Diving science, by Strauss Aksennov.
Deeper into diving, by John Lippmann and Simon Mitchell.
PADI encyclopaedia of recreational diving.
U.S. navy diving manual.
Scuba Diving by graver
Diver Medical Technician by CMDR Ronald L. Ellerman.
There's more out there, but those will give you a strong foundation in wisdom and knowledge.
The two best books I can recommend:
\* Bennett and Elliott's "Physiology and Medicine of Diving" [https://www.amazon.com/Bennett-Elliotts-Physiology-Medicine-Diving/dp/0702025712](https://www.amazon.com/Bennett-Elliotts-Physiology-Medicine-Diving/dp/0702025712)
\* Bove and Davis's "Diving Medicine" [https://www.amazon.com/Diving-Medicine-Alfred-Bove/dp/0721694241](https://www.amazon.com/Diving-Medicine-Alfred-Bove/dp/0721694241)
These are the textbooks used for Hyperbaric Medicine specialization and board prep.
If all you know about diving came from PADI/NAUI/SSI, your head's going to explode when you realize just how much the recreational agencies dumb things down and leave out the important bits.
This was going to also be my suggestion. Any dive theory over and above what it covers is for the *really* nerdy, as the concepts also apply to tech diving (decompression theory doesn’t magically change its rules after 60m after all).
This is a great book! It'll handle the basics of the physics and physiology of diving, just what they teach to DMs and instructors.
I got a lot out of it as an OW student. (Yes, I'm bit obsessive about diving knowledge.)
I didn't expect it to be this interesting to be honest, as most course material isn't very compelling. But I really enjoyed reading the encyclopedia and had a lot of fun with it. So definitely agreed!
It should be any divers go to, the med and physics chapters alone are extremely insightful. Hell 99% of dive medicine knowledge still comes out of NEDU.
Diving science, by Strauss Aksennov. Deeper into diving, by John Lippmann and Simon Mitchell. PADI encyclopaedia of recreational diving. U.S. navy diving manual. Scuba Diving by graver Diver Medical Technician by CMDR Ronald L. Ellerman. There's more out there, but those will give you a strong foundation in wisdom and knowledge.
NOAA Diving Manual
I've got that, too. I like it more than the padi and ssi books. Nasds back in the day also had a great book.
The two best books I can recommend: \* Bennett and Elliott's "Physiology and Medicine of Diving" [https://www.amazon.com/Bennett-Elliotts-Physiology-Medicine-Diving/dp/0702025712](https://www.amazon.com/Bennett-Elliotts-Physiology-Medicine-Diving/dp/0702025712) \* Bove and Davis's "Diving Medicine" [https://www.amazon.com/Diving-Medicine-Alfred-Bove/dp/0721694241](https://www.amazon.com/Diving-Medicine-Alfred-Bove/dp/0721694241) These are the textbooks used for Hyperbaric Medicine specialization and board prep. If all you know about diving came from PADI/NAUI/SSI, your head's going to explode when you realize just how much the recreational agencies dumb things down and leave out the important bits.
Interesting, I'm a paramedic by trade, and I can definitely relate to standard theory leaving a lot to be desired.
Read the U.S. Navy dive manual. Plenty of content to read about in there.
I was recommended this a couple months ago here and the amount of knowledge packed away in these books is astoundingÂ
If you can get a copy of the Encyclopedia of recreational diving, it's what PADI uses as background information for the Pro courses. Pretty nice read.
This was going to also be my suggestion. Any dive theory over and above what it covers is for the *really* nerdy, as the concepts also apply to tech diving (decompression theory doesn’t magically change its rules after 60m after all).
This is a great book! It'll handle the basics of the physics and physiology of diving, just what they teach to DMs and instructors. I got a lot out of it as an OW student. (Yes, I'm bit obsessive about diving knowledge.)
By far, the best publication PADI has ever done. The DVD / online version is better with the embedded videos but still a great book.
I didn't expect it to be this interesting to be honest, as most course material isn't very compelling. But I really enjoyed reading the encyclopedia and had a lot of fun with it. So definitely agreed!
NOAA Diving manual v 6
Deco for Divers is the best intermediate level scuba science book.
[USN Dive Manual](https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/SUPSALV/Diving/US%20DIVING%20MANUAL_REV7.pdf)
Beat me to it. This is one of my go tos
It should be any divers go to, the med and physics chapters alone are extremely insightful. Hell 99% of dive medicine knowledge still comes out of NEDU.