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Scuba Diving & Snorkeling For Dummies presents all the fundamentals for anyone interested in getting dive certified or just looking for good snorkeling while on vacation. Written by PADI-Certified diver John Newman, this friendly guide covers everything you need to know to:
- Get certified
- Plan a great diving trip
- Save money on equipment
- Dive or snorkel safely
This user-friendly guide starts by helping you evaluate your underwater skills and walking you step by step through a typical certification program. Once you're certified, it helps you pick a dive site, purchase and set up your equipment, and take care of any fears you might have. Then you'll discover what to expect on your first dive – from which creatures are dangerous to how to protect fragile sea life. Scuba Diving & Snorkeling For Dummies also covers these topics and more:
- Free diving
- Special breathing techniques
- Emergency procedures
- How to avoid the bends
- Handling dive anxiety
- The physics and chemistry of diving
- Staying healthy on dive trips
- Ocean ecosystems
- Rip tides and tidal waves
- Ten great dive destinations
In addition to beautiful full-color photography and all the information you need to plan a dive trip, the book also includes a handy appendix of dive organizations and publications, as well as a CD-ROM sampler from PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors). Whether you're a novice diver or an old hand, Scuba Diving & Snorkeling For Dummies is perfect for anyone who wants to see the beauty of the ocean from a fish's point of view.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
About the Author
Snorkeling and scuba diving are pretty easy - what could be hard about floating around? Read the first page
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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1.0 out of 5 stars
What a useless book!!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Scuba Diving and Snorkeling For Dummies (Paperback)
I found this book to be totally useless. I just tells you how to go to a dive shop and get certified. There is almost no useful instruction in the whole book. Just go get certified and you can skip the book. I expected info on using the dive tables or other specific info, however, I found it completely lacking anything you don't get in a basic open water class. I guess if you want to be told the kind of things you will learn in a dive class go ahead. This book does not compare with the other books in the "Dummies" Series. Don't waste your money.
1.0 out of 5 stars
What a useless book!!!!,
By Mark (Springville Utah USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Scuba Diving and Snorkeling For Dummies (Paperback)
I found this book to be totally useless. I just tells you how to go to a dive shop and get certified. There is almost no useful instruction in the whole book. Just go get certified and you can skip the book. I expected info on using the dive tables or other specific info, however, I found it completely lacking anything you don't get in a basic open water class. I guess if you want to be told the kind of things you will learn in a dive class go ahead. This book does not compare with the other books in the "Dummies" Series. Don't waste your money.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Scuba Diving & Snorkeling For Dummies,
By A Customer
This review is from: Scuba Diving and Snorkeling For Dummies (Paperback)
This book is a very poor textbook probably because it was not even written by an Instructor. They should have at least chosen an author who was certified as an Instructor. The information given is bare minimum and does not cover all topics you really need to know. There are much better entry level books available here.
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