Lifestyle
1.5.2023
Dubai girl, 12, becomes world’s youngest master scuba diver
Ellie May Craig, a young schoolgirl living in Dubai, has just been certified as a Master Scuba Diver at just 12 years old. She is the youngest person in the world to have passed this test, which places her among the elite of non-professional diving.
The “Master Scuba Diver” title is a certification issued by the international organization PADI. It is the highest non-professional level of recreational diving in the PADI System of diver education. Less than two percent of divers achieve this level, and it is only possible to achieve it after passing several PADI specialties and making at least 50 dives. A formality for young Ellie, who obtained it on her 12th birthday. Deep-sea adventurers who dive with her will know that they are in the company of a diver experienced in a variety of environments and situations.
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A challenging and perilous test
The girl earned her certification by completing a series of specialized dives off Fujairah, including a simulated rescue mission 21 meters underwater, in which she had to find a missing diver, rescue a panicked diver underwater and give a heart massage to an unconscious diver. “It was a bit harder than I expected. It was harder for me physically than mentally. I really enjoyed myself underwater,” said Ellie, who wants to be a marine biologist when she grows up. “It was exhausting, both the tasks in the pool and in the sea. It took me 11 hours to finish everything. But I was determined to break the record.
A record that can now only be equaled, but never beaten, as the age of 12 is a prerequisite for the certification.
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