BLOGThe Hyperbaric Centres of the DAN Europe Network – Barcelona
Spain is one of the countries that attracts the largest amount of dive tourists in Europe. The famous “Costa Brava” as well as Islands such...
15 July 2012
When The Buddy System Fails
One of the basic tenets of safe recreational diving is to always dive with a buddy. The theory is that a pair of divers can...
By Rick Layton
15 July 2012
Getting Ready for the Dive Season
Each diver has his own style. Our individuality is what makes us who we are: We all do different things for a living, enjoy a...
15 July 2012
Decompression Illness in a Vegetarian Diver
A 36-year-old male dive instructor made one dive for 60 min at 18 mt and a second dive for 52 min at a maximum depth...
15 July 2012
Deep Adventure
Many of us dream about exploring the great depths of the oceans in a safe and comfortable way. Finally it’s possible! For a handful of...
By Kai Garseg
15 July 2012
PFO for Dummies
Welcome to the first edition of a new light-hearted column in our magazine, by Claudio Di Manao, a writer, expert diving instructor and long-time DAN...
15 July 2012
The Mysteries of Buoyancy
Imagine you find yourselves, through a mistake in universal spatiotemporal mechanics, having to explain to a Pharaoh of 4500 years ago what happens if buoyancy...
15 July 2012
First Aid Oxygen Update
In a previous article, we discussed basic diving gas physics. In short, we concluded that the more oxygen you breathe, the more the nitrogen (presumed...
15 July 2012
A Traumatic Slip
The protagonist of our “success story” is a 30-year-old diving instructor who traveled to Thailand, a renowned paradise for lovers of marine and underwater environments....
15 July 2012
DAN Europe at the Conflans Aquatic Centre
Conflans, 2 March 2012: Our journey in the exploration of bubbles continues...
15 July 2012
The Catlin Seaview Survey Project
The Catlin Seaview Survey is first and foremost an important scientific expedition. It aims to carry out the first comprehensive study to document the composition and...
15 July 2012
Technical Diving and Insurance
A technical diver requires extensive experience and advanced training. He/she often uses Rebreathers or breathes different breathing gases other than air or nitrox. One can...
15 July 2012
