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BSAC Diving Manual - An Introduction to Scuba Diving by Deric Ellerby
BSAC Diving Manual - An Introduction to Scuba Diving by Deric Ellerby
The British Sub-Aqua Club's The Diving Manual, by Deric Ellerby, is considerably slimmed down from previous editions, presenting information pertinent to new divers training to be Ocean Divers.
BSAC says it is the first of three books which will eventually replace its Sport Diving and out-of-print Advanced Sport Diving books.
On first glance it feels nice and easy on the eyes, with informative and relevant illustrations and pleasantly laid-out pages. Material is presented in a logical sequence and the learning diver should have no trouble locating information from the table of contents or index.
My only serious gripe is that the paragraphs tend to go on and on. Sometimes this is just a failure to break up a detailed explanation into more compact chunks. At other times, the paragraphs repeat and ramble and, talking of rambling, a mistake I noticed was that Southsea BSAC invented Octopush, not Brighton, but then, I suppose most learning divers won't know enough to care.
The net effect is that, having easily found a relevant topic from the contents, what should have been nice, clear explanation becomes rather difficult to follow. It's a good job most new divers comparing training agencies have made up their minds long before they get as far as trying to read a manual in detail. Overall it does the job, but it could easily have been so much better.
John Liddiard
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BSAC Diving Manual - An Introduction to Scuba Diving by Deric Ellerby (BSAC, ISBN 0953891925). Softback,162pp, £15
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