Diving Science

Diving Science
Author: Michael B. Strauss
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2004
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780736048309

This text blends theoretical and scientific aspects with practical and directly applicable diving physiology and medical information. It is divided into three sections - the underwater environment, physiological responses to the underwater environment, and medical problems associated with the sport.

Diving Into Darkness

Diving Into Darkness
Author: Phillip Finch
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2008-09-30
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780312383947

Finch chronicles the harrowing true story of two friends who plunge 900 feet into the water in South Africa--and only one returns. What happened that day is the stuff of nightmarish drama, but it's also a compelling human story of friendship and of coming to terms with loss and tragedy. 8-page color photo insert.

Scuba Confidential

Scuba Confidential
Author: Simon Pridmore
Publisher: Sandsmedia via PublishDrive
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2020-08-03
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

Scuba Confidential is a unique book packed full of valuable tips and expert advice, giving you unprecedented access to the secrets of dive professionals and technical divers. With Scuba Confidential, you will learn how to master skills and techniques that will make you a more confident, capable and safe diver. It offers an informed, balanced view on some of scuba diving's most contentious issues like going solo, deep diving and rebreathers and includes a comprehensive analysis of how diving accidents happen and how to make sure you do not become a statistic. Scuba Confidential also gives you valuable insights on a vast range of topics such as what it is like to do a cave diving course, how to make sure you buy the right equipment, what to consider when choosing an instructor, things even the pros get wrong and where to find the best diving in the world. This is candid, no-nonsense practical advice from a professional who has been involved over the last three decades with virtually every aspect of the sport. Have you ever wondered? How to look as comfortable in the water as the professionals do? What it is like to dive inside shipwrecks? Which training courses are most worthwhile? If you would make a good technical diver? If you should be considering a rebreather? How you can improve your diving skills? How you can reduce your air consumption? Why diving accidents happen and how to prevent them? Whether you might sometimes actually be safer solo diving? How to dive deep safely? Or How muck diving can possibly be any fun? Scuba Confidential has the answers to these questions and many more.

Scuba Diving

Scuba Diving
Author: Miranda Krestovnikoff
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2006-07-17
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0756640636

An authoritative and encouraging guide, Scuba Diving contains expert advice and step-by-step illustrations on how to perfect key skills, how to buy and maintain equipment, what the different diving options are and where to find classic dive sites around the world. Scuba Diving covers different types of diving from reef and ice to wreck, nocturnal, and fresh water. Equipment is showcaseed in detail, from wetsuits and masks to flippers and buoyancy aids. This eBook also include information about marine life, from tropical fish and manta rays to whales, dolphins and sharks.

The Essentials of Deeper Sport Diving

The Essentials of Deeper Sport Diving
Author: John Lippmann
Publisher: Aqua Quest Publications, Inc.
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1992
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780962338939

Physiological and practical considerations of scuba diving in easy-to-read format.

An American Immersion

An American Immersion
Author: Jennifer Idol
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-08-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781930536968

An American Immersion relives one woman's five-year journey in which she became the first woman to dive all 50 states. In this book you will find inspiration, discover hidden beauty in U.S. waters, and follow a path leading to unexpected outcomes.