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Complete Wreck Diving: A Guide to Diving Wrecks | 
 enlarge | Author: Henry Keatts
Publisher: Aqua Quest Publications, Inc.
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 365968
Media: Paperback
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.3
ISBN: 1881652300
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.23
EAN: 9781881652304
ASIN: 1881652300
Publication Date: June 25, 2002
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Product Description
For a comprehensive wreck diving course, Complete Wreck Diving is an excellent companion text. Starting with the types of ships and how wrecks deteriorate, Keatts and Skerry cover a broad range of topics in an organized and progressive manner. Included are sections on researching and finding wrecks; specialized equipment and configurations; pre-dive preparations; what to look for and expect in a charter boat; diving the wreck with special emphasis on hazards and navigation; what clues to look for to help identify a wreck; artifact recovery and conservation; legal ramification of diving wrecks and removing artifacts; special techniques for photographing wrecks. Written in an engaging style with ample use of the authors first hand experiences, even veteran wreck divers will find much valuable information in Complete Wreck Diving.
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 Before taking the training February 18, 2008
David Ullman (Long Island, NY USA)
A good book. It answered several of my questions and answered questions that I didn't know to ask. NOT a substitute for training but a good addition. It actually increased my interest in wreck diving. Also an easy read and suggests many places to find wreck to dive on.
Complete Wreck Diving: A Guide to Diving Wrecks September 6, 2007
Glenn L. Roberts (Somerset, NJ)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Although not complete from a technical diving aspect, this is a great primer on how to start a research project. There are ample examples of historical resources, of what to do if one finds a wreck, how to lay claim, etc. Overall alot of good information on wreck diving.
 Surprisingly Good November 28, 2006
B. Chapin (Washington, DC)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
When I first leafed through this book, I mistakenly thought that it would be a dry read. I was wrong. This book provides a wealth of information: particularly on finding and identifying wrecks. It gave great insight into where to find information about wrecks; right down to the places and addresses where maritime archives are stored and how to perform research. Informative descriptions of equipment give the reader a good foothold of knowledge to start planning dives & searches.
I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in wreck diving, especially if you've dreamed of finding that virgin wreck site but didn't know where to start or what resources are available.
TERRIFIC GUIDE TO A FASCINATING SPORT October 20, 2005
Capt. Lou Costello (Videomaker, USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a fine book full of good information on how to safely enjoy diving on shipwrecks. The authors, wreck diving Professor Henry Keatts, world class photographer and Wreck Diver Brian Skerry (National Geographic, People, etc.) are the perfect duo to write such a work.
The book contains many fine pictures and illustrations acompanied by a wonderfully descriptive and informative text. This is a must have for the bookshelf of any aspiring or experienced wreck diver
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