Description:Here is a fascinating, down-to-earth handbook about the fun and adventure to be found in the pursuit of such arts as skin and scuba diving, spearfishing, underwater photography, and the catching and maintaining of saltwater fish for private aquariums.Opening with a brief history of diving; the authors zero in on various items of equipment needed--face masks, snorkels, floats, diving flags, dry and wet suits, regulators, air cylinders, compasses, pressure gauges and how to use and take care of them.Detailed information about diving techniques is provided, along with precise instructions on diving safety, first-aid procedures, hand and line signals, emergency signals, and the use of diver's flags.Various maladies that can assail a diver are discussed, and the causes and counter-measures are delineated. Problems covered include lung and sinus squeeze, nitrogen narcosis, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide poisoning, the bends, cramps, and air embolism.Procedures for stalking underwater game are outlined, along with the types of spear-guns that are available. The habits and habitats of certain dangerous marine life such as sharks, barracuda, moray eels, sting rays, killer whales, lion fish, and manta rays come under attention. And specific data is provided on where the best skin and scuba diving can be found.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Scuba, Spear, and Snorkel,. To get started finding Scuba, Spear, and Snorkel,, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: Here is a fascinating, down-to-earth handbook about the fun and adventure to be found in the pursuit of such arts as skin and scuba diving, spearfishing, underwater photography, and the catching and maintaining of saltwater fish for private aquariums.Opening with a brief history of diving; the authors zero in on various items of equipment needed--face masks, snorkels, floats, diving flags, dry and wet suits, regulators, air cylinders, compasses, pressure gauges and how to use and take care of them.Detailed information about diving techniques is provided, along with precise instructions on diving safety, first-aid procedures, hand and line signals, emergency signals, and the use of diver's flags.Various maladies that can assail a diver are discussed, and the causes and counter-measures are delineated. Problems covered include lung and sinus squeeze, nitrogen narcosis, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide poisoning, the bends, cramps, and air embolism.Procedures for stalking underwater game are outlined, along with the types of spear-guns that are available. The habits and habitats of certain dangerous marine life such as sharks, barracuda, moray eels, sting rays, killer whales, lion fish, and manta rays come under attention. And specific data is provided on where the best skin and scuba diving can be found.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Scuba, Spear, and Snorkel,. To get started finding Scuba, Spear, and Snorkel,, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.