return to homepagecheckout our entire collection of booksif you are a dealer enter hereemail, write, or call us
View Your Shopping Cart Privacy Statement
 Travel
 Adventure
 Fiction
 Photo/Video
 Shipwrecks
 Marine Life
 Historical
 Technical
 Exhibit
Schedule
 The Press Room
 Feedback
 Useful Links
 About Us
click to enlarge Advanced Wreck Diving Handbook
By Gary Gentile,
136 pages 8-1/2 x 11, spiral bound, Color photos, Index
ISBN: 978-2-883056-29-2
Pub Date: 2007
Price $30.00
<<< Return to Advanced Wreck Diving Handbook mainpage

Table of Contents

Introduction
  • Origin of the Present Volume
  • Evolution
Dive Boat Safety
  • Das Boot
  • El Capitan
  • Carpe Diem
  • Caveat Emptor
  • Reductio Absurdum
  • Deja Vu
  • Myth and Misconception
  • Climbing the Ladder of Success
  • Grappling with Lines
Overnight Dive Trips
  • From Dusk Till Dawn
  • Sleeping in Comfort
  • Dressing for the Occasion
  • The Goat Factor
  • Waterproof Stowage
  • Boat Food
  • Chef du Jour
  • Backups
  • Repel Boarders
  • Pastimes
  • Caution
Deep Diving Procedures
  • Backup and Redundancy
  • Tanks for the Memories
  • Double Trouble
  • Doubling the Flow
  • Closed for Repairs
  • The Pony Bottle
  • Pony Bottle Placement
  • Pony Bottle Advice
  • Accessibility Options
  • Does Size Matter?
  • A Breath Away
  • Buoyancy and Floatation
  • The Vortex of Time
  • Computers
  • The Danglies
  • Narcosis
  • Hash and Rehash
Decompression Methods
  • Unplanned Decompression
  • The Rule of Halves
  • Maintaining Your Depth
  • Breaking the Barrier
  • Surface Exposure
  • Planned Decompression
  • The Anchor Line
  • Location, Location, Location
  • The Wreck Reel and Guideline
  • Tying in the Hook
  • Can You Hear Me Now
  • Pulling the Hook
  • Cutting Some Slack
  • On the Line
  • Incredible Invention: the Jonline
  • The Jonline Clip
  • Auxiliary Decompression Lines
  • Mental Preparation
  • Remote Decompression
  • Drift Decompression
  • Oh, Buoy
  • The Personnal Decompression Line
  • PDL Stowage and Retrieval
  • The PDL in Practical Usage
  • The Yo-yo Effect
  • The Liftbag Custom
  • Surfacing After Deco
  • Wreck Reel: the Alternative PDL
  • PDL Cautions
  • PDL Maintenance
  • Ascent Rate
  • Computers
  • The Ultimate Backup
Wreck Penetration
  • Redundant Backups—Again
  • Wreck Conditions
  • Let There Be Light
  • Batteries
  • Light Source
  • Watertight Housing
  • Helmets
  • Accessibility
  • The Suicide Clip
  • Hooks, Clips, Snaps, and Carabiners
  • Double Buckles
  • The Razor's Edge
  • Knee Pads
  • Unnecessary Items
  • Danglies
  • Check Before Entry
  • Partial Penetration
  • Guidelines for a Full Penetration
  • The Reel Deal
  • Paired Penetration
  • The Line Trap
  • The Guideline Fallacy
  • Progressive Penetration
  • Adequate Air
  • Marker Strobe
  • Anti-Silting Techniques
  • Let Your Fingers Do the Walking
  • Avoidance Measures
  • Lost But Not Forgotten
To Dive Alone
Wreck Hunting
  • Misconceptions
  • Metal Detectors
  • Magnetometers
  • Side-scan Sonar
Remote Visual Instruments
  • Drop Cameras
  • The Miracle of Video
  • Remotely Operated Vehicles
  • Philosophical Musings
Quick Photography Techniques
  • The Camera System
  • The Lens
  • Detachable Strobe Arm
  • The Strobe
  • The Three-Shot Technique
  • The Dive Light
  • Lanyards
  • Viewfinder
  • Gary's Three Rules
  • Recapitulation
  • Film Speed—Fast or Slow?
  • Reciprocity Failure
  • The Digital Revolution
  • It Is Worth the Trouble
Artifact Recovery
  • The Nautical Cyclopedia
  • Know Your Stuff
  • Planning
  • The Holy Trinity
  • Other Tools of the Trade
  • The Goody Bag
  • Rescuing Artifacts
  • The Porthole
  • The Sandman
  • The Art of Lifting
Artifact Presevation and Restoration
  • The Importance of H2O
  • Brass and Bronze: the Basics
  • Brass Tacks and Tactics: the Acid Test
  • Playing Pool
  • Green with Envy
  • Sandblasting
  • The Brush-off
  • The Shining
  • Gold, Silver, Copper, and Pewter
  • Earthenware, China, Porcelain, and Glass
  • The Water Treatment—Again
  • You Have Your Crust
  • Gold Leaf
  • Turning Over a New Leaf
  • Restoring Marks
  • Iron and Steel
  • The Lye Detector Test
  • Galvanizing Your Efforts
  • The Final Touch of Irony
  • Pumping Iron
  • Electrolytic Reduction
  • Wood and Leather
  • Irrigation
  • The PEG Leg
  • Paper
  • Bone, Horn, and Ivory
  • Jewelry
  • Afterword
Lobsters: Tail or Tale
  • Prey for Relief
  • Change of Venue
  • Sign of the Times
  • Catch of the Day
  • The One-Handed Approach
  • If at First You Don't Succeed...
  • Tickle their Inards
  • Lobstering Etiquette
  • A Rose by Any Other Name...
A Breathtaking Experience
Index

<<< Return to Advanced Wreck Diving Handbook mainpage

AquaQuest Publications, Inc.©    home | booklist | dealer section | contact us