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Technically Speaking: Talks on Technical Diving Volume 2: Foundations and Strategies is the second book in this series by best-selling author Simon Pridmore.Part one, "Foundations", is for people who are thinking of getting into technical diving or wondering what technical diving is all about, introducing topics such as the pros and cons, the attributes you need, how to prepare, what to expect from a course, how to choose your training path and common mistakes new...

Only available in e-book form, this is the presentation in one volume of four books in Simon Pridmore's Scuba series:Scuba Fundamental,Scuba Confidential,Scuba Exceptional andScuba Professional.In musical terms, Scuba Compendium is a re-mastering and repackaging of the original albums rather than a greatest hits or "best of" compilation.The four books were written and published over a period of eight years and each was designed for divers at a p...

If you do not yet scuba dive but are thinking of learning, then Scuba Fundamental - Start Diving the Right Way is for you. It takes you from the germ of the idea that you might like to try scuba diving up to the point where you have done around 20 dives.This is not your standard how-to scuba diving manual. It is very different. The purpose of Scuba Fundamental is not to teach you how to dive. A dive instructor will do that. But this book will make the learning process much easier. ...

Technically Speaking Volume 1 is the latest book from best-selling Scuba series author Simon Pridmore. It is a series of themed talks telling the early history of technical diving—where it came from, how it developed, how it expanded across the world, who the important movers were and how, in the decade from 1989 to 1999, the efforts of a few determined people changed scuba diving forever.These ten years saw the greatest shake-up the sport has ever seen but technical divin...

If you are a diver, what you learned about topics such as decompression sickness and narcosis in your scuba diving classes is unlikely to have been as complete as you thought. Most of it will have been over-simplified and some of it will just have been plain wrong, as diver training agency texts have not kept pace with the science.Despite 170 years of research, the fundamental nature of decompression sickness, decompression stress and narcosis remains unknown. Great advances have b...

Scuba Confidential lifts the lid on the secrets of dive professionals and technical divers to help you master knowledge. skills and techniques that will make you a safer, more confident and more capable diver. It also 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 gives y...

Scuba Exceptional is the perfect sequel to Simon Pridmore's Scuba Confidential.It reflects the same philosophy of safer diving via the acquisition of knowledge and skills. But the themes are different, there are some excellent new cautionary tales and the focus this time is more on issues that experienced divers face. There is more technical diving content and Simon explains some complex issues in his usual clear and easy-to-read style. In many cases, the concerns of technical dive...

This beautifully illustrated, expanded and updated new edition of the 2019 Diving & Snorkeling Guide to Bali tells you all you need to know if you are planning diving or snorkeling trips around Bali. Do you want to know where the coolest critters live? Where and when to go to have the best chance of seeing big fish? How to avoid the crowds? Look no further - it's all here!Deep lushly covered walls; black sand slopes crawling with rare, bizarre and wonderful creatu...

Scuba Professional is an excellent source of out-of-the-box ideas and independent, objective advice for instructors and dive operators. It is also an indispensable guide for those aspiring to become dive professionals with chapters such as "Do You Have What It Takes?" and "Which Training Agency?"In short, this is everything you wanted to know about working in scuba diving but never dared to ask.Scuba Professional is not only for professionals. Serious divers who take more t...

99 Tips To Get Better At SpearfishingFor every spearo there are issues to overcome. From equalizing problems and poor breath-hold to finding the good places to go spearfishing. This guide contains some of the best advice we have learned to overcome these issues and continue to get better as spearo's.When Levi and I started spearfishing (in different countries) we had lots of issues to overcome in order to spearfish safely and successfully. I battled with finding people to g...

Learn Kitesurfing Faster 2017 will give any reader a clear advantage when learning to Kitesurf.Available as Ebook or Paperback on Amazon.Clear. Short. Simple and with over 200 exclusive photos and diagrams plus exclusive contributions from 10 world Kitesurfing champions including five-time world champion Aaron Hadlow and other huge names in Kitesurfing such as Hannah Whitely, Kevin and Jalou Langeree, Bruna Kajiya, Lewis Crathern, Ruben Len10, Mitu Monterio as well as more ...

Whether you have been diving for years or just thinking about sticking your fins in the water for the first time, The First 130 Feet: True Stories from the Dive Deck will take you on underwater adventures you wont ever forget. Journey with author Ken Barrick as he explores hidden underwater worlds, from the Inner Harbor of Baltimore to Australias Coral Sea. This collection of short stories entertains, educates, and inspires. Experience the terror of being face-to-face with a fourteen-foot ...