BLOGSafety
Diver Propulsion Vehicles: Tools, Toys, Troubles
Benefits and risks of using underwater scooters Story time: Three divers (A, B, C) went on a decompression dive to a planned depth of 50 meters....
26 March 2025
Safety
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...
By Tim Blömeke
17 February 2025
Safety
Popular, and tricky. The Top 6 Dive Sites That Demand Extra Caution
Exploring some of your favorite dive destinations. Here’s what you need to know to dive them safely and confidently Divers, as we all know, are travellers....
26 September 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
Safety
Cylinder valves and accidents in scuba diving
One would expect diving cylinder valve connections to be the same all over the world. However, this is not the case and there are some...
By Guy Thomas
24 July 2023
Safety
How to use a double ended bolt snap
The double-ended bolt-snap carabiner (or double ender, in the lingo) is one of the tools in diving that you never knew you needed, until you...
By Tim Blömeke
22 December 2022
Safety
Regulators: CE marking and warranty
As divers, we want to breathe as comfortably as possible and trust our regulator to provide us with the right amount of breathing gas during...
By Guy Thomas
14 November 2022
Safety
Let’s talk about… Gas Planning
Gas planning is an aspect of diving that many of us are confused about. Depending on your training agency and how long ago it was...
By Tim Blömeke
23 September 2022
Safety
Boat ladder safety
Most divers who have dived from boats know that before they enter the water, they need to check that nobody is below them. Also while...
By Guy Thomas
09 September 2022
Safety
Should We Treat Children as Small Adults When it Comes to Diving?
Depending on the dive training organisation or country, starting from the age of eight, children can participate in introductory diving activities in a pool or...
By Guy Thomas
08 April 2022
Safety
Protecting Yourself From Dive Boat Fires
The recent tragic boat fires that occurred in September 2019 onboard the MV Conception in the United States and the fire onboard the Suzanna in...
05 June 2020
Safety
Safety is an attitude
We take diving safety very seriously and our actions and research, ever since the start of DAN Europe back in 1983, made it possible to...
By Guy Thomas
24 December 2018
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