Diver Down: Real World SCUBA Accidents and How to Avoid Them
The mainstream safety reference that divers and professionals actually read — because understanding what goes wrong is the best way to make sure it never does.
Some Instructors
Teach Diving.
Mike Lives It.
For 35 years, Mike Ange has done one thing better than almost anyone on the planet: take people underwater and bring them home safely — and more in love with the ocean than when they went in. From the crystal springs of North Florida to the seas of Singapore, Portugal, and across three continents, he has trained thousands of divers and hundreds of instructors without a single major accident.
That record doesn't come from luck. It comes from 160+ active and emeritus certifications spanning recreational, technical, scientific, and public safety diving. From a Ph.D. in adult educational psychology with research focused on the diving industry. From authoring textbooks, magazine columns, and the kind of field experience that only decades in the water can build.
On this site, none of that matters as much as this: he makes it fun.
