Product Description

Learning what to do, how to do it, and when to do it is essential in underwater sports. Scuba Diving provides a clear, thorough, and captivating educational experience for all who want to take the plunge. Packed with beautiful, full-color photographs and detailed diving instruction, this newest edition of the popular resource is the preferred guide for recreational divers, diving instructors, and students.

Dennis Graver spells out the essential details of diving with clear instruction on diving equipment, skills, and planning. An expanded lifesaving section and new sections on diving history, boat diving procedures, use of computers, dive tables, and buddy check procedures are also included. Beautiful photos take you under the waves to experience the thrills of an underwater adventure unlike anything else.

Whether you're a beginning or intermediate diver or a diving instructor, you'll enjoy the thorough instruction in this guide. Scuba Diving is the official manual of the global YMCA Scuba Diving Program. See why thousands of YMCA facilities in the United States and around the world have made this the diving instruction book of choice. Don't go under the water without getting your hands on this book!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #856447 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04-21
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

From Library Journal
Graver easily achieves his stated goal "to create the most complete, up-to-date text available for entry-level scuba diving and to improve diving safety through education." Study guides in the margins of the text prompt the reader to constantly focus on important points, and the writing provides in-depth elaboration and direction--for the more advanced scuba information seeker--on topics such as equipment, management of physical problems during a dive, the aquatic environment, and general planning in preparation for dives. Appendixes include lists of diver training organizations, the tenets of the "Responsible Diver Code," and equipment inventory. The book serves dual roles as student text and basic introduction. Recommended, especially if your collection is limited to a single title in this subject area.
- David M. Turkalo, Social Law Lib., Boston
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
YA-A colorfully illustrated, authoritative, and comprehensive guide to this appealing sport. It covers all aspects of diving from equipment selection and maintenance to the risks and hazards involved. Included are easy-to-read charts and clear explanations about relevant scientific concepts such as buoyancy, gas pressure, and dive tables. Teens will enjoy this book even if they don't go near the water.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Spencer Slate - National Chairman, YMCA Scuba Program
"An essential text for the scuba classroom."