BLOGFeatures
Snorkels: Pros and Cons!
The snorkel has been considered a standard piece of diving equipment for decades. It provides the simple but useful ability to swim face down on...
25 January 2016
Member profile
An interview with Michele Geraci
On August 24th, 2014, off the Capo sant’Ampeglio, Bordighera, Michele Geraci reached a depth of -253 meters and became the deepest Italian diver. - Yet your...
24 January 2016
Prepared diver
How to Transport a Scuba Tank – Rules to Comply With
Since September 11th tighter flying regulations exist. Still, terrorist attacks occur like the Russian airplane crash above northern Sinai on October 31st this year. It...
29 December 2015
Features
Green Bubbles and the sustainability of diving
Since the mid-1980s recreational diving has surged in popularity with up to a million certifications issued each year. An activity where humankind meets nature can...
28 December 2015
Incident insights
Barotrauma in Bonaire
The Diver On a recent trip to Bonaire with his dive club, Rick (a pseudonym) was completing his fourth dive of the day, which was his...
27 December 2015
Incident insights
No Panic, we’re Divers!
Experimenting anxiety, even only for a short period, is never pleasant. Even more when it is accompanied by its bad brother, panic, and even more...
04 December 2015
Features
You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks?
During a divemaster course I taught many years ago, one candidate listened attentively to my rant about being a good role model and paying particular...
By Jeff Myers
04 December 2015
Medical line
Where’s the Nearest Chamber?
The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) estimates more than 4,500 hyperbaric chambers operate throughout the world. DAN draws on a worldwide database of about...
04 December 2015
Medical line
Epilepsy and Diving Q&A
Q: We have a boy in our class who is eager to dive but has an old history of epilepsy. This period was confined to...
By Frans Cronjè
04 December 2015
DAN was there for me
DAN was my lifeline!
Julika is a documentary filmmaker who travelled to Indonesia and then on to her dream destination Kri in West Papua. Although Julika is an experienced...
By DAN Staff
04 December 2015
DAN Education
DAN’s Oxygen Provider Course, a cornerstone of dive safety
Through its educational outreach in the last years, DAN Training has developed and managed programs critical to dive safety and the management of diving injuries....
04 December 2015
Features
Dive Safety: It’s No Accident
Divers Alert Network (DAN) takes great pride in being by your side, and for 30 years we have been conducting research to help make diving...
By Dan Orr
04 December 2015
