Diving in High-Risk Environments, 4th edition is the most complete text coveringfull-face masks, wireless communications, surface-supplied diving, dry suits, contaminated water, and potable water diving operations. This fourth edition hasbeen extensively edited and revised with new material on risks, chemical testing, diving helmets, and more. If you are professionally employed in diving,this book is a must-have reference.

For the public safety divers in many coastal cities and ports, hull searches of large vessels have become a regular part of their job. This means a daily exposure to the contaminants found in most harbors, as well as the possibility of exposure to toxic hull paints containing tributyltins an organic compound of tin used as a biocide especially in marine antifouling paints. Although it wasn't widely recognized at the time, many of the pollutants from the World Trade Center found their way into New York harbor, exposing the NYPD divers to dangers beyond those they already knew.

Diving in High-Risk Environments, 4th Edition is widely used by divers all over the world and is recommended by companies such as Interspiro, Diving Unlimited International, Kirby Morgan Dive Systems, and Trelleborg-Viking, Inc. The book has been referenced by the U.S. Navy and the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA).

Covered in the pages of this must have document are contaminates and hazards, Scuba Systems for diving in contaminated water, surface supplied systems, dive planning, techniques, decontamination after exiting the water, potable water diving and equipment maintenance.