Links

[Afakasi]

I thought I'd start a thread where I could share some links with other new divers who are just getting into scuba. Please post any links that you also think new divers would be interested in.

Here's a link to an excellent collection of diving articles on all aspects of diving from a magazine called Dive Training (I have no affiliation with them):

Dive Training magazine online scuba information library

 

[Afakasi]

A link to some more excellent articles from some guy named NWGratefulDiver:

NWGratefulDiver.com

(...hope you don't mind that I post this here...)

 

[300bar]

many members have good and usefull sites.
Just browse thru the posts and look in the sig.lines.
Copy/paste them here and you'l have a great database of dive knowlidge.

 

[Afakasi]

YouTube - 2nd CMAS sport diving competitions in Moscow 1/2

 

[Afakasi]

Some full episodes from the late 50's early 60's diving TV show "Sea Hunt" (I suggest you also do a youtube search for "sea hunt" and "seahunt" for some other excellent clips):

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

 

[knotical]

A few of my favorites:

A source for the US Navy Diving Manual
SEA 00C3 Diving Publications and Technical Documentation

DAN's medical page is a gateway to lots of good info.
DAN Scuba Diving Medical Services

Scubadoc's (Dr Campbell) site is chock full of good stuff.
Questions and Answers

As is Doc's (Dr Kay).
Doc's Diving Medicine Home Page

And ScubaBoard's own Doc Vikingo.
Doc Vikingo's Divers Resource

And Dr. Taylor.
http://www.mindspring.com/~divegeek/

I enjoy anything by Dr. Bookspan.
https://www.msu.edu/user/manns/myths.html

I like the articles by Dr Sawatsky in most issues of Diver Magazine (Canada).
Diver Magazine Archives

The WRSTC downloads page has some useful items like common hand signals and the medical statement with contraindications to diving.
WRSTC Downloads

Some good info on cylinders and valves.
SCUBA Valves: Regulator Fittings, 200 vs 300 Bar FAQ and Cylinder Neck Threads - Dive Gear Express

Some more.
Library

 

[Afakasi]

Don't watch this movie with your paranoid wife (if you ever want her to try diving with you):

YouTube - OPEN WATER TRAILER

 

[diversteve]

The Harris Dive Links are probably the best - and most complete - I've seen for all things Scuba related.

 

[Afakasi]

Here's some pretty good videos that are not supposed to show you how to do the basic scuba skills, but were actually made to show someone how to demonstrate these skills (still shows you the PADI way to perform the basic skills).

YouTube - PADI Divemaster skills circuit Part 1

YouTube - PADI Divemaster skills circuit Part 2

YouTube - PADI Divemaster skills circuit Part 3

YouTube - PADI Divemaster skills circuit Part 4

YouTube - PADI Divemaster skills circuit Part 5

 

[Afakasi]

Some neat videos about how scuba gear is made:

YouTube - making an aluminium scuba tank

YouTube - Making Worthing Steel Scuba Cylinders

YouTube - making a scuba pressure gauge or SPG

YouTube - making a scuba depth gauge

YouTube - making a scuba regulator