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Essentials of Deeper Sport Diving

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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.

Bret Gilliam published an excellent book called Mixed Gas Diving (no longer in print). After reading it, I purchased this book in hopes that updated information concerning mixed gasses and decompression models would be discussed. Much of this book is basic OW information with the history of dive tables and a discussion of profiles which have indicated an increased risk of DCS. Very little here for Technical Diving, except an overabundance of warnings about diving beyond 100' (which is well within the range of even basic OW cert). I had hoped for information for those of us who understand the risks and pursue depth as a means of exploring wrecks and caves that the rest of the world never sees. Good Intro to diving to 100'or so, not very informative beyond that.

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...

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 decompression positioning, i found it excellent and recommend to wreck and technical divers, and for those qho want to know more about diving....

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.

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 technical diving? Personally, I delayed that progression for far too long. As a professional underwater photo-journalist who specialises in shipwreck research, however, I find myself being drawn more and more towards deeper and deeper wrecks - if only because these are the wrecks that divers want to know more about.

My first choice in books when commencing that transition to more technical expertise, was this book by John Lippmann. A number of people have commented that it is out-of-date - but it is only out-of-date if your own expertise has already progressed beyond the level which this book seeks to teach.

Any diver who is seriously thinking about technical diving but who has yet to make the first move in that direction should read this book. Yes, things have moved on since this book first appeared in 1992 - but that does not make the information inaccurate. It simply allows the modern diver to regard this book as the first step towards an exciting extension of their diving career.

Other books (including other books by this author) will then take that diver even further into the realms and complexities of serious deep technical diving.

NM

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 every diver (especially novices) who wants to know more about deep diving.

Marcelo Moorea

It's difficult to find good, complete information on advanced diving technique. Lippmann covers the subjects needed by anyone visiting the deeper waters - physics & physiology, gear, gases and guidelines. If you're starting to ask the technical questions that weren't covered in your OW & AOW books, here ya go...

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 covered everything in the course and more. If you're interested in going deep, buy this book.

This book was a useful introduction, actually a great deal more detail than in an introduction, to deeper rec. diving. Very useful technical information.