Tech Diving Books

[Big Jay]

I plan on eventually taking a Tech Diving course in the near future. For now, can you guys/girls reccomend any good reads on an introduction to tech diving (doubles, isolation manifolds, decompression, etc.)? Perhaps a good introductory book before i go take the course. I tend to feel more comfortable about taking courses and more confident if i go in with a bit of education.

 

[scubajcf]

I would get the Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving and Diving Science.

Diving Science is available at AMAZON
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...103-1103005-5159845?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Encyclopedia is available at most dive shops in book and cd format.

The other suggestion is determine where you are going to take the tech courses and purchase the books as soon as possible. Spend a little time each week working on them. Use your instructor to be to answer questions.

Personally, I would strongly recommend the Basic, Advanced EANx courses offered by IANTD dive shops. I would also recommend taking the deep diver course alongside the Advanced EANx course. Later on, the IANTD Normoxic Trimix and Gas Blending courses are very cool!

The IANTD courses are extremely comprehensive. The books are informative but not the best written. The more time you can spend with them the better you will understand them.

Once you get through the basic physics there are lots of books on Decompression Theory, Diving Physiology and Technical Diving. However, you may want to consider getting some non-technical diving books like "Last Dive" or "Shadow Divers" to get a good feel for tech divers' passions.

Lastly, I found getting in better shape was essential for my tech diving skills. I would start some rudimentary weight training and definitely some cardio training.

Hope this helps!

I plan on eventually taking a Tech Diving course in the near future. For now, can you guys/girls reccomend any good reads on an introduction to tech diving (doubles, isolation manifolds, decompression, etc.)? Perhaps a good introductory book before i go take the course. I tend to feel more comfortable about taking courses and more confident if i go in with a bit of education.

 

[ppo2_diver]

Gary Gentile has a pretty good book called The Technical Diving Handbook, ISBN 1-883056-05-5.

PADI's manuals are pretty easy to understand, you can pick up one of them.

Fitness is very important in tech diving. Since starting tech diving, I've become more commited to diving and my own fitness. Go to divefitness.com and pick up Cameron's book. It's worth it.

Of course, there are a lot of books that tell stories (both fiction and non-fiction). Shadow Divers is a great book as is The Last Dive. Caverns Measureless to Man by Shek Exley is also pretty good as is a book called The Cave Divers.

Duane

 

[jroy017]

Dan MackAy has written a new book on DIR gear philosophy if i remember well sells dfor something like 25$. pictures and text are very infromative for somebody starting out in technical realm explains why ans why not. Book is a GUE publicationso limited to that philosophy but its a very good read

www.northerntechdiver.com

 

[Blackwood]

The IANTD courses are extremely comprehensive. The books are ... not the best written.

Haha... not by a long shot.

 

[ppo2_diver]

You can also try out GUE's books. The DIR Fundamentals is pretty good. The Tech 1 manual is also pretty good, but there is a lot of stuff about the properties of gases (i.e. nitrogen, oxygen, and helium).

 

[scubaputz]

I plan on eventually taking a Tech Diving course in the near future. For now, can you guys/girls reccomend any good reads on an introduction to tech diving (doubles, isolation manifolds, decompression, etc.)? Perhaps a good introductory book before i go take the course. I tend to feel more comfortable about taking courses and more confident if i go in with a bit of education.

I don't consider myself to be DIR, but I highly recommend JJ's book "Getting Clear on the Basics: The Fundamentals of Technical Diving." It's available as a PDF on the GUE website. Tom Mount's "Encyclopedia of Technical Diving" (some info is a little dated) is also a good read. On the non-fiction side, Sheck's "Caverns Measureless to Man" and Robert Burgess' "The Cave Divers" will both give you a good idea as to why many of the procedures for technical diving are in place today. Good luck.

Bruce

 

[chrisch]

Kevin Gurr used to be Mr IANTD UK. This book is on my shelf and a good read. Sorry I don't know how easy it is to get overseas...

http://www.periscopepublishing.com/...creen=PROD&Store_Code=PPL&Product_Code=TDFTBU

Chris (PS The publishers often list it on ebay{uk} - from where I got my copy)

 

[StSomewhere]

Tom Mount's "Encyclopedia of Technical Diving" (some info is a little dated) is also a good read.

There is a revised edition (updated in 2003) available from Fill Express, IIRC under $60 delivered.

 

[Vie]

Kevin Gurr used to be Mr IANTD UK. This book is on my shelf and a good read. Sorry I don't know how easy it is to get overseas...

http://www.periscopepublishing.com/...creen=PROD&Store_Code=PPL&Product_Code=TDFTBU

Chris (PS The publishers often list it on ebay{uk} - from where I got my copy)

You can get it from Amazon, but it’s quite expensive.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...102-8706041-3213749?v=glance&s=books&n=507846