Recreational diving
DIVING FOR THE PURPOSE OF LEISURE AND ENJOYMENT, USUALLY WHEN USING SCUBA EQUIPMENT
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Recreational diving or sport diving is diving for the purpose of leisure and enjoyment, usually when using scuba equipment. The term "recreational diving" may also be used in contradistinction to "technical diving", a more demanding aspect of recreational diving which requires more training and experience to develop the competence to reliably manage more complex equipment in the more hazardous conditions associated with the disciplines.