Commercial diving manual

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Commercial diving manual

Richard Larn & Rex Whistler

David & Charles, 1993

3rd ed

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Previous ed.: 1984 and 1989

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Covering the entire national syllabus in commercial air diving for UK Health and Safety Executive qualifications, this revised edition includes updated regulations and guidelines on first aid, health, medical facilities and emergencies. The book is intended for both trainees and qualified divers.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Basic diving practice: diving history
  • physics of diving
  • underwater physiology and first aid
  • air decompression
  • therapeutic recompression
  • compression chambers
  • air diving equipment
  • SCUBA diving procedures
  • surface supplied diving
  • diving emergencies
  • wet diving bells and dynamic positioning. Part 2 Surface and underwater skills: search techniques
  • rigging for divers
  • hand tools underwater
  • power tools - compressed air and hydraulic, bolt guns
  • underwater cutting and welding
  • underwater concreting
  • explosives under water
  • marine salvage
  • basic underwater photography
  • basic non-destructive testing under water (NDT)
  • basic engineering drawing and report writing
  • small boat handling and equipment
  • charts and tidal streams, basic navigation
  • safety equipment
  • diving reulations and standards
  • index of diving safety memos issued by HM Inspector of Diving.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA80950434
  • ISBN
    • 0715301004
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Newton Abbot
  • Pages/Volumes
    416 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
  • Classification
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