I'm a recreational diver for now and during this Covid situation I am looking to learn more about diving. All courses are postponed for now. Any recommendations for good reading materials that would allow me to understand more about deco diving and how a diver goes about planing and executing a deco dive. I could probably buy course manuals but I'm not sure I want to sign up for a tech class right now.
Learning about decompression diving during covid-19
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Deco for Divers and Technical Diving an Introduction both my Mark Powell.
You read those and you can literally breeze through the TDI AN, DP, and Trimix books.
You read those and you can literally breeze through the TDI AN, DP, and Trimix books.
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read the NOAA diving manual. Can download Rev5 for free online. They're currently on Rev6, but there haven't been that many changes. Pretty much everything you could ever want to know about diving is in there. You won't find anything in any of the agency textbooks that is worth paying for vs. what's in that book. Any specific questions, ask here.
This one, or something else? https://www.omao.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/NDSSM Rev 12 Feb 2020.pdf
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this one
http://tecvault.t101.ro/NOAA Diving Manual.pdf
Of note to @Ben_3 , most of the decompression applications in terms of tables/gradient factors, etc are all way outdated because that field changes almost daily so anything that is in physical print is already outdated by the time it comes out in terms of being considered "state of the art". The theory and physiology sections are all fantastic though, and for any specifics that is why you need to come here where you have many instructors and experienced divers that are constantly following the research and are able to help guide you that way.
this one
http://tecvault.t101.ro/NOAA Diving Manual.pdf
Of note to @Ben_3 , most of the decompression applications in terms of tables/gradient factors, etc are all way outdated because that field changes almost daily so anything that is in physical print is already outdated by the time it comes out in terms of being considered "state of the art". The theory and physiology sections are all fantastic though, and for any specifics that is why you need to come here where you have many instructors and experienced divers that are constantly following the research and are able to help guide you that way.
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