Shipwreck Diving, A Complete Diver's Handbook to Mastering the Skills of Wreck Diving

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Summary: Good for everyone who wants to know more about wreckdiving
Review: A Good book, details, helpful in gear selection and configuration,covers (like others) from dive planning to getting out of the water, good hints and tips, it's in my shelf.

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Summary: Should be titled "Treasure hunting", not wreck diving
Review: I was very disappointed with this book. Most of it deals with how to strip and preserve wreck artifacts, rather than how to safely dive wrecks. If stripping portholes from wrecks is your bag, this is the book for you.

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Summary: A great resource
Review: Novice divers will appreciate the no nonsense approach and clear explainations, while more advanced divers will benefit from its thorough approach. Daniel Berg covers all the bases, including gear, navigation, even salvage law. All in an easy to understand format that always empahasizes safety. A great resource for any diver.

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Summary: A great resource
Review: Novice divers will appreciate the no nonsense approach and clear explainations, while more advanced divers will benefit from its thorough approach. Daniel Berg covers all the bases, including gear, navigation, even salvage law. All in an easy to understand format that always empahasizes safety. A great resource for any diver.

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Summary: Should be titled "Treasure hunting", not wreck diving
Review: This book is a long way from what its title leads you to believe. Sure its a great book for new divers but I've been diving for ~15 years in a recreational capacity and spent lots of the time diving wrecks all over. I've recently wanted to learn more technical diving and real penetration skills. I thought this book would describe "in detail" the gear needed and the proper configuration. Its an overview book to be sure and was written in 1991 so the material is definately dated when it comes to equipment. If your new to wreck diving.. good book. If you looking for preparation prior to a technical wreck class.... save your money.

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Summary: "Complete" and "Mastering"??? Nope.
Review: This book is a long way from what its title leads you to believe. Sure its a great book for new divers but I've been diving for ~15 years in a recreational capacity and spent lots of the time diving wrecks all over. I've recently wanted to learn more technical diving and real penetration skills. I thought this book would describe "in detail" the gear needed and the proper configuration. Its an overview book to be sure and was written in 1991 so the material is definately dated when it comes to equipment. If your new to wreck diving.. good book. If you looking for preparation prior to a technical wreck class.... save your money.

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Summary: Good Book
Review: This was an informative book that I will probably consult again when it comes to preserving artifacts. I expected more on the subject of how to safely wreck dive but instead found more on the subject of what to expect from wreckdiving. I still found the text readable and will use it to select gear and preserve artifacts but would not recommend it as a guide to wreckdiving. Good book which contains valuable information, just not the info I was looking for.