- New Book, DIVER DOWN Discuss Diving Accidents and How to Prevent Them Archived Message
Posted by FYI on 12/1/2005, 12:21 pm
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A new book by Michael Ainge provides analysis of 20 real-life diving accidents and what could have been done to prevent tragedy. “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 dive-master 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.” The movie “Deep Water” is a true-life frightening tale of simple mistakes that result in real trouble for two unsuspecting and wholly unprepared divers. Diver Down (December, 2005) has many more true stories, most of them involving diver error which results in either serious injury or death. Diver Down, a unique survival guide written by recognized diving safety expert and diving instructor Mike Ange (as well as the Technical Expert of Scuba Diving Magazine), provides postmortems of twenty true-life scuba diving accidents and details the links in each chain of events that caused the tragedy. Ange shows how to recognize, survive, and avoid tragic underwater accidents. In twenty chapters, each based on a real diving accident and selected as a teaching tool, he dissects the hazards of diving and illustrates what can go wrong and how situations can and should be recognized at an early stage and avoided. Scuba diving accidents are uncommon, but when they do occur, they are typically the end result of a chain of mistakes that, more often than not, could and should have been disrupted before climaxing in avoidable accidents. Underwater, however, the events and decisions that lead to tragedy are very difficult to recognize. Learning how to recognize incipient danger is paramount to survival under water. Diver Down allows you to explore full panoply of diving situations, including cave and wreck dives, deepwater dives, drift and river diving, decompression sickness, drowning, hypothermia, and tragic encounters with boats. The stories are riveting — all the more because every one is true — and the analyses are precise, authoritative and clear. This book is a diverting read and a wonderful teaching tool. About the Author: Captain Michael R. Ange is a contributing author and technical editor for SCUBA Diving magazine. A published writer and photojournalist, Mike has a personal training background as varied as his list of diving students, which includes military personnel, law enforcement officials, and technical and recreational enthusiasts. Certified with several agencies, he holds instructor trainer ratings that include Advanced TRIMIX, Semi-Closed, Closed Circuit Rebreathers, Technical Wreck, and Cave. Additionally he's a Certified Advanced Diver Medic with the International Board of Undersea Medicine and an USCG Licensed Master with Power, Sail and Commercial Towing endorsements. During his diving career, Ange has trained more than 3,000 divers and several hundred instructors from around the world. Diver Down December, 2005 Paperback, $15.95 ISBN 0-07-144572-2 30 Illustrations Category: Scuba Diving Diver Down is available at bricks-and-mortar and on-line bookstores everywhere. For more information about the book and how to order it for resale, go to www.internationalmarine.com |
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