Sport Diving: The British Sub-Aqua Club Diving Manual

by Mike Holbrook (Editor), Mike Bustilli (Editor), Gordon Ridley (Editor), Mike Todd (Editor), Gordon Ridley (Editor), Mike Todd (Editor)

• Used

  Paperback
  1986

  $3.24

  This book contains a wealth of information for the practising and would-be sport diver, provided by contributors who back their theoretical knowledge with an active, practical and successful expertise in the field of sport diving. Learning to dive is but the beginning of years of fun. However, as no book can be a substitute for experience itself, the reader is advised to use this book in conjunction with the appropriate practical instruction provided by the British Sub-Aqua Club, BSAC schools and other recognized sport diver training agencies. The authors' accumulation of experience and knowledge of sport diving cannot, of course, be compressed into a single book. Nevertheless, the authors believe that the information presented here will give the reader, in clear and exciting form, the essentials for safe and enjoyable diving. Further specialist publications in, for example, advanced diving, diver rescue, seamanship, equipment, underwater photography, underwater archaeology and marine biology are planned to complement this, the first in the series. On almost every page a topic is presented in both words and pictures, and very often a single picture suffices to explain a particular technique or skill. The many hundreds of illustrations which form the basis of this book are often self-explanatory and convey information both vividly and simply.

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.24

  Sport diving is attracting more and more people of all ages who, once they've learnt the correct techniques, can enjoy the element of risk without being in any way endangered by it. In this invaluable book B. S. A. C. contributors give you all the essential information you need as a would-be sport diver. Every aspect of the sport is explained in straightforward language and illustrated with specially commissioned line drawings and photographs in both black and white and colour. All aspects of the sport are covered including a comprehensive guide to the required equipment, with full explanations of its use and maintenance, chapters on training, dive planning, seamanship, diving techniques, safety precautions and procedures and first aid. Finally there are notes on diving schools, special interests such as underwater photography and British and world diving locations.

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  Hardcover
  1992

  $3.79