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Undercurrent 1979 Table of Contents

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January, 1979

The Red Sea; Sharm-el-Shiekh: Part I, There's no need for exaggeration
The Novice Diver, Research shows mistakes are predictable
The Seaquest Delta BC, #NAME?
Owning a Dive Retreat, How to create a partnership of buddies
Frozen Regulators, Hypothermia and Diving Reflex, Ideas for cold-water safety
Finding $100,000,000 in 50 Feet of Water, The secret was in library research
Free Flow

February, 1979

The Ultimate Underwater Wilderness, The Red Sea Part II
The BC As A Personal Octopus, #NAME?
Teaching Yourself Underwater Photography, #NAME?
The Churches:, A Photography Course At Spanish Bay Reef
U-Boat 352-Look But Don't Touch
The Dacor Dive Computer, The most important innovation ever introduced?

March, 1979

Moody's Pidertupo Village San Bias Islands, Panama, Where to get the monkey off your back
Ocean Survival for Divers, Techniques for staying alive until the helicopter comes
The Products of 1979, Hues are a ruse but there's other good news
Tax Deductible Dive Vacations in the Name of Science
The Psychology of Diver Stress, Taking an imaginary shark seriously
Free Flow

April, 1979

Small Hope Bay Lodge, Andros, Bahamas, Goombay, repartee, and the Chinese chicken fish
Functional Performance of Scuba Regulators, Research by U.C.L.A's Dr. Glen H. Egstrom
What you have always wanted to know but been afraid to ask
Navy Decompression Studies, The tables work...for some bodies
Pregnant Women: At Risk On Any Dive
Free Flow

May, 1979

Riding Rock Inn, San Salvador, Bahamas, #NAME?
Diver holds breath for 27 minutes
New Lab Tests of Aluminum and Steel Tanks, #NAME?
San Salvador Photography Course
Juhk Your Steel Tank?
Dive Guides Ripped Off?
Deep Trouble, #NAME?
The Cyalume Lightstick, #NAME?
Diving the Red Sea: The Egyptian and Israeli Accords
Free Flow

June, 1979

Baja Expeditions, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, #NAME?
1970-1976: Sport Diver Deaths Number 893, #NAME?
Women and Diving
Defective Retaining Band and Mask Maintenance
Basic Scuba, A Text for Beginners, #VALUE!
The Sport Phone, -A submersible Citizen's Band radio for divers
An Improved Sea Voice

July, 1979

Prospect of Whitby, North Caicos, So virgin that you name the reefs
Part II: 1970-1976 Sport Diver Deaths, For the first time, a seven-year-old boy
Lost At Sea!
A Surprise For A Single Diver With Doubles
Timing your Dives, #NAME?
Making Time in The Dive Industry
Free Flow

August, 1979

The Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Air rate reductions put the Great Reef within reach
Skindiving in Australia and New Zealand
Conflict Between Buddies, Undeniable dangers, practical solutions
Getting High On A Reefer:, Senator Proxmire jumps on NOAA's lark
Teaching Your Child To Free Dive, #NAME?
Speargun Recall
The Great White Shark And New Zealand Too
Free Flow

September, 1979

Bimini, Bahamas, Going below with the 60-mile man
David and Fredrick: Do the Reefs Remain?
Why Divers Die: Part III, Sharks, bubblegum and backpacks
U.S. Navy Tests of Submersible Gauges, Quality control may be a problem
A Nutritional Challenge to Diver Safety;, will your morning breakfast mean an afternoon blackout?

October, 1979

Critical Review Of Worldwide Diving:, Reports From Our Readers
Those Little Mentioned Causes Of Diving Fatalities, Part I: When WiN We Know How To Save Ourselves?
DACOR Recalls PACER Regulator:, Purge Button May Stick
U.S. Divers Recalls Calypso Regulators:, First Stage Problem May Cut Off Airflow
Scubapro Recall?, Rumor is Ridiculous
Emergency Ascent: A Special Case
Diving Into A Time Warp
Making New Friends At Forty Feet:, A Horror Story
Poseidon Unisuit, O'Neill Supersuit, #NAME?
Retooled Supersuit Available In 1980
Free Flow

November, 1979

Diving The Grenadines, Living Out The Fantasy Of All Of Us
Tips On Yacht Chartering
Critical Review of Worldwide Diving: Part II, Reports From Our Readers
Good And Bad Regulators, Tests The Advertisers Ignore
Six Basic Laws Of Regulator Performance
White Stag Recall
Self-Regulation Of The Diving Industry?, The Broken Promises Of 1975
CO Poisoning And Accident Reporting, Unsolved Case Raises Serious Questions
Symptoms Of CO Poisoning
Cobras, Crocodiles And Polar Bears, Sweet Dreams To Our Readers
Carbon Monoxide And The Compressor, More Than Auto Exhaust
Contact Lenses And Diving, The Soft Lens Option
Mask Defoggers
Free Flow

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