Learn to Scuba Dive in a Weekend (Learn in a Weekend)

Part of the "Learn in a Weekend" series that examines various activities, this book shows the reader how to scuba dive. Concentrated and highly structured for the absolute beginner, the book can be completed within a 48-hour period. Each of the books outlines the techniques so that at the end of the weekend the beginner can have mastered the basics. This book teaches readers 13 skills in scuba diving including essential equipment, snorkelling techniques, submerging, surfacing and buoyancy control, safety skills and underwater conservation. The author is Director of the World Underwater Federation and a BSAC National Instructor.