How to Clear a Mask Underwater 🤿 ALL SKILLS! • PADI Open Water Course

How to Clear a Mask Underwater is one of the most important scuba skills to learn. During your PADI Open Water Course you learn how to clear a mask underwater with 5 different Scuba Mask Clearing Skills. It is important to learn how to clear a mask underwater as we usually get a bit of water in our mask while scuba diving. In this video we have all Scuba Mask Clearing skill versions combined! There are 5 different scuba mask clearing skills in the PADI Open Water Course. In this How to Clear a Mask Underwater video we show you all the mask clearing skills in all positions, like kneeling, Fin Pivot and Full Neutrally Buoyant. What are the 5 scuba mask clearing skills in the PADI Open Water Diver Course to learn how to clear a mask underwater? 1. Partially Flooded Mask 2. Fully Flooded Mask 3. Mask Removal and Replacement 4. Mask Removal and Replacement for 1 Minute 5. No Mask Swim for at least 15 Meters In this video we show you how to perform all the Scuba Mask Clearing Skills in Confined Water. Position to perform the Scuba Mask Skills: You can choose to practice how to clear a mask underwater skills on your knees, in a fin pivot position or fully neutrally buoyant. We wrote a full article about the best position to practice scuba diving skills. Please check it out here: https://www.scubadivingtips.net/neutrally-buoyant-vs-kneeling-scuba-diving-skills.html In this How to Clear a Mask Underwater video we start showing the mask clearing skills on our knees and in the end neutrally buoyant, so watch the full video to the end. Check out this Scuba Gear used in this video: 🤿 Scuba Pro Mask: https://amzn.to/2W9uHaq 🤙 Scuba Pro Glide BCD: https://amzn.to/3ft6qnd ✅ Scuba Pro MK 25 Regulator: https://amzn.to/2zhk38A 👕 Scuba Pro Rash Guard: https://amzn.to/2A7VRG5 🏊‍♂️ Scuba Pro Jet Sport Fins: https://amzn.to/2LaEiaF Camera’s used: 📷 Canon EOS 70D Camera: https://amzn.to/2WebN2e 🎥 Go Pro 8 Camera: https://amzn.to/2WyLqCR Tips for the Scuba Mask Clearing Skills: Tip 1: Stay Calm, the more relax you are, the more easy this skill will be. Tip 2: Don't overthink it! In the end it's just about breathing in a calm manner through your mouth and when you replace you mask through your nose to clear it. Tip 3: Just before you take off or fill the scuba mask with water, pretend that you are about to stick your face in the shower, go under in a bath tub or go for a swim. Most of you have done these things and with all of them your face will be enclosed in water. What will you automatic reaction be? To not breath into your nose, this is the same with the PADI Mask Clearing skills. Many scuba divers get stressed because they think that this is new and weird, but many of you have already experienced being enclosed in water before. Actually it's kinda nice in the shower, no? Tip 4: Do any Scuba Mask Clearing Skill slowly. This will give you time to think about the next step. The steps for this skill are explained below on this page. Tip 5: Try to see it as a cool skill to instead of a scary one. This will help you to open up for how to clear a mask underwater skills. Tip 6: Don't give up! Most people can do the PADI Mask Clearing Skills in one go, but some people need a bit more tries. This is ok! You got all the time in the world and you will first be practicing this skill in the shallow end of confined water. This means that if anything goes wrong, or you don't like it you can just stand up, easy! Then calm down a bit, think and give it another try. After a few tries (repetition makes perfect) you should get the hang of it. Then when you are comfortable with the how to clear a mask underwater skills you can move onto the next scuba diving skill. Please: 🎥 SUBSCRIBE To our Channel and Click on the: 🔔 Marcel van den Berg PADI Course Director Disclaimer: Marcel van den Berg is a certified PADI Divemaster (2007), OWSI (2007), MSDT (2007), IDCSI (2008), Master Instructor (2010) and Course Director since 2011. This video and other video’s on the YouTube Channels: Marcel van den Berg, IDC Koh Tao Thailand and Scuba Diving Tips are for general informational purposes only. Always seek the advice of your Local Law, Scuba Diving Training Organisation, RSTC and/or your scuba diving professional that is legally teaching/guiding you scuba diving whenever you are in doubt, or following a scuba diving course / guide scuba dive under the supervision of a scuba dive professional from any worldwide dive industry recognised scuba dive organisation. Marcel (Mario) van den Berg, IDC Koh Tao Thailand and/or Scuba Diving Tips are not liable or responsible for any advice, trading tips or any other information, services or product you obtain through this video or site. Marcel (Mario) van den Berg, IDC Koh Tao Thailand and/or Scuba Diving Tips are not liable or responsible for any injury, financial loss, failing a scuba diving course and or loss of certification. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.