Advanced Wreck Diving Guide

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Summary: The seminal book on wreck-diving techniques.
Review: 6 x 9 vertical, 144 pages, 53 black & white photos

This is the book that began it all. Before the "Advanced Wreck-Diving Guide" there was nothing in the way of published information on the esoteric equipment set-ups and methodology of diving deep wrecks. This landmark title is as fresh today as it was when it was first released nearly a decade ago, and every bit as important.

Written in the author's inimitable style, each chapter is the result of years of field work. Many of the tips and techniques were developed by the author during his extensive exploration of deep-water shipwrecks, from Nova Scotia to Key West. The chapter titles tell it all:

1 - Dive Boat Safety

2 - Overnight Dive Trips

3 - Wreck Penetration

4 - Deep Diving Procedures

5 - Decompression Methods

6 - Artifact Recovery

7 - Artifact Preservation and Restoration 8 - Quick Photography Techniques

9 - Shipwreck Research

10 - Lobster: Tail or Tale

Advanced Wreck-Diving Guide is number two of the three Wreck-Diving Guides. It is preceded by the Primary Wreck-Diving Guide (for entry level divers) and is followed by The Technical Diving Handbook (which introduces nitrox, mixed gas, accelerated decompression using oxygen, and other high-tech concepts).

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Summary: good reference material
Review: Although a little outdated, this is a good choice for someone that is beginning to learn about Technical diving. Even though this book is 10 yrs old -and tech diving changes rapidally- there are still chapters that are very usefull. The artifact restoration chapter especially. All in all a good addition to any diver's book shelf.

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Summary: Should be "basic wreck diving," not "advanced"
Review: Can't argue with Gentile's credentials as a diver, but his book leaves a lot to be desired. It gives a lot of very basic information and hints, all of which are covered in the PADI wreck diving course. And much of the information he provides is generic to any kind of diving. This book would serve as a decent reference for a beginning wreck diver, but if you've been down on or in more than two wrecks already, this book won't tell you anything new.

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Summary: Should be "basic wreck diving," not "advanced"
Review: Can't argue with Gentile's credentials as a diver, but his book leaves a lot to be desired. It gives a lot of very basic information and hints, all of which are covered in the PADI wreck diving course. And much of the information he provides is generic to any kind of diving. This book would serve as a decent reference for a beginning wreck diver, but if you've been down on or in more than two wrecks already, this book won't tell you anything new.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: Definitive book on Northeast wreck-diving.Author displays an abundanceof practical and hands on knowledge.This book is for doers.econd only to"Ultimate Wreckdiving Guide" by G.Gentile

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Summary: Simply one of the best i ever read...
Review: Going direct to the point, without unnecessary bla-bla-bla of diving nerds, the author is very objective in what he proposed to explain, and what we want to read, wreck diving techniques, equipment and diving operation.

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Summary: Disapointing
Review: In an age of beautiful color underwater photographs and advanced underwater technology, this work falls short. The book is dated and less than informative. This is not a reference guide for an experienced diver.