Let's dive

The companion book for the first diving course.

More and more kids and teens want to learn to dive. "Let's dive" is an excellent illustrated guide. The self-explanatory step-by-step-illustrations and the easy-to-understand texts explain in clear and simple terms and in a very interesting and entertaining manner. This book support the learning up to the first diving certificate.



Many practical tips and hints make the book an ideal companion for young divers.



Stephanie Naglschmid is an illustrator, graphic designer, publisher and artist for fine art. Her hobbies are reading and writing books, snorkeling, diving.



Other activities:

Since 1984 owner of the publishing house Stephanie Naglschmid with the topics diving, nature and health



Since 2001 Art Director of the specialist magazine DIVEMASTER.

Web design, advertisement design and media agency



Member of

I.O. Illustrators organization

Stuttgarter Künstlerbund e.V.



Preface



Chapter 1

How to start?

Where do you have to go?

What do you need?

Mask

Fins

Snorkel

Snorkeling

Equalizing pressure

Mammalian diving reflex

Descend and equalize pressure

Descend and ascend

Fin swimming techniques

Clearing the mask

Debriefing

Optics

Underwater vision

Underwater hearing

Pressure and body air spaces

Dangers



Chapter 2

What gear do you need?

SCUBA

First breathing exercises

The diving suit

BCD and weight belt

Fit up your SCUBA

Putting on the SCUBA



Chapter 3

Diving practice

The first dive

The right amount of lead

Descending

Balancing your buoyancy

Diving posture

Sharing the air

Explore, observe and enjoy

Ascending

Maintain your equipment



Chapter 4

The science of diving

Physics of diving

Pressure and volume

What does air consist of?

Solution ratio of gases

Decompression sickness

Decompression tables .

Profile of a dive

Additional equipment



Chapter 5

Boat diving

Diving buoy

Diving flag

Entry from the boat

Anchor rope - meeting point

Indicating the diving direction

Light under water

Wrecks

Dangerous animals

End of dive

Entry into the boat

Medical aspects

Sunprotection

Recreation

First aid

Getting your certificate



Chapter 6

Diving and what else belongs to

Scuba signs

Diver`s log

Dangerous sea

Checklist and diving bag

Diver´s Code

FAQs

Secondary education

Special certificates

Adresses und links

Index of keywords