COREY, THE FIRST THING YOU WILL NEED IS A SCUBA CLASS,WILLINGNESS TO LEARN AND A GOOD UNDERSTANDING ABOUT SCUBA DIVING. MANY PEOPLE THINK ITS JUST JUMP IN THE WATER WITH GEAR ON. YES IT IS FUN AND AMAZING DOWN THERE BUT ITS ALSO NOT A GAME. YOU MUST UNDERSTAND HOW TO KEEP YOURSELF AND YOUR BUDDY SAFE AND OUT OF HARMS WAY. iD BE HAPPY TO EXPLAIN MORE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EMAIL ME AT bATTLEcAT4934@AOL.COM