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Diving Into Darkness: The Elements of Safe Night Diving by Robert N Rossier
Diving Into Darkness: The Elements of Safe Night Diving by Robert N Rossier
I must admit to receiving Diving Into Darkness with a slightly negative preconception. The previous book in this American series from Best Publishing had been awful (Reviews, May).
Diving Into Darkness has a different author and, I am pleased to report, is a much better volume. What immediately caught my attention was the cover photo (there I go, judging a book by its cover). It would have been nice if it had been reproduced slightly larger, and the snorkel worn prominently on the left side of the diver's mask is distracting, but it's a good shot. I would like to have read some explanation of how it was achieved.
For the beginner contemplating a first night dive, Diving Into Darkness has a fair bit to offer. The sort of things many experienced divers take for granted as 'common sense' about night dives need to be explained somewhere.
For the more experienced diver there are still some sections of interest, but it is not written in a way that provides amusement, and I soon found myself browsing rather than reading. I had to force myself to dig deeper and conclude that it is actually quite a reasonable little book.
John Liddiard
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| Diving Into Darkness: The Elements of Safe Night Diving by Robert N Rossier (AquaPress, 01702 462466). Softback, 110pp, £12.99 |
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