Cold Water Diving: A Guide to Ice Diving - Brossura

Heine, John N

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1930536879 ISBN 13: 9781930536876

Casa editrice: Best Publishing Company, 2015

Riassunto

Cold water and ice diving can be extremely challenging and require planning, preparation, training, and safety. This book by John Heine, a scientific diving safety officer and an experienced ice diver for more than 25 years, has detailed the requirements for safe and comfortable ice diving.

This book covers cold water and ice-diving environments; training; equipment; thermal protection, evaluating, preparing, and planning dives; and safety and emergency procedures.

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Recensione

John Heine, former president of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences and an accomplished writer and photographer,has served as a member of the Diving Control Board for the National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs, and is currently the diving safety officer for that program. His diving has taken him to many areas of the world, including both poles and tropical areas in between. A certified instructor in ice diving, he has conducted many scientific and sport dives under the ice. He spent 10 seasons in the Antarctic doing research dives through ice that was 10 feet thick, in water temperatures of 28.6 degrees Fahrenheit and air temperatures as low as -20 degrees Fahrenheit. This second edition is an excellent book for those who dive or plan to dive in a cold environment. 

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Best Publishing Company
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1930536879
• ISBN 13: 9781930536876
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 92
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile