Tony Groom
Autor(a) de Diver
Obras de Tony Groom
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 5
- Membros
- 40
- Popularidade
- #370,100
- Avaliação
- 3.2
- Resenhas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 9
The layout of the book is a little unconventional in that the time line jumps about a bit. There are also quite a few photographs, drawings and diary entries throughout. All of the technical aspects are well explained and well written with the exception of the introduction to saturation diving. I think Groom got a bit too tied up in trying to make it simple and inadvertently made if sound far more complicated than needed.
There is little in the way of repetition throughout the book and there are plenty of anecdotes and funny tales along the way. There were a few occasions where I actually fell about laughing after reading some of the tales, the humour is very military if you get what I mean.
The Falkland's conflict features quite heavily and covers aspects of the conflict that most people know little if anything about. The divers were tasked with clearing mines and removing unexploded bombs that hit ships. They had had no training in how to deal with removing an unexploded bomb from a boat so worked it out as they went along. They saw a lot of death and destruction up close and Groom tells how this had a lasting effect on him and others.
My favourite section was about the saturation diving that Groom did once he had left the navy and was working as a civilian. Having to stay locked into a tiny pressurised living area with other divers for 28 days at a time doesn't sound like fun but that is what they have to do. I also had a chuckle at the amount of courses they have to do to keep current and the ridiculous amount they cost. This is very similar to aviation industry and there are a lot of cross overs with regards to the regulation that people must go through.
This was an interesting read with a lot of good humour along the way.… (mais)