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Book Review: Diver Down by Michael Ange
Imagine breaking the surface at the end of a dive to feel the fingers of paralysis quickly gripping your body....you hurriedly take steps you believe will save you…..only to be almost drowned by the rescuing divemaster….Diver Down recounts twenty one diverse, real life diving related incidents – some of which were fatal, others nearly so, but all providing sobering lessons for those prepared to heed them. Of course the author has changed identities and locations to protect as he explains it, “the innocent, the guilty and the clueless.”
This book is very easy to read, with each incident described in less than twelve pages. At the end of each incident there is a list of ‘Strategies for Survival’ that reinforce the lessons that should be taken away. Interestingly the incidents don’t just relate to poor decisions made by divers during their own dive, but also decisions made by divers who, driven by the best of intentions had attempted rescue or salvage to assist others.
The incidents cover a broad range of diving including deep water, wreck, drift and even an Advanced Open Water Class, and it becomes obvious there are a number of fundamental safety philosophies that underpin any form of diving.
Quite simply if you dive you should read this book.
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Michael R. Ange
McGraw Hill
2006
210 pages
We paid AUD $29.00, softcover