Table of Contents

Special Topics ContentsPreface: Dive Safety and This BookAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Scuba 101The "Rescuer"The Sailors' Cold and Lonely NightDying for MaintenanceA Killer Wreck DiveGood IntentionsThe Public Safety DiverThe Inexperienced Professional and an EgoThe “Trust-Me” DiveKiller ArroganceA Killer ShortcutHazards to NavigationA Simple Commercial DiveThe Dive Plan Failure: Narcosis Is for EveryoneA Snug-Fitting SuitThe Little Details That Get YouThe Expedient Gear TechnicianPracticing What You PreachThe Folly of YouthYou Can't Buy Common SenseThe “Top Guns”About the AuthorIndex

About the Author

Captain Michael R. Ange is a senior member of the Technical Training Staff for SDI & TDI (Scuba Diving International & Technical Diving International), International Training Director for Emergency Response Diving International, and 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.