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for readers of
The Ultimate Beginner's Guide To Scuba Diving
How to Increase Safety, Save Money & Have More Fun!
NEW! A companion starter logbook & collection of checklists is now available!
This logbook is focused on quality & support. Each log page has a "self-debriefing" section for continuous improvement & another one with all elements having an impact on your buoyancy control. And it comes with checklists for selecting the best dive instructor & dive center for you. Plus, a complete list of scuba diving skills to track your progress from beginning to mastery. And more! Have a look here.
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For your convenience and to complement the information in The Ultimate Beginner's Guide To Scuba Diving, I compiled a list of resources I could not include in the book, like... Videos! I will do my best to keep this list up to date for you.
This page provides additional information on topics discussed in the Beginner's Guide. Without reading that book, you would miss the context and the meaning of this information.
Note: There are some affiliate links (with no impact on my recommendations).
The Diveheart Foundation for scuba diving with disabilities.
Mental benefits of experiencing awe by Dacher Keltner: "Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life."
A Blue Mind by Wallace J. Nichols: "Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do."
"National Geographic Ocean: A Global Odyssey" by Sylvia Earle.
The surface-supplied air (tankless) diving unit I use from BLU3.
Dive industry surveys & market reports by The Business of Diving Institute.
The ASK4Q project.
The International Shark Attack File.
Scuba diving participation in the USA.
Special considerations when diving at altitude.
More information about oxygen toxicity when scuba diving.
Dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
More information about Immersion Pulmonary Edema (IPE).
A worldwide list of dive training agencies.
If you want to get a feel for the theory part of a scuba diving course before having decided on a dive instructor, you could start a free online entry-level scuba course like the one offered by RAID. But be aware that you will have to redo the academics portion of your scuba certification course with the training agency of your chosen dive instructor.
As promised, a form to help you evaluate the total cost of an open-water diver certification course from different dive centers & instructors. Available in three formats:
PADI Standard Safe Diving Practices Statement of Understanding.
More information about women's health and scuba diving.
About menstruation and scuba diving.
Diving with disabilities: Diveheart Foundation, Handicapped Scuba Association (HSA) & International Association for Handicapped Divers (IAHD).
Divers Alert Network (DAN) regions:
Medical screening & questionnaire for recreational scuba diving.
Ear equalizing techniques:
DAN Europe's advice on nutrition for scuba diving.
DAN USA's extensive review of your heart health vs. scuba diving.
The calf raises exercise.
Dr. Laura Walton's free online mini-course on panic and scuba diving.
Disinfecting dive gear:
Fitness to dive after COVID:
Video of colors disappearing underwater as you go down.
Mask for scuba diving:
DSMB deployment methods: the good & the bad.
A video providing an overview of GUE's Fundamentals course.
"Compliance Provides an Illusion of Safety in Diving" by Gareth Lock.
Video on five scuba diving fin kicks.
Eric Douglas' "Lessons For Life" series.
DAN courses (unfortunately, not all courses are available in all DAN regions listed under Chapter 4):
"How do I Improve My Situation Awareness?" in The Human Diver.
Find a Professional Scuba Inspector (PSI) inspector or instructor.
Carbon monoxide detectors:
And a portable nitrox analyzer by the same brand. There are many good models available on the market.
An up-to-date, complete guide for scuba divers by Alex Brylske: "Beneath the Blue Planet: A Divers Guide to the Ocean and Its Conservation." I wish I had had that book when I started scuba diving!
The series of fish & creature identification books I couldn't live (dive) without:
The Green Fins organization and its online course on how to minimize our impact on the underwater environment.
DAN's online course on environmental stewardship for divers.
An organization mobilizing scuba divers to record data on changes in the underwater world: Project Baseline.
An example of a reef-safe sunscreen.
Reference book for scuba diving hand signals.
The Reef Smart guides are, by far, the best travel guides ever written for scuba divers. I can't wait for them to add to the list of destinations they have covered so far:
"Learning From Others' Mistakes" by Gareth Lock.
"Become a DAN Prepared Diver" online course.
My book "Your Career and/or Life as a Scuba Diving Instructor: How to make a good living out of your passion for scuba diving."
An online publication if you are interested in the dive industry: Scubanomics.
An online publication if you are interested in tech diving: InDepth.
And... Scuba diving novels (my favorite ones) for your surface intervals!
And now, while you are still on a surface interval...
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