BLOGFeatures
How to Travel Light as a Diver
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
Features
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
Features
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
Features
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
Features
The Top 5 stories of 2021 on Alert Diver
Here is a look back at our most popular articles published in the past twelve months. The collection includes expert opinion on diver health issues, especially...
31 December 2021
Features
When Should You Replace Your Dive Computer or BCD?
Scuba diving is a highly gear-dependent activity. But like divers themselves, dive gear ages. It can even become obsolete, as gear is replaced by newer...
15 October 2021
Features
Young divers fight climate change, touching hearts.
The bond between the sea and divers is a deep one, a bond of love, built on wonder and knowledge. However, the sea we are...
06 October 2021
Features
The 100-Metre Club: Myth or Reality?
Editor's note: The history of diving can be characterised as the search for increased depth and bottom time. Sport diving is no exception. Today, of...
28 January 2021
Features
DAN Europe: Your Diving Support Network
Many divers think of DAN Europe solely in terms of the sport diving and professional liability insurance it provides. Most don’t realise that the diving...
23 November 2020
Features
#Divelocal: How Diving Is Getting Its Groove Back
Please note: the epidemiological and regulatory situation is constantly evolving, and we will do our best to keep you informed and updated of any changes...
29 October 2020
Features
Say ‘No’ to Peer Pressure
The physical pressure of the water column is a force that creates challenges for divers, especially if it’s not addressed appropriately. Peer pressure, though most...
By Jeff Myers
30 September 2020
Features
Necessity, The Mother of Invention: The Story Behind DAN Europe’s Diving Insurance
European diving was booming in the early 1980s with the advent of dive travel and the birth of dive destinations like Sharm El Sheikh and...
02 April 2020
