BLOGIs 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
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
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
How Does DAN Europe Deal With Diver Accidents?
If you are a member of DAN Europe, or perhaps you’re considering becoming one, you might have some questions about what you need to do...
17 June 2024
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
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
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
The Mirage of Mount Stupid: Diving and the Dunning-Kruger Effect
Unskilled and unaware of it – references to the Dunning-Kruger effect are popular in the dive community. However, the findings of the original research are...
By Tim Blömeke
24 April 2023
Are rebreathers suitable for recreational divers? – Part 2
In part one this story, we reviewed the advantages of rebreathers for technical divers. In this second part, we examine the efficacy of rebreather technology...
By Mark Powell
20 March 2023
Are rebreathers suitable for recreational divers? Part 1
Many of the pieces of equipment used by technical divers look different to the equipment used by recreational divers. However, for most of the time,...
By Mark Powell
16 February 2023
A First-Aid Kit Fit for Diving
Be it a jellyfish sting or a dropped tank, any injury in or on the water can be dangerous or even life-threatening without a first-aid...
By DAN Staff
23 January 2023
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...
By Tim Blömeke
15 December 2022
