BLOGFeatures
Fear and Loathing in Scuba Diving
Fear is a fundamental and useful emotion in humans and in our mammalian relatives. It signals the presence of a dangerous situation to the mind....
16 May 2024
Deep down with Ruth Osborn—one of the UK’s deepest female freedivers
Sea lover, yoga enthusiast, DAN Member. Ruth tells us what lies behind her records, and how she challenges the limits. When I think of Ruth, I...
By Renata Romeo
30 April 2024
Safety
Drink and dive? Just say nada!
After a day of diving, many divers like to unwind back on shore or on the liveaboard with a glass of wine or a cold...
By DAN Staff
29 April 2024
Why is this diving course so difficult?
Hidden factors that might affect your performance Imagine going to Mexico for 16 days of training. For 14 days everything goes as planned – you do...
02 April 2024
Prepared diver
Carbon Dioxide – the Dreaded Enemy (part 2)
This is the second part of a three-part series on carbon dioxide, one of the most common contributors to diving emergencies. You can find part one...
By Tim Blömeke
26 March 2024
Risk mitigation: DAN’s Dive Safety Officer
To mitigate a risk, one must be able to understand and identify hazards and perform a risk assessment, but these specific skills are not a...
By Guy Thomas
11 March 2024
Features
Dive Smarter: Know Your Rental Gear!
Imagine renting a car in an unfamiliar city, navigating traffic on unfamiliar roads, and then finding yourself in a heavy rainstorm — only to realize...
By DAN Staff
06 March 2024
Last Summer I Saw a Diver Die
Until 2023, I was among those divers who had never witnessed a severe incident in scuba diving. Certainly, I've encountered challenging dives, including a few...
By Laura Walton
27 February 2024
Understanding Gas Density: Should it matter to you? Crucial Aspects in Scuba Diving.
For many recreational divers, the allure of exploring underwater worlds often overshadows the technicalities involved and the potential hazards that await them. Not realizing that...
13 February 2024
Prepared diver
Carbon Dioxide – the Dreaded Enemy (part 1)
This is the first part of a three-part series on carbon dioxide, a common contributor to diving emergencies. Parts two and three will be published in...
By Tim Blömeke
01 February 2024
Improving Diver Safety and Education: The opinions of a Pro
An Interview with Daniele Pontis, Instructor and Dive Centre Owner What kind of dive industry do we, as passionate technical divers, truly desire? How can we...
By Stratis Kas
18 January 2024
Features
Into the wild: diving beyond one’s limits
Wisdom: How was the dive then? First dive since you finished your open water course, must have been pretty exciting, right? Foolishness: Oh Man… The wreck...
By Audrey Cudel
12 January 2024
