Cold Water Diving: A Guide to Ice Diving

Heine, John N

ISBN 10: 1930536879 / ISBN 13: 9781930536876

Published by Best Publishing Company (edition 2nd ed.), 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cold Water Diving: A Guide to Ice Diving
• Publisher: Best Publishing Company (edition 2nd ed.)
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1930536879
• ISBN 13: 9781930536876
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Cold water and ice diving can be extremely challenging and require planning, preparation, training, and safety. This book by John Heine, a scientific diving safety officer and an experienced ice diver for more than 25 years, has detailed the requirements for safe and comfortable ice diving.

This book covers cold water and ice-diving environments; training; equipment; thermal protection, evaluating, preparing, and planning dives; and safety and emergency procedures.

About the Author

John Heine, past President of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences, accomplished writer and photographer has served as a member of the Diving Control Board for the National Science Foundation, Officer of Polar Programs. His diving has taken him to many areas of the world, including both poles and tropical areas in between. A certified instructor in ice diving, he has conducted many scientific and sport dives under the ice. He spent three seasons in the Antarctic doing research dives through ice that was ten feet thick, in water temperatures of 28.6F, and air temperatures as low as -60F. This second edition is an excellent book for those who dive or plan to dive in a cold environment.