This is PADI’s Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving for all Divemaster course participants and those divers, who simply seek more knowledge about the great unknown they call their second home.

The Encyclopedia features all information related to recreational scuba diving, you might wish to know. With text elements and illustrations, you will learn more about the fascinating underwater world. It offers you insights into dive physics, physiology, equipment and dive environments. By gaining more knowledge, your will learn to understand the physiological processes of the aquatic realm. The more you know, the safer your dives and the more you will be able to enjoy them!

Especially when you are getting serious about becoming a dive professional, the PADI Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving is an essential source of knowledge for you. It offers extensive information about the aquatic world, the latest developments in dive computers and decompression theory and it teaches you more detailed knowledge about scuba equipment care and maintenance.

Chapters:

1. The Underwater Adventure
2. The Ocean Planet
3. Dive Equipment
4. Diving in the Material World
5. The Diver Within