Diver Down: Real-World SCUBA Accidents and How to Avoid Them

Michael R. Ange

Oct 2005 · McGraw Hill Professional

About this ebook

One diver, after a seemingly brief period below the surface, discovers that his gas supply has run perilously low. Another, paralyzed, bobs helplessly on the surface, and when a poorly trained divemaster attempts rescue, things go from bad to worse. Two other divers, fascinated by the bountiful undersea life of the Caribbean, fail to notice that a powerful current is sweeping them rapidly away from their unattended boat.

These are just a few of the true stories you’ll find in Diver Down, most of them involving diver error and resulting in serious injury or death. Each of these tales is accompanied by an in-depth analysis of what went wrong and how you can recognize, avoid, and respond to similar underwater calamities. This unique survival guide explores the gamut of diving situations, including cave and wreck diving, deep-water dives, river and drift diving, decompression sickness, and much more. It shows you how to prevent tragic mishaps through:

• Inspection and maintenance of primary and secondary diving gear
• Learning and following established safety protocols
• Confirming the training and credentials of diving professionals
• Practicing emergency responses under real-world conditions

Ratings and reviews

Must read. Any new or fairly new diver should or will recognize mistakes they have made in this book. Thankfully, for them their mistakes were not fatal.

Perfect reading for a beginner diver to appreciate the rules and see the deadly consequences of their violation on other's examples

Easy to read, easy to digest, lots of information!

About the author

Michael R.Ange is a senior member of theTechnical Training Staff for Scuba Diving International &Technical Diving International and contributing writer andtechnical editor for SCUBA Diving magazine. He has trained2,000 divers and hundreds of instructors and has written fivetextbooks on diving.