Scuba Talk: A Guide to Underwater Communication : Florida, Bahamas and Caribbean Edition (Spiral-bound)

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Editorial Reviews

From Scientific American

More than a book on underwater communication Scuba Talk has terrific photographs and interesting, yet useful, facts about the habits and behaviors associated with many marine animals in the Florida, Bahamas, and Caribbean region. Pay particular attention to the Diver's Pearls!

From The New Yorker

Since being certified by Keith, I have become an avid diver. Scuba Talk is a valuable asset which makes for great diving. Nobody goes into the huddle without knowing the plays. Nobody goes into the water without knowing the talk-Scuba Talk.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 69 pages
• Publisher: Blue Reef Publications (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964540746
• ISBN-13: 978-0964540743
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,587,268 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Basically, it's a kid's book. Use a dive slate!, July 23, 1999

By A Customer

serious divers will likely think this complex system is pretty silly. A slate works really well. But for kids, or for a few basic communiques, the book has some good signals. It would take a good knowledge of the marine creatures before the signals would make sense. It does go far beyond the simple hand signals from your PADI classes. It would be a neat gift to give a Junior Open Water graduate.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to communicating underwater, November 3, 2000

By A Customer

A great book for someone who is new to the diving experience. Great visuals.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Title of Book Vague , May 25, 2005

By	gumnut "rob" (tx) - See all my reviews

It's a very cute, compact, spiral bound book with striking photographs. However, I was disappointed with my purchase.

I had anticipated that the book would focus on hand signals to be used as an underwater language for divers.
However, the book focuses primarily on hand signals for the identification of fish.

There are 70+ pages in the book and only two pages are designated for (extremely basic) hand signals for scuba divers.

If you want to communicate the id of a fish to your dive buddy, this is the book for you.