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Technical Diving - An Introduction by Mark Powell gives a straightforward overview of technical diving and dispels many of the myths surrounding this area. It explores what is meant by technical diving, what is involved, the risks that arise and how you can move towards this type of diving.

Award winning Deco for Divers provides a comprehensive overview of the principles underlying decompression theory. Mark Powell has written a book that for the first time allows the average diver to fully understand the principles behind this fascinating aspect of diving. This book bridges the gap between introductory books and source scientific information. What I wanted was an intermediate overview that went into more detail but wasn't written for academics or researchers. When I became a technical diving instructor I started teaching other people about decompression theory. I tried to give an overview of decompression theory at this intermediate level to give my students a better understanding of what was happening during decompression dives. This was always very popular amongst divers who, like me, had always wanted to understand more about the concepts and models underlying decompression theory. I was always being asked if I could recommend a good book which covered this area but as before, there was no such text available. Over time I started giving out notes for the decompression theory portion of my courses and these notes started building. Initially they were just a few pages but the notes became more and more comprehensive and started to cover more and more areas. Eventually they grew into this book.

Diving, both recreational and technical, has exhibited a huge upsurge in uptake throughout the globe, and so has the average age of the active diver. Thus assessing fitness to dive is imperative, and it has to be undertaken with a solid background knowledge of diving and diving medicine, the foibles of the diving environment and the sport.

This essential guide scours the four corners of the British mainland to discover and record the top 100 shore dives. Choose from marine life hotspots, spectacular cliff walls to sites of historical significance. This long awaited revised edition also includes a comprehensive marine identification guide.

This essential guide tours the South West coast of Britain to discover and record an exciting selection of boat dives. Choose from marine life hotspots, spectacular cliff walls to sites of historical significance.

Avoiding the Bends provides an analytical approach to diver behaviour and decompression. It provides practical guidance for good diving behaviour and clear advice on decisions faced by all divers before during and after every dive.

The latest version Revision 7 Change A incorporates changes made since the release of Revision 7 on 1st December 2016. The editors state With this change, we updated technical information, provided clearer guidance, and corrected errors that were identified within Revision 7.For many decades the US Navy Diving Manual has been the ultimate reference source for the diver. Potential readers may feel challenged by the sheer size of the work. At just under 1000 A4 pages this manual is unsurpassed in technical detail and depth. As the ultimate diving reference work the book contains everything you ever wanted to know about diving and many

The definitive guide to exploring and diving the Shipwrecks of the Cayman Islands. For the first time in print, there is an accurate account of around 140 of the best-known and identified shipwrecks. This book will undoubtedly be used as the authoritative reference on how to dive and snorkel the most popular of these artificial reefs.

Who invented the diving helmet? The First Treasure Divers reveals the true and fascinating story. It follows the lives of two brothers as they struggle to turn their newly-invented diving helmet to advantage and how they wrestle with apathetic and even hostile authorities for recognition of their invention.

Allows you to log 100 dives and incorporates updates making it easier to keep a record of your dives. This book features a graph paper area that allows space to record your dive profile, a map of the site or just continue writing your notes. It is designed for recreational use only. It contains information that is required to be recorded by law.

Dolphin culture evolved over millions of years so they could remain perfectly attuned with their world, the ocean. But the growing pressure of man's activities become intolerable and in frustration they seek an aggressive new path, making a shocking departure from the ancient philosophy that has guided them so well through the millennia.

The true story of the city of Port Royal in Jamaica. In 1692 an earthquake and tidal wave caused the city to sink beneath the sea. Robert F. Marx was one of the men caught up in the legends of buried treasure and this book describes the fulfillment of his childhood dream: a two-and-a-half year exploration of the historic Jamaican port.