddy, to avoid out-of-air emergencies.