Complete Diving Manual - Hardcover

Jackson, Jack

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ISBN 10: 1843308703 ISBN 13: 9781843308706

Publisher: New Holland Publishers Ltd, 2005

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"The Complete Diving Manual" covers every aspect of diving and is an indispensable handbook for anyone learning to dive. It covers all the theory, from the gas laws, how light and sound travels underwater to how diving affects the diver's body. Every aspect of the equipment is described, from how to use it to how to maintain it. However, the book offers more than just a handbook on the theory of diving. Jack Jackson, who has been diving for decades and seen the sport grow, writes with authority and from personal experience, with valuable hints and clear explanations. Divers are shown how to respect the environment and enjoy their sport with minimum impact on the underwater world in which they are privileged to immerse themselves. Other important aspects include identifying dangerous underwater organisms and how to deal with medical emergencies.

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Explore the underwater world

From basic diving certification topics and techniques to advanced technical diving, Complete Diving Manual has everything you need—all in full, stunning color. Whether you're an experienced diver or haven't yet gotten your C-card, your passport to diving expeditions is here, including:

Choosing, using, maintaining, and storing equipment
Basic training, from pool to open water
Diving physiology, including buoyancy, behavior of gases, the bends, and hypothermia
Dive planning, including decompression dives
Safety and first aid
Diving reefs, wrecks, and caves; warm and cold water; boat diving, and more
Diving for marine biology, archaeology, photography, and videography
Prime locations for the best diving excursions worldwide

With the Complete Diving Manual, you can investigate every aspect of this great sport. Let the adventures begin.

Jack Jackson is an advanced diver and award-winning photographer who has dived hundreds of exotic locations around the world. He ran a sport-diving operation in the Sudanese Red Sea for 12 years. His previous books include Diving with Sharks and Dive Atlas of the World.

About the Author:

Jack Jackson is an advanced BS-AC diver who ran a sport diving operation in the Sudanese Red Sea for 12 years. He has been diving exotic locations around the world ever since. An award winning author and photographer, Jack has written and contributed to numerous books including New Holland Publishers' Diving with Sharks, Top Dive Sites of the World, Dive Atlas of the World, two scuba diving manuals and three Globetrotter Dive Guides.

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