Ordering a US navy dive manual?

[TinoD'Voe]

I've seen this available online, I'm not sure how up to date it is but I'm wondering if there is a way to order the US navy diving books? Just looking through the pages from the pdf its caught my interest. Definately a bit more "in-depth" than padi books. I think there's some important info that every diver should know.

 

[D1V3R]

no kidding, lol
I have the full us diving manual
if you have it, and the noaa diving manual you will have ALL of the information on decompression theory you will ever need, along with pretty much anything else you can think of
oper circuit scuba, surface supplied, diving bells, habitats, EVEYTHING

I think that everybody who is going to do any type of technical diving should have both of them
(probably cut down on stupid post too, lol)

 

[H2Andy]

here's an on-line version of the manual... and it's free:

http://www.coralspringsscuba.com/miscellaneous/usn_manual.htm


the NOAA book is excellent too.. big sucker, though

 

[AndyNZ]

here's an on-line version of the manual... and it's free

That's going to be an interesting read.... I've got the 1979 version on paper, and maybe one day when I've got the time I'll see how much has changed in 25 years.

 

[TinoD'Voe]

is the NOAA available online?

 

[H2Andy]

i haven't been able to find it, but would love a link from anyone who has it

here's the hardbound book:

http://www.ntis.gov/products/bestsellers/noaadive.asp?loc=4-2-0

 

[TinoD'Voe]

Price isn't too bad, I've paid well over that amount for a university textbook, the difference is I'd actually read this book. Makes me wonder how the DAN stats would look if everyone was required to go through these books before getting certified?

 

[dherbman]

Price isn't too bad, I've paid well over that amount for a university textbook, the difference is I'd actually read this book. Makes me wonder how the DAN stats would look if everyone was required to go through these books before getting certified?

Probably pretty good as the number of people likely to give up on the idea of certification would be a lot higher than it is now.

I've got the Navy manual and it is very complete.

 

[TinoD'Voe]

Do you have to be in the navy to order one of these? Is there a way that I could purchase a printed copy?

 

[H2Andy]

ah i see.. i misunderstood...

you can order a US Navy Manual (book) here:

http://www.claitors.com/cgi-bin/clt/cltdetailsgpo.cgi?Stock_Number=008-046-00190-1

but it's version 4, for $205

you can get version 5 from the UK here:

http://www.aquapress.co.uk/bookdetail.asp?ID=117&cat=8