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		Scuba Diving - 3rd Edition Book (Copyright 1999, 216 pages) See larger image List Price: $23.95 Price: $19.95 You Save: $4.00 (17%) # HK-0-73604-539-2

• perform essential diving skills such as preparing your equipment, demonstrating hand signals, and using the buddy system;
• take the necessary precautions to ensure a safe dive;
• optimize your equipment for both warm and cold water destinations;
• protect the underwater environment; and
• take advantage of the latest advances in dive calculators and computers.

Providing more than just expert instruction, Graver draws on his personal diving experiences to share special insights into scuba. In each "Scuba Wise" section, he explains how to adapt to the underwater environment, prevent potential injuries, identify and appreciate the wonderful plant and animal sea life, achieve an adequate fitness level for diving, and more. And to better instruct divers, Graver includes "Dive In and Discover" segments at the beginning of each chapter. From explaining how to test and control buoyancy to listing the four methods of heat loss, readers will learn the key concepts they should master before continuing on in the book.

This beautifully illustrated, full-color text will help you imagine many of the unforgettable experiences awaiting you in this wondrous new world. Whether it's diving weightless in clear water in a forest of underwater plants or viewing the incredible life forms swimming through the sea, Scuba Diving will leave you yearning to experience the emotions and sensations for yourself.

With over a quarter-century of experience as a scuba instructor and instructor trainer, Dennis Graver has authored 27 books and manuals on the subject of scuba diving. In his position as director of training for the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), he designed the PADI modular scuba course and wrote the PADI Dive Manual, which revolutionized scuba instruction. During his tenure as director of education for the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI), Graver wrote the NAUI Open water I Scuba Diver Course Instructor Guide. He has also contributed hundreds of articles on diving in such magazines as Skin Diver, Sources, and Undercurrents, as well as several NAUI technical publications.

From the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt to the barrier reefs of Australia, Graver also has spent the past 30 years photographing the wonders under the water. He has won numerous awards from the Underwater Photographic Society, and his photos have graced the covers of many magazines and illustrated several diving texts and audiovisual education programs.

In addition Graver has greatly influenced scuba diving with his development of a dive table multilevel diving technique for recreational diving and a breathing mask technique for diving rescue. He also has designed the NAUI Dive Time Calculator and the first PADI dive tables.

Graver is currently a member of NAUI, the Handicapped Scuba Association, the Undersea Hyperbaric and Medical Society, the Diver's Alert Network, the Underwater Photographic Society, and the Underwater Society of America. Dennis and his wife Barbara reside in Camano Island, Washington.

• Chapter 1. Diving Into Scuba
  • The Joys of Diving
  • Learning About the Diving Community
  • Learning About Diver Training
  • Diving Prerequisites
  • The Risks of Diving
  • Selecting a Dive Course
  • Diving Responsibilities
  • Summary
• Chapter 2. Diving Science
  • Anatomy for the Diver
  • Respiration and Circulation
  • Contrasting Air and Water Environments
  • Gas Laws
  • Air Consumption
  • Heat, Humidity, Light, and Sound
  • Summary
• Chapter 3. Diving Adaptations
  • Thermal Adaptations
  • Buoyancy Adaptations
  • Equalizing Pressures
  • Breathing Adaptations
  • Heart and Lungs
  • Equilibrium Adaptations
  • Visual Adaptations
  • Ingassing and Outgassing Adaptations
  • Dehydration Prevention
  • Mobility Adaptations
  • Summary
• Chapter 4. Diving Equipment
  • Basic Equipment for All Divers
  • Exposure Suits
  • Weighting Systems
  • Buoyancy Compensators
  • Scuba Cylinders
  • Cylinder Valves
  • Scuba Regulators
  • Alternate Air Sources
  • Instrumentation
  • Dive Knives and Accessory Equipment
  • Specialized Equipment
  • Summary
• Chapter 5. Diving Skills
  • Preparing to Skin Dive
  • Skin Diving Skills
  • Preparing to Scuba Dive
  • Basic Scuba Diving Skills
  • Managing Physiological Problems
  • Managing Physical Problems
  • Assisting Your Buddy
  • Managing Emergencies
  • Summary
  • Chapter 6. Dive Planning
  • Dive-Planning Factors and Phases
  • Area Orientations
  • Dive Profile Planning
  • Dive Tables
  • Using Dive Calculators and Computers
  • Dive Profile Planning Recommendations
  • Postdive Planning
  • Summary
• Chapter 7. Diving Environment
  • Introduction to Aquatic Biology
  • Potentially Dangerous Aquatic Animals
  • Conserving and Preserving Life
  • Introduction to Aquatic Conditions
  • Summary
• Chapter 8. Diving Opportunities
  • Continuing Education
  • Local Opportunities
  • Dive Travel
  • Career Opportunities
  • Summary
• Appendix: Lists and Checklists
  • Diver-Training Organizations
  • Environmental Organizations
  • Scuba Periodicals
  • Diving Equipment Checklist
• Glossary of Scuba Diving Terms

"Scuba Diving by Dennis Graver covers all phases of recreational diving beyond the basics. It is an ideal text for beginning as well as advanced divers."
Tom Hemphill
President of Emerald Seas International, Ltd.
Member, NAUI Board of Directors

"Superbly written. An excellent entry-level text that will also be of great use to the experienced and advanced diver."
Wayne P. Quarberg
Training Director, Multinational Diving Educators Association

"A book that should be part of every new diver's library."
Peter B. Bennett, PhD, DSc
Professor of Anesthesiology
Senior Director, Hyperbaric Center
Executive Director, Divers Alert Network

"An essential text for the scuba classroom."
Spencer Slate
Scuba Instructor for YMCA, PADI, NAUI, CMAS
National Chairman, YMCA Scuba Program

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