Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11522 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Synopsis
Declare your diving independence. Now that you've got your diver's certification, make the most of it! "The Certified Diver's Handbook" supplies all the advice and information you need to make diving an ongoing and rewarding part of your life. This definitive, real-world guide is packed with helpful facts and suggestions on everything from equipment, safety, and rescue procedures to techniques for shore diving, drift diving, night diving, and much more. You'll learn how to take responsibility for your dive planning and your safety underwater.You'll also find: advice on renting or buying the best equipment at the best price; tips on using and maintaining masks, tanks, regulators, and exposure suits; techniques for underwater navigation in changing conditions; strategies for avoiding underwater injuries and illness; the information you need to read wind, waves, currents, and weather; tips on great U.S. and international dive sites; the fundamentals of underwater photography; and much more.With "The Certified Diver's Handbook", you can become an active, independent diver and make diving not just a special event, but a way of life.

'From masks to valve regulators, from rip tides to thermoclines, from fireworms to sharks - Clay overlooks nothing! You've never been through such a comprehensive course' - Humberto Fontova, author, "The Helldivers' Rodeo: A Deadly, Extreme, Scuba-Diving, Spear Fishing Adventure Amid the Offshore Oil-Platforms in the Murky Waters of the Gulf of Mexico".'Finally a book written by a diver who loves the sport and manages to get his message across in an entertaining way' - Chuck Nicklin, cofounder of The Dive Locker, Emmy - award winning underwater cinematographer. 'You won't find a more comprehensive, easy-to-read book about diving. This is a must-have for divers of all experience levels' - Bonnie J. Cardone, former editor of "Skin Diver" magazine, editor of "The Fireside Diver: An Anthology of Underwater Adventure". Clay Coleman, shown here in the Caribbean with his wife and dive buddy Sharon Coleman, began diving, photographing, and spearfishing beneath the oil rigs off the coast of his native Louisiana in 1973. A member of the Louisiana State Bar since 1979, his first article appeared in Sport Diver magazine in 1994.His writing and photographs have been published in numerous diving, conservation, and boating magazines.

From the Back Cover
Declare your diving independence

Now that you've got your diver's certification, make the most of it! The Certified Diver's Handbook supplies all the advice and information you need to make diving an ongoing and rewarding part of your life. This definitive, real-world guide is packed with helpful facts and suggestions on everything from equipment, safety, and rescue procedures to techniques for shore diving, drift diving, night diving, and much more. You'll learn how to take responsibility for your dive planning and your safety underwater. You'll also find:

-Advice on renting or buying the best equipment at the best price
-Tips on using and maintaining masks, tanks, regulators, and exposure suits
-Techniques for underwater navigation in changing conditions
-Strategies for avoiding underwater injuries and illness
-The information you need to read wind, waves, currents, and weather
-Tips on great U.S. and international dive sites
-The fundamentals of underwater photography
-And much more

With The Certified Diver's Handbook, you can become an active, independent diver and make diving not just a special event, but a way of life.

"From masks to valve regulators, from rip tides to thermoclines, from fireworms to sharks'Clay overlooks nothing! You've never been through such a comprehensive course."'Humberto Fontova, author, The Helldivers' Rodeo: A Deadly, Extreme, Scuba-Diving, Spear Fishing Adventure Amid the Offshore Oil-Platforms in the Murky Waters of the Gulf of Mexico

"Finally a book written by a diver who loves the sport and manages to get his message across in an entertaining way."'Chuck Nicklin, cofounder of The Dive Locker, Emmy'award winning underwater cinematographer

"You won't find a more comprehensive, easy-to-read book about diving. This is a must-have for divers of all experience levels."'Bonnie J. Cardone, former editor of Skin Diver magazine, editor of The Fireside Diver: An Anthology of Underwater Adventure

Clay Coleman, shown here in the Caribbean with his wife and dive buddy Sharon Coleman, began diving, photographing, and spearfishing beneath the oil rigs off the coast of his native Louisiana in 1973. A member of the Louisiana State Bar since 1979, his first article appeared in Sport Diver magazine in 1994. His writing and photographs have been published in numerous diving, conservation, and boating magazines.

About the Author
Clay Coleman (Baton Rouge, LA) has been scuba diving since 1973 and is a freelance undersea photojournalist for national magazines. His photos have appeared in Sport Diver, Scuba Diving, and Boating Life.

Customer Reviews

A Superb Book
This book takes you with gentle and thorough practicality through the steps needed to dive independently and safely. It's about being an "independent" diver; being responsible for your own safety and fun, whether diving with just you and a buddy or on a typical group guided dive. And (as a very useful aside) saving money along the way.

As a PADI Advanced Open water diver I had done no independent dives prior to reading this book. Within 3 months I'd done 30 with my dive buddy in my local waters. This helped me to reinforce what I'd learned on courses i.e. bouyancy, navigation, dive conditions, choosing my own gear, and has helped me get more out of guided (dependent) dives also. There's a lot of humour in this book too, making it an easy read, even when it covers serious subjects like sharks and decompression sicknesss. I totally recommend this book.