I'm going to dive school in a month and I have a lot of free time at my current job, i'm looking for books that should be read, educational or what ever you recommend. thank you.
There are tons, but you probably don't have time enough to get them before school starts, Hammerhead Press, Best Bookbinders, Cornell Maritime Press. Try internet mags like Offshore, Maritime Reporter, Rigzone etc. and read the ads too. Internet-Look up Divex, Amron, Divers Supply, Wachs, Stanley Underwater Tools, Drager Diving Equipment. Maritime Salvage, Marine construction, piledriving, caisson-sheet pile, marine pipeline construction, Diving Support Vessels, Dynamic positioning. Offshore demolition, Ships husbandry, underwater burning & welding, rigging, seamanship & small boat handling.......more on request. b
Look for "Life Support Systems Design" by Nuckols/Tucker/Sarich. put out by Pearson Custom Publishing. I bought mine from Best Books. It's all about Diving and Hyperbaric applications, gives you examples of formulas in common sense format.
"Diver" by Tony Groom. Not nessesarly educational but a very good read. I got mine from Tony himself but I think it can be purchased from www.seafarerbooks.com
The History of Oilfield Diving-Christopher Swann, Oceanaut Press
Construction of Marine & Offshore Structures - Gerwick, CRC Publishing
Modern Marine Salvage-Milwee, Cornell Maitime Press
Crane & Rigging Handbook-ITS Publishing
Ashley Book of Knots
Submarine Manned Engineering-Haux
Diving/Shipwrecks Robert Marx
Any books on Ships husbandry/construction
Divers handbooks, commercial/professional divers manuals, Salvors Handbook US Navy, more on request.-bill