His first dive to his last dive, John has a very colourful perspective, of offshore working life. His first experience of civils diving, in black water, to his latest dive in the pristinely clear water of the Arabian gulf. All opinions are his own, all the ‘dits’ true, some surnames omitted, nicknames included, of friends and fellow divers around the world, who enjoyed some of the same jobs, and the same experiences, along this thirty-year voyage.