Helping divers
since 1983
DAN members and their families can get access to a variety of services and can benefit from all-round dive support.
Alert Diver / European edition is an online magazine published in 9 languages by the DAN Europe Foundation and addressed to all divers, whose aim is to promote diving safety.
Written by recognised experts in the fields of dive medicine and emergency training, Alert Diver informs divers on a number of topics, including medical issues, research studies, accident prevention and incident insights.
DAN members and their families can get access to a variety of services and can benefit from all-round dive support.
Fear is the cold wave of emotion that can feel like a solid barrier against forward movement. One of the most primitive of human emotions,...
Exploring some of your favorite dive destinations. Here’s what you need to know to dive them safely and confidently Divers, as we all know, are...
Situational awareness and safety fundamentals can save the day. When conditions took an abrupt and unexpected turn during an exotic warm-water dive, our dive leader decided to abort. His awareness of the group’s abilities, the worsening weather conditions and the intensifying sea state led him to make the first of several good decisions that were made that day. As a group, we began to swim away from the reef where...
When it comes to insurance policies, nothing is more frustrating than having a claim rejected. After all, what’s the use of an insurance that doesn’t...
Precautions and countermeasures to improve diver safety In the first part of this little series on carbon dioxide in diving, I shared a personal close-call...