Scuba divers are dying in caves, on wrecks, and in open water. These are not explorers pushing the boundaries of the known world, and they are not scientist seeking to prove new concepts and expand our understanding of the marine environment. These are ordinary divers. The man buying a coffee ahead of us in the morning; the woman we see walking her dog on our street. Brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles. Someone's wife or husband, mom or dad. Just regular people who are diving for the fun of it. These deaths are tragic, life-altering, devastating, a terrible waste. Worst of all, they are...

This book is not exactly a textbook or a manual giving divers D-I-Y advice on the specifics of technical diving, but it is essential reading for anyone wanting to venture beyond weekend-warrior status. While the six skills include some hard and fast physical guidelines, this book's focus is on the things other diving texts leave out. Perfect reading material for any level of scuba diver: even those "not interested" in going tech.