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Dive trips are supposed to be fun and relaxing. Hauling lots of heavy equipment on the other hand tends to be the opposite of that...
15 December 2022
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Regulators: CE marking and warranty
As divers, we want to breathe as comfortably as possible and trust our regulator to provide us with the right amount of breathing gas during...
By Guy Thomas
14 November 2022
Silence in the Tower of Babel: a brief story about hand signals
When landlubbers ask divers the reason why they are attracted to such a hostile world, the most common answer is that beyond the discovery of...
By Audrey Cudel
26 October 2022
Let’s talk about… Gas Planning
Gas planning is an aspect of diving that many of us are confused about. Depending on your training agency and how long ago it was...
By Tim Blömeke
23 September 2022
Gas Planning 101: How To Calculate Your RMV
Respiratory minute volume or RMV, also referred to as SAC rate (for Surface Air Consumption) or SRC (Surface Consumption Rate) is the volume of breathing...
By Tim Blömeke
23 September 2022
Boat ladder safety
Most divers who have dived from boats know that before they enter the water, they need to check that nobody is below them. Also while...
By Guy Thomas
09 September 2022
Could optimising a diver’s hydration and temperature improve their decompression safety?
Over the last two decades, hyperbaric researchers, and subsequently divers, have come to understand that proper hydration is important in reducing the risk of decompression...
29 August 2022
Equaleasy – equalisation techniques
Divers know it all too well: barotrauma epidemics occurring on a liveaboard or on long dive trips are not due to the interference of some...
01 August 2022
Pushing the Envelope: New Research into the Physiology of Deep Rebreather Diving
Deep rebreather divers are not just exploring new and rarely visited dive sites, they are also entering uncharted territory when it comes to the physiological...
By Tim Blömeke
19 July 2022
DAN Europe’s Emergency Assistance 2018-2021: A Statistical Study
DAN Europe keeps detailed records of the emergencies that it handles through the 24/7 hotline and its network of diving doctors and specialists. We thought...
22 June 2022
Do you need to see a diving doctor before your next dive trip?
Diving is a fascinating and exciting sport, but it also involves special physiological challenges and risks. In order to dive safely and healthily, careful medical...
20 June 2022
Decompression Illness Following Two Nitrox Dives
The Incident A dive instructor who lives in Dubai, UAE made two local dives on nitrox 32%. The first dive was to 30 metres for 37...
20 May 2022
