Doing it Right: The Fundamentals of Better Diving

by Jarrod Jablonski

The Fundamentals of Better Diving was written for anyone who wants to get the most out of their diving. From augmenting dive safety to increasing the enjoyment of your family's Caribbean diving trip or planning deep cave exploration, DIR diving is the new foundation for all diving practices. This book outlines not only the essential skills and techniques constituting sound diving practice but also the central elements of a holistic approach to diving.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

164 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 2000

Reviews

[Scot Parker · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is no question that there are some great strengths to the DIR system of diving and this book provides a lot of valuable information for every diver. However, this book is written with quite a haughty, over-inflated opinion of the "correctness" of GUE practices and the "incorrectness" of any other diving practices. There are aspects of the DIR system that I and many other highly trained and experienced technical divers disagree with. Like any other system, DIR should be evaluated on its own merits. There are valuable pieces and detrimental pieces, and the diver should educate him or herself regarding the choices they make, rather than blindly do something because GUE told them to. This book can be a valuable part of that education, as can a GUE Fundamentals course (you certainly will get much more out of this course than you would get out of most recreational courses) but DIR is not the only way to do things (though aspects of it are certainly so useful that they really are the only way to do a certain thing in technical diving.)

[Jeka Golovachev · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good review of diving fundamentals. It could be useful for recreation divers who are thinking about mastering their skills.