| There are some occasions where it will be | | | | on their back. This is where the strength |
| necessary for people to swim in the ocean. | | | | training that they take during the summer |
| Some people will feel quite comfortable | | | | months will come in very handy and could |
| venturing out into the ocean as long as land | | | | prove to be a vital point in survival if the |
| is in sight. This type of swimming in the | | | | swimmer is stranded in the open ocean. When |
| ocean will usually occur in a beach setting | | | | swimming in the open ocean, a swimmer must be |
| and there may be many people around that can | | | | keenly aware that they are not the only life |
| be contacted if the swimmer requires help | | | | forms that swim in those waters. |
| reaching the shoreline. | | | | |
| | | | While swimming in open ocean environments, a |
| When people plan to go snorkeling however, it | | | | swimmer must remember not to drink the salt |
| might be necessary for them to abandon all | | | | water. While the water might quench the |
| land connections and board a charter boat | | | | thirst for a little while, it will in fact, |
| that will take them to a coral reef location | | | | deplete the body of fluids that the swimmer |
| that will be out in the open ocean areas and | | | | needs to survive. The salt will cause the |
| the distance traveled by boat will make | | | | lips to become dry and the sun will scorch |
| seeing land virtually impossible. In the open | | | | the areas of the skin that are above and |
| ocean, there are very few opportunities that | | | | below the surface of the water. The swimmer |
| a swimmer will have to be saved and they must | | | | should use reflective devices if at all |
| rely on their own swimming abilities to | | | | possible to bring attention to the location |
| remain afloat for any length of time. | | | | they are in the water. |
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| Salt water has a consistency that will help | | | | If sharks are present while snorkeling in the |
| swimmers remain afloat. The body is very | | | | open ocean, it is best for the swimmer to |
| buoyant when exposed to salt water and | | | | surface slowly and leave the water as soon as |
| swimming through the water might require a | | | | possible. Swimmers should avoid splashing or |
| person to use more strength in their strokes | | | | making loud noises because sharks will show |
| than they would if they were swimming in a | | | | interest and could perceive the noise to be a |
| swimming pool filled with fresh water. | | | | form of aggression. Divers should not swim |
| Snorkeling equipment is very light and | | | | with shiny objects on them because sharks are |
| limited because there are no air tanks | | | | attracted to these objects. Divers should not |
| involved. A swimmer can float on the surface | | | | go swimming in the open ocean if they have an |
| of the water and view objects beneath them | | | | open wound on their body for the same |
| for hours if they want to. | | | | reasons. Sharks have a keen sense of smell |
| | | | and could consider the swimmer as a natural |
| For open ocean dives, a diver might be tasked | | | | source of food. |
| to swim with a considerable amount of weight | | | | |