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by John Lippmann (Author)
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Explore your questions about deeper diving before you get in over your head. -- Performance Diver

He provides a thorough discussion of physiological and psychological considerations of depth. -- Rodale’s Scuba Diving

If you need additional background material on the deeper end of the recreational diving range, this is a worthwhile choice. -- In Depth

The book is well laid-out, and broken up into easily read sections with many tables and lots of photographs. -- Diver Magazine, England

Useful in this book is the extraction of important information, which is found bullet style in the margins. -- Sea Breeze

Product Description
This volume is a thorough discussion of the physiological, psychological and practical considerations of deeper diving. It includes detailed information on the U.S. Navy Tables and alternative tables, as well as chapters on planning and conducting deeper dives including numerous methods of rigging decompression lines. Check lists for dive leaders, divers, support personnel and equipment are given. There are chapters on computer diving as well as commercial and deep mixed gas diving.

Written in a clear, straightforward style and illustrated with photographs, line drawings, charts and comparative tables, The Essentials of Deeper Sport Diving is useful for all divers and an ideal text for deep diving courses. This volume also makes an excellent adjunct reference for divemaster courses and for instructors. To further increase its effectiveness, the most important points are repeated as bulleted highlights in the margin and each chapter has a summary.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Aqua Quest Publications, Inc. (January 25, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0962338931
  • ISBN-13: 978-0962338939
  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #774,061 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT Book!, January 24, 2004
By Gary W. Smith "EastCoastDiver" (Hagerstown, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews
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I don't write a whole lot of reviews but noticed a few negative ones about this very informative book. This text is a simpler to understand and less costly alternative to John's "Deeper Into Diving", but is still a MUST read in my opinion. This text was recommended reading for my Divemaster course and should be considered as a MUST read for any serious sport diver. It indroduces you to and explains in plain English some additional risks to diving deeper. After reading this text I sought out other titles by John due to his writing style. This text makes no claims to being a TECH diver's bible, only that it informs the SPORT diver of the additional risks of deep diving. I can't say this enough, a MUST read. This text is timeless and with ANY text, product reviews and dive tables should be taken for what they are, examples. I still gain valuable information from diving books written in the 50s and 60s but am making no plans to dive those Navy tables on a double hose regulator. This was not a buyer's guide for dive computers and made no claim to being a guide for decompression diving. I think we as divers can all agree that specialties require specific training. John's book simply opens the door to many avenues. Did I mention it's a MUST read in my book, lol...
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3.0 out of 5 stars interesting but not up to date and quite elementary, November 9, 1999
Interesting book to get a historical review of deco algorithms, but you won't find up to date information. The mathematical side of the algorithms is not discussed, and thus this book will not satisfy those who seek in-depth understanding of decompression models. Good value for the beginner, quite frustrating for the trained diver.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent transition from recreation to technical diving, January 21, 1999
By Paul F. Thompson (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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The book is perfect for those who are beginning to consider how to extend the limits of 'recreational' diving'. Basic Open Water, Advanced, Master Diver, etc, courses progressively introduce you to some of the more technical aspects of diving, but not in great detail. This book covers much of the theory behind accepted recreational practices, how to extend the recreational limits, and the risks associated with pushing the limits. I found it to be a perfect follow-up to what I was taught in my certification courses, without watering down the material as much as is found in those courses.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent choice.
I wonder how many serious and dedicated scuba divers actually continue to put off their natural progression from recreational scuba diving to the more advanced techniques of... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Ned Middleton

3.0 out of 5 stars a bit out of date
when I bought this book (some years back) I would have given it 5 stars, but all deco info is now very out of date, check dive computers reviewed on index page! Read more
Published on May 30, 2002 by PeteMac

5.0 out of 5 stars A good Intro to deeper sport diving
This book was a useful introduction, actually a great deal more detail than in an introduction, to deeper rec. diving. Very useful technical information.
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Everything you need to know in basic deep diving about tables, procedures, equipment, setings, planning, decompression techniques and decompression illness, a mut read book for... Read more
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it cover everything you (especially novice divers)want to ask about deco, equipment organization, theory, DCI, tips and techniques from down line using and mounting to... Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Too simplistic in most respects to be of value
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Published on October 2, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the few top-notch advanced diving books
It's difficult to find good, complete information on advanced diving technique. Lippmann covers the subjects needed by anyone visiting the deeper waters - physics &... Read more
Published on August 20, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars The Essentials of Deeper Sport Diving, by John Lippmann
This book covers a wide range of decompression and DCS topics. It is an outstanding book on the more technical aspects of diving. (I wont lend this one out !)
Published on December 26, 1997 by gartius@access.digex.net

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good guide
John Lippman is the authority on deep diving in the sport diving community. This book is excellent -- I read it as I took an Extended Range Diving course (to 240 fsf) and it... Read more
Published on November 8, 1997 by Todd Masco (bovik@hks.net)

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