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.
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