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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 two courses, you dive in beautiful places and you are...
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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 beer, right? All fine and good. There are many ways to enjoy a trip, but diving while...
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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 always imagine her as I photographed her: dressed in...
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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. Just as with all emotions, fear plays an important role...
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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 in the event of a diving accident. We hope you’ll never need us,...
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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 in multiple areas. From equipment to diving...
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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 and gave a brief overview of the carbon...
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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 cover your costs? At IDA, the insurance company of...
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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 real world. His interests...
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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 to abort. His awareness of...
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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. The DAN Europe alarm centre regularly...
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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 enough to have freshwater flow freely from our taps every time...
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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 rivela alcune interessanti novità. Per...
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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, fear forms part of an adaptive reaction to danger in the...
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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 and wondering: “Will I ever see freediving on my...
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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 a dive. Yet even with a medical clearance in your pocket, there...
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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 risks, and the...
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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 scenario briefly gained wider public attention...
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How Divers Can Help Influence Public Environmental Policies
The dive industry, especially those who have direct contact with the public and the environment, is in a position to help scientists, educate the public, and influence public policies within local...
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