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Recreational Scuba Diving, A Guide To Safe Diving, by Steve Sinclair & Russell Kenley
Recreational Scuba Diving, A Guide To Safe Diving, by Steve Sinclair & Russell Kenley
My first impression: the choice of cover photo is not good. It shows a diver wearing reef gloves hanging onto a barrel sponge.
The introduction to this Australian book, Recreational Scuba Diving, says it is the companion to www.edivecollege.com, an on-line diver-training course. Without a site subscription, my comments are directed at the book alone.
Content is nicely structured and comprehensive in scope. Each chapter is followed by review questions and answers are given at the back. Explanation is short, sharp and to the point.
While fairly obvious to someone who already knows the subject, I am unsure whether this is sufficiently detailed and progressive for a student who knows little at the time of reading.
In some places the text is course-specific, but this may not be clear to learning divers and may conflict with their primary training.
Relating back to the cover photo, the environmental message within the book is inconsistent. One section says: 'Don't touch the reef'. Another says: 'Always wear gloves'.
But, with reservations, this book could serve as a second text providing an independent perspective for many entry-level and 'advanced' scuba-diving courses.
A beginning diver presented with this book will most likely find it educational.
John Liddiard
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Recreational Scuba Diving, A Guide To Safe Diving, by Steve Sinclair & Russell Kenley (In-Depth International, ISBN 0958188904). Softback. 242pp, US $30
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