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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
NikP A great book if your a diver. As you read it becomes very apparent why the problems occurred and I felt helped me realise my own knowledge and appreciation of the risks that can be involved if you pay no attention to the signs. I have lent it to many other diver who also enjoyed the read
Having this book on your shelf doesn't automatically make you safe "Diver Down" certainly provides stories that have the potential to scare the wits out of non-diving friends in their retelling. However, these accounts would not look out of place in "The Darwin Awards". After all, would you drop anchor and then go for a dive in unfamiliar waters without surface cover (i.e. with no crew left aboard) - and with a squall brewing? What is sad is that poor judgement by one person can kill or seriously injure buddies or rescuers. I guess the moral here is to look after 'number... more info
Diver Down I have not personally experienced the sorts of "bad luck" that some of the divers in this book have had, and it is very easy with hindsight to say, "well, I wouldn't have done that", but would you?
A really enjoyed this book as did my daughter who is not a diver.
The book has prompted me to review my own technique, but unfortunately it has not encouraged my daughter to take up the sport.
Good Read A good descriptive account of what can go wrong on a dive and the precautions you can do to better prepare yourself. A must have for the experienced diver. Do not allow non-diving partners anywhere near it though. Would not advise for any nervous divers, get experience and build confidence first before reading this.
