Table of Contents

VOLUME 1: DIVING PRINCIPLES AND POLICY, 1 History of Diving, 2 Underwater Physics, 3 Underwater Physiology and Diving Disorders, 4 Dive Systems, 5 Dive Program Administration, Appendix 1A Safe Diving Distances from Transmitting Sonar, Appendix 1B References, Appendix 1C Telephone Numbers, Appendix 1D List of Acronyms. VOLUME 2: AIR DIVING OPERATIONS, 6 Operational Planning and Risk Management, 7 Scuba Air Diving Operations, 8 Surface Supplied Air Diving Operations, 9 Air Decompression, 10 Nitrogen Oxygen Diving Operations, 11 Ice and Cold Water Diving Operations, Appendix 2A Optional Shallow Water Diving Tables. VOLUME 3: MIXED GAS SURFACE SUPPLIED DIVING OPERATIONS, 12 Mixed Gas Diving Theory, 13 Mixed Gas Operational Planning, 14 Surface-Supplied Mixed Gas Diving Procedures, 15 Saturation Diving, 16 Breathing Gas Mixing Procedures. VOLUME 4: CLOSED CIRCUIT AND SEMICLOSED CIRCUIT DIVING OPERATIONS, 17 MK16 MOD 0 Closed Circuit Mixed-Gas UBA Diving, 18 MK16 MOD 1 Closed Circuit Mixed-Gas UBA Diving, 19 Closed Circuit Oxygen UBA Diving, Appendix 4A MK16 MOD 1 Use in Non-EOD Environments. VOLUME 5: DIVING MEDICINE & RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER OPERATIONS, 20 Diagnosis and Treatment of Decompression Sickness and Arterial Gas Embolism, 21 Recompression Chamber Operation, Appendix 5A Neurological Examination, Appendix 5B First Aid, Appendix 5C Hazardous Marine Creatures.

Reviews

The procedures and tables are the mature product of ten years of work including testing, rigorous analysis, and Fleet Diver feedback. The bottom line is that these new tables and procedures represent a quantum step forward in safe diving practices and correct identified safety deficiencies in the existing air tables that have been part of the manual virtually without significant change for fifty years. Captain Rich Hooper USN Faceplate Magazine Vol 11 No. 2 All over the world, commercial diving organizations and individual professional divers use the 'US Navy Diving Manual' as their 'bible'. Some of the most important features of the manual include the comprehensive sections on decompression procedures, both air and mixed gases. It is a fund of essential knowledge and it is highly recommended for anyone involved in the commercial diving industry. John Bevan Underwater Contractor Magazine