Overview
How to scuba dive? How to get my scuba diving certification? If you are not a diver yet, this handbook is everything you need to know about diving & scuba certification in a step-by-step beginner's guide. If you are a newly certified scuba diver and do not yet feel safe & comfortable underwater, this guide will show you how to become as comfortable underwater as you are when sitting on your couch. If you are a scuba diving instructor, this reference book provides a high-quality framework to help your students prepare for a lifetime of legendary underwater experiences. Regardless of your reason for wanting to learn to dive, chances are you won't go scuba diving after completing your open-water certification. Weird, right? There are ""holes"" in the way scuba diving instructors teach, and this handbook will lay it bare so you can prepare to learn to dive and get what you need for a lifetime of legendary underwater adventures. Recommendations are backed by industry-wide surveys that the author shares with you. He also explains the ISO international scuba diving training standards so you can prepare and know whether you are being shortchanged. This step-by-step handbook to learning to dive covers scuba certification courses, dive equipment & dive travel with pages of actionable information. Should I pursue a PADI certification or choose another dive training agency? How much does it cost to learn to dive? How can I save money? Selecting a dive instructor, dive center, dive resort & dive boat. And so much more!
Full Product Details
Author: Darcy Kieran
Publisher: Buzzwinx Media
Imprint: Buzzwinx Media
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.871kg
ISBN: 9781739019877
ISBN 10: 1739019873
Pages: 508
Publication Date: 05 January 2026
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Darcy Kieran is Principal at The Business of Diving Institute. In the dive industry, Darcy has been a Course Director and Instructor Trainer with multiple dive training agencies for recreational and tech diving. He owned/managed dive shops, dive gear distributors and wholesalers, dive resorts, and charter boats in Canada and the USA.He's been on the Board of Directors of the Diving Equipment & Marketing Association (DEMA), a dive industry trade association based in California. And he brought with him valuable experience from other industries, including sporting goods manufacturing, radio & TV broadcasting, transportation, digital marketing agencies, and education. Darcy is an engineer, radio announcer, public speaker, and author.
