{"product_id":"scuba-exceptional-become-the-best-diver-you-can-be-the-scuba-series","title":"Scuba Exceptional: Become the Best Diver You Can Be (The Scuba Series)","description":"Scuba Exceptional is the perfect sequel to Simon Pridmore's Scuba Confidential.\nScuba Exceptional reflects the same philosophy of safe diving through the acquisition of knowledge and skills. The themes are new, there are some wonderful and extremely useful new cautionary tales and the focus this time is more on issues that face experienced divers. For example, there is more technical diving content but, as usual, Simon covers complex issues in his usual clear and easy-to-read style. In many cases, the concerns of technical divers reflect those of scuba divers at every level. After all, as he says, technical diving is on the same spectrum as conventional sport diving: it is just a different frequency.\nScuba Exceptional also deals in detail with the psychological approach to scuba diving, broaching topics from new angles and borrowing techniques and procedures from other fields of human activity.\nWhile most of Scuba Exceptional focuses on the diver, it also takes a look at the wider picture and highlights a number of areas where scuba diving professionals and the “industry” as a whole are letting divers down. As always, Simon is realistic in his assessments. He may shine a little light on the dark side of the scuba diving world, but he does this in order to illuminate bad practice and encourage change, while offering solutions. He also provides insights on a wide range of topics.\nFor instance, do you want to know…\nwhat makes someone a good diver?\nhow to swim against a current without getting exhausted?\nhow you can be out of air while you still have plenty to breathe?\nwhat the concept of failure points is?\nhow to be a defensive diver?\nhow preconditioning applies to scuba diving?\nhow long you should really wait between diving and flying?\nwhen to call DAN (and when not to call)?\nhow corals could possibly be animals when they look like rocks?\nhow to avoid being left behind in the ocean?\nwhat’s happening in the world of rebreather diving? or\nwhat the perimeter of ignorance is?\nScuba Exceptional has the answers to these questions and a lot more\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 172919415X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GBV.172919415X.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Pridmore, Simon\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in acceptable condition and may have highlighting and or writing throughout. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo, dust jacket may be damaged or missing. Book may show internal and or external wear on spine or cover and may be slightly skewed or have creased pages. This is a used book so codes may be invalid or accompanying media may be missing. May be an Ex library book with stickers and stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Good Books Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50550434431281,"sku":"GBV.172919415X.A","price":7.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/3730\/2065\/files\/172919415X-0.jpg?v=1740421879","url":"https:\/\/goodbookscompany.org\/products\/scuba-exceptional-become-the-best-diver-you-can-be-the-scuba-series","provider":"Good Books Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}