BLOGSafety
The Art of Being Found at Sea
A review of precautions and safety devices for divers Surfacing from a dive with no boat in sight can be a harrowing experience. This occasionally real...
17 February 2025
Features
Understanding DAN’s Accident Data
A commentary on DAN’s Annual Report reveals how diver error, equipment issues, and health oversights contribute to accidents, while highlighting surprising data on gender-based injury...
23 December 2024
Features
To dive or not to dive?
Skipping a dive can be necessary for various reasons. Recognising when to say NO is a vital safety skill. We all know it's hard to resist...
19 November 2024
Features
Is Freediving An Extreme Sport?
With the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in full swing, I found myself watching the diverse multitude of sports being performed so flawlessly on my TV...
29 October 2024
Prepared diver
Managing Fear While Diving
Fear is the cold wave of emotion that can feel like a solid barrier against forward movement. One of the most primitive of human emotions,...
By Laura Walton
15 October 2024
BLU PULITO 2024 – quando i subacquei si divertono anche da spazzini
Ogni anno GODiving e Gruppo Giovanile Consulta del Comune di Porto Ceresio insieme a DAN come media partner, organizzano la pulizia del lago. Questa edizione...
09 October 2024
Exploring for Aquifer Conservation: Expedition Buteng begins in 10 days
More than just an edgy sport, cave diving has a crucial role to play in protecting our world’s precious freshwater. Many of us are lucky...
01 October 2024
Incident insights
Dealing With the Unexpected
Situational awareness and safety fundamentals can save the day. When conditions took an abrupt and unexpected turn during an exotic warm-water dive, our dive leader decided...
By Patty Seery
27 August 2024
Understanding Diving Physiology
An Interview with Dr. Costantino Balestra Costantino Balestra, Ph.D., has spent his life coming up with groundbreaking hypotheses in research labs and applying them to the...
21 August 2024
Features
The Top 5 Reasons Why Diving Insurance Claims Get Denied
When it comes to insurance policies, nothing is more frustrating than having a claim rejected. After all, what’s the use of an insurance that doesn’t...
08 August 2024
Prepared diver
Carbon Dioxide – the Dreaded Enemy (part 3)
Precautions and countermeasures to improve diver safety In the first part of this little series on carbon dioxide in diving, I shared a personal close-call story...
By Tim Blömeke
24 July 2024
Features
Understanding Diving Accidents: the Annual Report
Accidents can occur in any human activity. In an office, an improperly secured shelf may be the lone fatal hazard. In diving, potential dangers lurk...
08 July 2024
