1st edition-Aug 1997

FOREWORD: This bibliography is provided as a public service in reply to requests for such a reference at the 1995 International POLICE DIVER Symposium held in Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA. The author is solely responsible for its' content. Its' format is as follows:

Title/Author/Publisher/Date of Publication/ISBN/No of Pages/Notes

The Underwater Investigator by Corporal Robert Teather, RCMP Concept Systems Inc, 2619 Canton Court, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 1983, no ISBN, 111 pages. An introductory handbook to underwater investigations for police divers.

The Underwater Crime Scene by Ronald F. Becker, JD Charles C Thomas Publisher, 2600 South First Street, Springfield, Illinois 62794-9265 / 1995 / ISBN (hardcover) 0-398-05979-9 / ISBN (soft cover) 0-398-05980-2/129 pages, An advanced textbook on the practices, procedures and protocols for underwater crime scene analysis.

Police Diver by P.C. Scotti, Julian Messner Publisher, Simon and Schuster Bldg, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 / 1982 / no known ISBN / 85 pages (out of print since 5/94) On-the-job stories of a police diver.

Encyclopedia of Underwater Investigations by Corporal R Teather, RCMP / Best Publishing Company Ltd, 2355 North Steves Blvd/ P0 Box 30100 Flagstaff Arizona 86003-0100/1994/ ISBN 0-941332-26-8/186 pages (principle reference text to following correspondence course)

Correspondence Course-Underwater Investigations by Corporal R. Teather, RCMP/Best Publishing Company Ltd (address above) /1995/ ISBN 0-941332-49-7 / 44 pages (course follows its' principle reference above)

The Police Diving Rules -by A.C.P.0. Training Division, Police Diving Standards Committee-United Kingdom, Northumbria Police Printing Department, NOV 1992, no ISBN, A full technical reference manual to standards, training, operations and supervision of police divers. Is the central text for all UK police diving and dive training.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Course Training Standard-Underwater Recovery Training Course by the Training and Development Branch, RCMP Headquarters,1200 Vanier Parkway, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA, K1A 0R2 / July 1987-revised Feb 1988/no ISBN/ 89 pages, Guiding standards to the conduct of search and recovery diving operations in the RCMP

The Ontario Provincial Police Underwater Search and Recovery Course Training Standard (file 30040 USRU) by PC W. MacPherson, OPP, Training Unit, Provincial Police Academy / March 1993 / no ISBN / 5 chapters (under constant revision) / 165 pages. Is the central reference to the selection, training and employment of all OPP USRU divers.

The Ottawa Police Department Underwater Search and Recovery Squad Training Manual by Lieutenant Arthur R Rice, Ottawa Police Department, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada / 1967 / no ISBN /19 chapters / 95 pages The first Police Diving training textbook in Canada and North America?

Special Response Team Diver by Mark V. Lonsdale / S.T.T.U. Training Division Post Office Box 491261, Los Angeles, California 90049 / Oct 1989 / ISBN 0-939235-02-1 / 22 Chapters / 335 pages. Covers a great deal of police diving training, tools and techniques in tactical applications.

Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue Diver Training Standard and Course Plan by the Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue Division, 344 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0N7 /1995, (1st edition) / no ISBN / 6 chapters / 158 pages. Principle reference for the selection, training and employment of Canadian Coast Guard SAR Divers.

Tricks of the Trade for Divers by John M. Malatich and Wayne C. Tucker, Cornell Maritime Press Inc, Centreville, Maryland 21617 / 1986 / ISBN 0-87033-342-9 / 10 Chapters / 197 pages. Contains a wealth of tips, tools, techniques, training for the working diver.

Guidelines for Public Safety Diving and Operation of Public Safety Diving Programs - edited by James Corry and William Utley, National Association for Search and Rescue, Diving and Water Rescue Commiftee, Post Office Box 3709, Fairfax, Virginia, 22038 / 2nd edition 1989 / no ISBN / loose-leaf binder format / 78 pages. Is the principle NASAR reference for NASAR-approved Public Safety Divers. Is in concert with US Dept of Labor, OSHA Commercial Diving Standards.

How to Start a Dive Team by Rick Williams, Dive Rescue Inc International, 2619 Canton Court, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525. Contains recommended procedures and ideas on the formulation of the need for a dive team, its' organization, planning, equipment & training, communications and command and control.

Organization, Training, Search and Recovery Procedures for the Underwater Unit by Thomas R. Lewis, Northern Michigan University Press, Northern Michigan University Bookstore, Marquette, Michigan 49855/2nd Edition / 1979 / ISBN 0-918616-04-2 / 14 Chapters / 54 pages. Is a guiding reference for the foundation and administration of an underwater team.

Divers Handbook of Underwater Calculations by Wayne C. Tucker, Cornell Maritime Press Inc, Centreville, Maryland 21617 / ISBN 0-87033-254-6 / 1980 / 12 Chapters / 182 pages, 'Is a working diving supervisors handy-reference to calculating various units of measurement for the working diver.

Dive Rescue Specialist Training Manual by Steve J. Linton, Damon A. Rust and T. Daniel Gilliam, Concept Systerns Inc, Dive Rescue Inc International, 2619 Canton Court, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 / 1986 / ISBN 0-943717-42-6 / 81 pages, A training manual for the public safety diver trainee by DRI Inc.

Medical Assessment of Fitness to Dive by David Ellioft MD, Best Publishing Company, P0 Box 30100, Flagstaff, Arizona 86003-0100 / 1991 / no ISBN / 185 pages, A medical reference for doctors who are conducting diving medical patient fitness to dive appraisals.

Underwater Care of the Ear and Nose by N. Roydhouse MD, Fidelity Printing Company Ltd, 118 Remuera Road, Auckland 5, New Zealand / 1981 / no ISBN / 78 pages, A medical "stay healthy' book for divers.

Diving in High Risk Environments by Steve M. Barsky,Dive Rescue Inc International, 2619 Canton Court, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 / 1990 / ISBN 0-929905-04-0 / 8 Chapters / 118 pages, The conduct of diving in marine environments where chemical, radioactive or bacteriological or other risks are known or suspected to be present.

Adventures in Underwater Rescue by Liam F. Rooney, North Forty Press, 305 West Magnolia Street, Suite 103, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521 / 1986 / no ISBN / 26 Chapters / 115 pages, True stories of "dive rescue" and "lessons-learned" by the divers who performed them.

The DAN Emergency Handbook (2nd edition*) by John Lippmann and Stann Bugg, JL Publications, P0 Box 381, Carnegie, Victoria, 3163 Australia / 1989 /ISBN 0-9590306-1-1/56 pages (*waterproof edition) The Diver / Dive Supervisors for the on-site management of diving accidents.

Dry Suit Diving by Steve Barsky, Dick Long and Bob Stinton, Watersport Publishing Inc, Post Office Box 83727, San Diego, California 92138 / 1992 / ISBN 0-922769-36-2 / 12 Chapters / 185 pages, The conduct of specialty training in the selection and use of diving dry suits.

Marine Heritage and the Police Officer (3rd edition) by Scott Fuller, Save Ontario Shipwrecks publisher,2175 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 310, Willowdale, Ontario, M2J 1W8 /no ISBN/ 20 pages, A reference to the application of law, shipwrecks and salvage in Canada and the U.S.

Seamanship for Divers by the British Sub Aqua Club, Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. Publishers, Brookmount House, 62-65 Chandos Place, Covent Garden London, WC2N 4NW / 1986 / ISBN 0-09-166291-5 / 5 Chapters / 160 pages Skills of small craft handling and navigation for divers by divers.

Safety and Rescue for Divers by the British Sub Aqua Club, Stanley Paul & Company Ltd Publishers, Brookmount House, 62-65 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4NW /1987 / ISBN 0-09163831-3 / 7 Chapters / 144 pages, Techniques for the conduct of self/buddy/team diving rescue.

Cold Water Diving by John N. Heine, Best Publishing Company, 2355 North Steves Boulevard, Post Office Box 30100, Flagstaff, Arizona 86003-0100 / 1996 / ISBN 0-941332-52-7 / 5 Chapters / 127 pages. The conduct of diving safety in under-ice and other cold water diving.

Deep Diving by Bret Gilliam, Robert Van Maier with John Crea and Darren Webb, Watersports Publishing Inc, Post Office Box 83727, San Diego, California 92138 /1992 / ISBN 0-922769-30-3 / 13 Chapters / 249 pages, The conduct of diving beyond no-decompression limitations.

Mixed Gas Diving by Tom Mount, Bret Gilliam with Randy Bohrer, Dr. Larry Taylor, Dr. Lee Somers, John Crea and Richard Nordstrom Watersports Publishing Inc, Post Office Box 83727, San Diego, California 92138 / 1993 / ISBN 922769-41-9 / 21 Chapters / 386 pages. The conduct of diving employing pre mixed gases for breathing within and outside decompression limitations.

Decompression and Computer Assisted Diving by Bob Cole, Dive Information Company Inc Publishers UK, 25 Old Tye Avenue, Biggin Hill Kent TN16 3LY England / 1993 / ISBN 0-9520934-0-5 / 9 Chapters / 108 pages. A technical manual illustrating various theories and practices in the conduct of both no-decompression and decompression diving and the application of computers to plan and conduct such diving to maximize safety and reduce the risk of embolism and decompression sickness.

Dive Computers. a Consumers Guide to History. Theory and Performance by Ken Loyst with Karl Huggins and Michael Steidley, Watersports Publishing Inc, Post Office Box 83727, San Diego, California 92138 / 1991 / ISBN 0-922769-09-5 /10 Chapters /182 pages. A introductory text to computers used in diving, their design and characteristics and what certain models are capable of doing to aid the diver in reducing and or eliminating the risks of decompression sickness.

The Underwater Photographers Handbook by Peter Rowlands, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Publishers, New York / 1983 / ISBN 0-442-27716-4/7 Chaptersl 240 pages, A complete text on the use of still photographic cameras with housings and those with their own pressurized housings.

The Nikonos Handbook by Jim and Cathy Church, Church Publishers, P0 Box 80, Gilroy, California 95021-0080 / 1986 / ISBN 0-9616093-0-3/ 11 Chapters, 3 Appendices / 167 pages. A technical text on the use of the NIKONOS Carnera systems.

Shooting Underwater Video by Steve Rosenberg and John Ratterree, Gulf Publishing Company, Post Office Box 2608, Houston, Texas 77252-2608 1991/ ISBN 1-55992-041-6 / 10 Chapters / 243 pages, A text outlining the types of and uses of various video camera housings and camera systems in the application of recording underwater.

NOAA Diving Manual by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Department of Commerce, NOAA's Undersea Research Program, R/OR2, 1335 East-West Highway, Room 5262, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 / 1991 / no ISBN / 20 Chapters/ 456 pages (available from Best Publishing Company Ltd, Post Office Box 30100, Flagstaf, Arizona 86003-0100) 3rd edition/loose leaf binder format. A complete technical text of instruction and training in underwater skills. A civilian version of the US Navy Diving Manual.

Scientific Diving by the World Underwater Federation (CMAS), edited by N.C. Flemming and M.D. Max, Best Publishing Company Ltd, Post Office Box 30100, Flagstaf, Arizona 86003-0100 / 2nd Edition / 1996 / ISBN 0-941332-51-9/12 Chapters / 278 pages. The application of underwater skills and tools for scientific purposes underwater, including the "recording of evidence".

The 1997 Underwater World Resource Directory - published by the Yakstis Communications Group Inc, 1078 Headquarters Park Drive,St. Louis, Missouri 63026 / ISBN 0-9655428-1-5 / 11 Chapters / 650 pages, A complete "phone book" of the commercial, scientific and recreational diving and diving support industry.

Water Search with Dogs - by Marion Hardy, Mid-Atlantic D.O.G.S. 1992, NASAR Bookstore, 4500 Southgate Place, Suite 100, Chantilly, Virginia, 20151, USA / No ISBN / 23 pages. The conduct of the search of water areas by trained canines for the recovery of human remains.

How to Develop and Train a Water Search Dog Team - by Marion Hardy, Mid-Atlantic D.O.G.S. 1992,NASAR Bookstore, 4500 Southgate Place, Suite 100, Chantilly, Virginia, 20151, USA / No ISBN / 19 pages. A guide on how to train divers and dogs together to form an effective working team, water search and recovery techniques. How to make maximum use of the characteristics and abilities of water-search canines to reduce the level and intensity of effort in searching in a water environment and how to reduce the area of search to a minimum in a shorter time than taken by divers alone.

The Basic Essentials for the Underwater Criminal Investigator by Mike Berry (no publishers details known at this time) A professional handbook for the underwater investigator written by a Sergeant (now retired) of theVirginia State Police - Underwater Search and Recovery Unit. (Publisher release in fall of 1997?)

SEARCHLINES. "a publication for all water rescue and recovery professionals" International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists, 201 Link Lane, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524-2712. ISSN# 0-929905-03-2/ published 6 times a year. The "journal and newsletter" of IADRS. Each issue contains a wide range of articles of interest to Police and Public Safety Divers, Marine units and Water Rescue teams.

CREDITS: I wish to thank Rick Rozoski, Coordinator of the International Police Diver Symposium and the members of the Emergency Services Diving Association for their support in making this Bibliography possible.

AUTHORS' NOTE: This bibliography is dedicated to the memory of all police and public safety divers who have perished in the performance of their jobs. Comments and/or suggestions for additions, deletions or corrections are most welcome and should be addressed to its' author