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From: <AlanPelstring@ao*.co*>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 22:56:41 EST
Subject: "last dive" review
To: cavers@cavers.com, FLTechDiver@mi*.ne*, quest@gu*.co*,
     vbtech@ci*.co*, wkpp@eg*.co*, Jadairiii@ao*.co*,
     BillWolk@ea*.ne*
For those of you not on rec scuba or techdiver a friend sent this out to 
those lists, I thought you might like a good review of the book.

learn from others, do not repeat their mistakes.

alan



-----Original Message-----

From: Jadairiii@ao*.co* [mailto:Jadairiii@ao*.co*]

Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 10:01 AM

To: William Wolk; AlanPelstring@ao*.co*

Subject: Last Dive



Here is a post i sent to rec. scuba.


 John


  Just finished the book by B. Chowdhury (Immersed), the book should come

with a warning  label.  This is a must read for any of you budding tec

divers

out there in rec world.  It will clearly show you why DIR is your only

choice

for TEC DIVING.  Chowdhury relates tales (not just of the Rouses) of diving

deep air, solo diving, getting lost, improper gear, improper use of gear,

buddies not configured the same, total lack of understanding of deco and

more..  The book must be read with the understanding that everything related

in the book on conducting a tec dive is wrong.

  The author has a total lack of understanding of He. or trimix, he claims

at one point that a person will breath trimix faster than air (wrong).  It

is

a testament to personal preference (read stroke) or how to do it wrong.

It

is a book on how not to conduct a tec dive.  It also exposes how little

industry "leaders" know about conducting safe tec dives.

 I did not know the Rouses, clearly they were two great people that loved

the sport and life. The book would be funny if their deaths were not real,

what a waste.

 If you are thinking of TEC DIVING either DIR or don ' t do it.  There is

nothing down there worth your life.

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