Essentials of Deeper Sport Diving

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.

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.