Is this a good book?

[av8er23]

Is this a good book?


http://www.ntis.gov/products/bestsellers/noaadive.asp?loc=4-2-0

 

[jbd]

Is this a good book?


http://www.ntis.gov/products/bestsellers/noaadive.asp?loc=4-2-0

That should be a pretty good book. Your avatar though is priceless!!

 

[av8er23]

have you ever actually looked at it?

 

[jbd]

have you ever actually looked at it?

I had a chance to skim through the NOAA Diving Manual a couple of years ago just before my ITC. It is a large book with lots of material covered in it. I can't give you any specifics though since all I had time to do was skim through it. It is on my list of books to aquire.

 

[H2Andy]

i own the NOAA manual, and it has some priceless info, such as the NAVY deco tables,
and lots of information on Nitrox.

i think it's an excellent reference source, and would recommend it. it is not cheap, though.

 

[rmediver2002]

This is one of the single best references you will find, it is a much easier read than the Navy Dive Manual.

I have read both cover to cover more than once and will continue to do so as long as I am an active diver...

I use a different color highlighter each time and use it to highlight things I did not recall or will need to reference in the future.

This is money very well spent!!

 

[eponym]

Is this [NOAA Diving Manual] a good book?

It's a comprehensive reference, but it's largely about things (from regulators to hyperbaric chambers to sea-floor habitats). I wouldn't recommend it for recreational divers unless they're interested in gaining a sense of the wider world of diving beyond the recreational. The more practical sections (for example, dangerous marine life or first aid) seem better covered in other books, and more readably. This is, after all, a reference book for a government agency. It was ostensibly created for the agency's own diving program.

I own a copy, and I have referred on occasion to the chapters on scientific diving and working diving. My daughter's a marine microbiologist and I've had the pleasure of assisting in a bit of research and cleanup underwater.

Fin on,
Bryan

 

[av8er23]

sounds very in depth. What are some good books that I sould start off my library with?

 

[jbd]

sounds very in depth. What are some good books that I sould start off my library with?

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