Continuing Dive Education

[rexman24]

I am wondering what are good written sources for dive instruction:

I am OW and should be doing my AOW on one of my trips this year. Beyond that rescue diver and maybe all the way to divemaster.

I would like to have refrence resources for my OW skills that I learned and Im sure some forgotten and also read up on what I will learn in my AOW class, and the classes after that if possible.

Should I just get the PADI OW, AOW, Recue, etc manuals?

Is there a better plan?

 

[colsonn]

Get the encyclopedia of diving. Your lds should carry it, if not you can find it online. It is a great refence, especially if you go on to do DM.

 

[DumboDiver]

Agreed, get the Encyclopedia of Diving. It is part of the PADI DM curriculum should you decide to pursue that path.

 

[rexman24]

Is it the Encyclopedia of recreational diving by PADI?

Does anyone know when it was last updated?(what is the current edition print date?)

thanks so much

 

[beezwax]

re: PADI Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving

most recent is 3rd edition, published 2005

you can pick up a new hardcover copy on ebay for $40:
http://cgi.ebay.com/PADI-Item-82030...ryZ73993QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


but if you have any real interest in diving at all, you owe it to yourself to pick up the NOAA manual and read it. and/or download the entire US Navy Diving Manual for free in .pdf format:

http://www.coralspringsscuba.com/miscellaneous/usn_manual.htm

 

[DumboDiver]

re: PADI Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving

most recent is 3rd edition, published 2005

That's the one.

 

[AZ Desert Diver]

I made my AOW kit purchase from the same Ebay seller in the above link.