The Sport Diving Catalog

Download or read book The Sport Diving Catalog written by Herb Taylor and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 1982-04-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete source book for the sport diver: -Covers basic equipment and accessories: how to evaluate, use, and maintain them -Lists and describes certifying organizations, training programs, and publications -Introduces the reader to specialty diving: cave, ice, and wreck diving; diving at night for gold or for archaeological purposes -A special chapter on underwater photography: schools and labs; cameras and camera housings; care and maintenance; tricks of the trade -First-person accounts by famous divers -A section on fish and marine mammals: identification aids; collecting tropicals; avoiding dangerous species -The travelling diver: dive areas around the world; adapting equipment -Boats for divers: inflatables; charter boat diving; basic boating safety Profusely illustrated with 75 line drawings and 275 photographs, The Sport Diving Catalog is written so that the reader can open it to any page and begin reading, as the text consists of short, self-contained articles. A unique reference book no diver, amateur or professional, should be without.