A scientific monograph on diving physics and associated math relationships. Topics are related to diving protocols and operational procedures. First basic principles are presented; this is followed by practical applications and detailed results. Designed for the commercial diver, instructor, hyperbaric technician, or underwater researcher searching for a contained reference and especially the doctor, physiologist, physicist, chemist, mathematician, engineer, or biologist.

Spiral bound 320pp 130x210mm

A Guide to Ice Diving

by John N. Heine

A beautifully illustrated, comprehensive guide on the planning, preparation, and training for cold water diving. More than 100 full colour photos illustrating in detail the techniques and procedures for safe and comfortable cold water diving. Special sections on safety tips, dry suits, and diving equipment, including items for thermal protection, cylinder valves, and regulators. The author, past president of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences, is an ice diver with more than 15 years of cold water diving experience.

Pb 128pp

J. Jackson

This manual, filled with valuable hints and clear explanations, covers all the theory from the science of diving to how diving affects the body. Every aspect of the equipment, from the basics to advanced diving using mixed gases, is described and divers are shown how to enjoy their sport with minimum impact on the environment.

192p 265x210mm 182 colour photos, 122 colour illus. Hb.

This manual is a guide to the identification of diving injuries and the related first aid treatment and emergency procedures. Printed on waterproof paper and produced by the Diving Diseases Research Centre, this is a key aide memoire that should accompany all dive trips.

Spiral bound with water resistant pages for use on site.

58 pages, 15x21cm

by John Lippmann & Dr Simon Mitchell
2nd Ed. reprinted 2009

Written for the experienced divers, technical divers, dive instructors, and other diving and dive medical professionals. It contains information on a variety of decompression procedures and technical information that is not easily obtainable. Offers insights into diving physiology and various physical and medical aspects of deeper diving, including:

Physical, sensory, physiological and psychological considerations
Decompression systems
Altitude considerations and diving
Technical and occupational diving
US Navy Air, DCIEM Air and Buhlmann High Altitude Tables

Pb. 512pp 170mmx250mm

World Diving Reference Book
2007
Reference book with sections on the following: Diving statistics, History, Diving Medicine, Diving Equipment, Night Diving, Search and Recovery,Ice Diving, Professional Diving, Freediving, Military Diving, Diving Federations, Diving Personalities, Photography, Marine Biology, Oceanography, Diving by Country.

Although desgned as a yearbook, most of this information has long term relevance.

Pb. 490pp 14 pp of colour photos.

By S. Barsky
4th Ed.
A complete text covering the use of full face masks, wireless communications, surface-supplied diving and dry suits. Extensive coverage of contaminated and potable water diving operations, and the risks and techniques for coping with differential pressures found in environments such as fresh water tanks, reservoirs and drains.
recommended by Diving Systems International, Kirby Morgan Dive Systems and Trelleborg-Viking Inc. and referenced by the US Navy and International Marine Contractors Association

Pb. 254pp 180x250mm 250 colour photos, technical illus., tables and charts

By M. Strauss & I. Aksenov
May 2004

This book blends theoretical and scientific aspects with practical and directly applicable diving physiology and medical information.

The text is divided into three clear sections - the underwater environment, physiological responses to the underwater environment and medical problems associated with the sport.

Practical illustrations, photos, tables, and clear definitions in each chapter will aid the reader's comprehension of the information provided.

7"x10", 408p 50 illus. 15 photos Pb

By R. Rossier

Night diving is a dark, rich experience which cannot be achieved by simply flipping the switch on a new dive light. This book logically and thoroughly presents the many factors separating day and night diving, and it outlines useful procedures to make night diving as safe as possible.

Pb 110pp

By M. Farr
2003

Beneath rock, under ice, into wrecks.

Pb. 128pp 170 colour illus.

By S. Barsky, D. Long, B. Stinton
4th Ed.

Covers all aspects of using dry suits, including a brief history of diver thermal protection, why it is important, types of dry suits, how they work, how to use them and how to take care of them.

Barsky, a hugely experienced diver and technical author, has teamed up with Long and Stinton, both responsible for major developments in specialist thermal suits for divers, to produce a definitive text.

Pb. 152pp 140mmx210mm

By D. McConnachie

Designed for recreational and professional divers. Record - dive number, depth, class, location, weather, temperatures, visibility, sightings, hazards, pressures. 200 dives.
International dive flags, hand signals, equipment checklists, maintenance record.

Spiral bound 240pp 200x180mm

Theory Technique Application

By H. Lettnin

The International Textbook of Mixed Gas Diving gives a comprehensive overview of up-to-date diving technology, including mixed gas diving procedures. Mixed gas equipment and procedures are explained in a clear and concise style.

Pb 264pp 210x135mm

well organised looseleaf logbook insert, designed to be compatible with the standard 3 ring diving binder.

Fits A5 3 ring binder. 40pp
129mmX203mm

Diver's logbook with tough flexible cover and resilient pages, set out in a clear and logical format.

It offers all that the diver might need to succinctly and completely record each dive. As well as the facility to record standard information about your dive and plenty of space to write your own personalised notes, a matrix is provided to record the dive profile or illustrate position fixes. Record 80 dives.

176p 140x200mm flexible hardback

This book covers PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale) as a risk factor in diving and thus the text is concerned primarily with dissolved gas and the subsequent aberrant distribution of those venous bubbles in the presence of a natural and common anatomical variant of cardiac development.

The prevalence of PFO is about 25% in the general population and several respectable investigators have studied this problem and feel that PFO should be considered a definite risk factor for the development of decompression sickness.

Hb. 145pp 180x260mm

By J. Lamb
“Mixed Gas Diving” usually refers to gases mixed, other than air, for recreational diving. Diving on mixed gases is considered specialized diving and requires formal training. This book will increase the reader’s depth of background knowledge and help to explain the theories behind certain practices and techniques. As the need for oxygen monitoring becomes more apparent in nitrox diving, “EAN” diving, extensive information on oxygen monitoring becomes a necessity. This book examines oxygen measurement and concentrates on information and techniques most relevant to divers.

Pb 120pp

By R. Rossier

This authoritative guide provides in-depth discussions of physics, physiology, oxygen toxicity, and oxygen limits. Reviews latest safeguards and procedures, equipment considerations, and guides the reader through easy-to-follow Nitrox dive planning examples. Includes Nitrox planning tables plus the latest NOAA oxygen limits.

Gives divers a fuller knowledge and understanding of the many aspects of diving on which safety depends. Based on the author’s 30 years of experience in underwater medicine and diving, this edition of Safe Diving reviews and synthesizes advances and experience in the fields of research and practice in the countries of Europe, the United States, and the former Soviet Union.

Hb. 498pp 185x240mm

RRP £30.00 OUR PRICE £24.99

By Dr A. Kayle
2009
Safe Diving focuses on basic medical fitness to dive. In an easy to read style,it is essential reading for all scuba
divers, rescue divers, dive instructors, DMOs and hyperbaric
chamber operators.
Covers the full spectrum of conditions and ailments that affect divers, from the cardiovascular, pulmonary and neurological requirements for diving to breathing mixtures, inhaled gas contamination, heatstroke, hyperthermia, marine animal bites, vertigo underwater and diving during pregnancy. Diagrams highlight key aspects, such as ear barotrauma, while therapeutic decompression tables
complement the chapters on acute decompression illness, deep diver rescue and emergency ascents.

Pb. 368pp 230x155mm

By D. Orr
2007
With self-rescues, buddy rescues, open-water resuscitation, and towing techniques, Scuba Diving Safety will become your most valuable diving companion. Covering a full range of underwater environments, as well as dangerous marine life, entanglements, and equipment failures, this vital resource is an essential reference for every underwater enthusiast.

Pb. 216pp

Communicate effectively underwater. Signs create pictures for your mind that represent ideas or objects in a familiar way that can be easily remembered.

This book contains 160 signs that will enable the diver to communicate virtually any message needed during a dive.

Spiral bound. plastic cover. 103pp 100x160mm

by Dave van Stijn & Mike Harterink

The Guide to all Diving Hand Signals

A must for every diver. Nearly 500 hand signals. Every signal is easy to understand and photographed underwater. Contains contributions from some of the world's best underwater photographers.

Paperback, 288pp, full colour. 210mm x 210mm.

This book enables the mixed gas diver to understand safety and mechanical issues. A “how to” for gas blenders.

Pb 161pp

By Caroline Fife and Marguerite St Ledger

The content ranges from the history of women divers, combat pilots, and astronauts to the unique physiological characteristics of females working and playing in altered barometric pressure environments. Featuring contributions from 35 authors, many of whom are pioneers in their field, it represents a wide range of disciplines and offers a comprehensive dialogue about the effects of pressure on women. This book is for women divers, dive instructors, men who dive with women etc.

The essays included in this text contain crucial discussions of such relevant factors as: pregnancy, the menstrual cycle and decompression illness, decompression illness susceptibility compared with men, fitness to dive, thermal tolerance, equipment, legal issues, and women in the workplace.

Hb. plus CD 400pp 195x265mm