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FOOTSTEPS
IN THE OCEAN
Subtitle: Careers in Diving
Denise V. Lang.
Published by: E P Dutton,
New York, USA in 1987
Hard blue covers with dustjacket;
143 printed pages. Dimensions: 23.5 cms by 16 cms wide.
I’m not sure how relevant
this book is these days, or in fact, how much it was in 1987 but the list
of acknowledgments looks very impressive with names like Dr Sylvia Earle?
The book is divided into 4 parts and in turn each is subdivided into further
chapters.
Part 1 Sport Diving: “Dive
Instructor”, “Dive Master/Dive Resort Manager”, “Diving Journalists”, “Underwater
Photographer”, “”Underwater Cinematographer” and “The Retail Industry”.
Part 2 Commercial Diving: “Commercial Air Diver”, “Bell Saturation Diver”,
“ROV Technician” and “Salvage Diver”. Part 3 Science & Research:
“Marine Biologist/Ecologist”, “Diver Medic”, “Physician Diver” and “Underwater
Archaeologist”. Part 4 Additional Specialities: “Police Search and
Recovery” and “The Military”.
Very well illustrated with
many monochrome photographs. [pt][ps]
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POLICE
DIVERS
Paul C. Scotti.
Published by Julian Messner,
a Simon & Schuster Division of Gulf & Western Corporation, New
York, 1982.
Hardcover (illustrated boards),
64 pages, mono prints, index.
The author is a Chief Warrant
Officer with the United States Coast Guard.
A pretty basic book - it
appears to be the sort of book written to advise young people of a possible
career. Chapters include: 'Work of the Police Diver'; 'A Day with the Divers';
'Rescues and Recoveries'; 'Underwater Dangers'; 'Becoming a Police Diver';
'Always the Unusual'. "Cars, guns, shopping baskets, knives, safes, voodoo
charms, and bodis - all part of the police diver's business. rescues are
also prt of their business - a dog drifting downriver on an ice flow, a
kid fallen through the ice, it's all in a days work. Tough and exciting,
their work makes great reading, to, and lots of photographs bring you right
on the scene". [cd] |
