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Breathing & Buoyancy control: Stop, Breathe, Think, and then Act
For an introduction to this five part series see: House of Cards 'As a child I was fascinated by the way marine creatures just held their...
27 August 2021
Stories
Prepared diver
House of Cards: Are you missing any of your foundational diving skills?
Having good foundational diving skills is essential for divers to be comfortable and have fun in the water, and more importantly to be safe for...
By Audrey Cudel
27 August 2021
Prepared diver
Disinfecting Your Scuba Equipment
With the COVID-19 pandemic easing and people slowly returning to diving, it seemed appropriate to revisit our recommendations regarding disinfecting scuba equipment. Accordingly, we reached...
12 August 2021
Diving Etiquette
Diving etiquette – Boats and zodiacs
Most diving on planet Earth begins with a diving boat...
04 August 2021
Prepared diver
Scuba Equipment Care—The Service Technician
In this final part of the series of four articles, we discuss the role of the service technician. A technician is specially trained and certified...
By Guy Thomas
07 July 2021
The Top 50 Cult Dive Spots
Strýtan, Northern Iceland
When scuba divers think about Iceland, they will most likely have images of the famous Silfra crack in their minds, a tectonic fissure filled with...
31 May 2021
Prepared diver
Scuba Equipment Care—Prepping for your next dive!
In this third of four articles, we discuss how to make sure your kit is in good safe working condition so there are no unexpected...
By Guy Thomas
10 May 2021
Member profile
Meet the DAN Europe Ambassadors touring to save our oceans
The health of our oceans, and of many other bodies of water, is one of the biggest concerns of our times. Plastic, overfishing, pollutants and...
27 April 2021
Diving Etiquette
Diving Etiquette: The Marine Environment
Imagine you are giving a party at home, a wonderful house fitted with paintings, carpets, fine porcelains, and antique furniture. Imagine some of your guests,...
22 April 2021
Medical line
What You Should Know About Diving After Covid-19
UPDATE February 2022 In response to member inquiries, our evolving understanding of the impacts of Covid-19 on divers, and considering the evolution of variants on vaccinated subjects,...
09 April 2021
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DAN Europe Physicians’ Field Experience Regarding Diving After Covid-19
There is still much we do not know about COVID-19, and information about the virus and its impact on divers is still evolving. For that...
09 April 2021
Medical line
Finding wellbeing in diving via improved regulation
You finish dealing with a problem and notice that your breathing rate is faster than usual. You pause for a few moments and it settles...
By Laura Walton
04 March 2021
