



Suggested Reading

Scuba Confidential
By Simon Pridmore
Great read for newer divers looking to improve their knowledge and skills
Doing it Right
By Jared Jablonski
Written by the founder of the GUE training agency, this book puts forward the concept of beginning with the end in mind and standardizing equipment configuration and safety protocols
Scuba Fundamental
By Simon Pridmore
Excellent book for brand new divers or those considering the sport
Deco for Divers
By Mark Powell
Excellent work for those who want to truly understand decompression theory and the current state of research into what happens in a diver's body while diving
Scuba Exceptional
By Simon Pridmore
The next in a series by Pridmore that helps divers take their game to the next level
Under Pressure
By Gareth Lock
This is a great book dealing with the concept of human factors in diving. A must read for anyone interested in dive safety on both the individual and industry-wide levels
Scuba Professional
By Simon Pridmore
The definitive book for those considering leadership roles in the diving industry
Deep Descent
By Kevin F. McMurray
Tells the story of the intrepid divers who have made the descent to the fabled Andrea Doria Wreck; "The Mount Everest of diving" and those who lost their lives in the effort
Shadow Divers
By Robert Kurson
The true story of the American divers who found a lost German submarine off the US coast; and risked everything to confirm its true identity
Dark Descent
By Kevin F. McMurray
The incredible forgotten story of the wreck of the Empress of Ireland - a disaster that claimed the lives of more than 1000 just two years after the sinking of the Titanic and the divers who have attempted to explore her.
Diver Down
By Michael R. Ange
Detailed accounts of real-life diving accidents. Understanding the types and causes of diving accidents is one of the best ways to prepare for and avoid them
Lost Wife, Saw Barracuda
By John Kean
Hilarious and harrowing tales of a British diver who left the London rat race to work as a scuba professional at the Red Sea
The Great Buoyancy Scam
By John Kean
Chronicles the rampant substandard training in the dive industry, how to avoid taking needless courses, and improve your diving on your own or with a true professional
SS Thistlegorm
By John Kean
Considered by many to be the world's greatest shipwreck, this great book tells the tale of its bombing and sinking in WWII and its rediscovery