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Why DAN Europe?

" Keep up the great work in dive research and diving accidents so as to keep us all safe.
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Education

Are you ready to handle an emergency situation?

DAN Education aims to educate the public on the appropriate care for an injured person, and on how to interact with medical professionals . This education takes on many forms, disseminating information on topics related to both diving and non-diving safety, through articles, seminars, lectures and training programs.

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Search for DAN instructors and Instructor Trainers within the DAN Europe territories

#whywedoit
The call of the deep blue is different for everybody. The feeling, the passion and the immense sense of discovery. We are all unique in WhyWeDoIt.
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Exploring Antarctica - Research and Conservation with DAN

Put your headphones on, adjust your mask, and dive Antarctica with freediver Guillaume Néry, photographer Greg Lecoeur and filmmaker Florian Fischer. Our new #WhyWeDoIt episode is an epic adventure in the world’s southernmost continent, contributing to ocean conservation, exploration, medical research and much more

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News

EUF Lavanchy Award Presented to Alessandro Marroni

Düsseldorf, 21st January 2023 - Mark Caney, the President of the EUF (European Underwater Federation), awarded Professor Alessandro Marroni with the 2023 EUF Lavanchy Award at the BOOT 2023 show.

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Celebrating 40 Years of Divers Alert Network Europe.

Inspired by the past, projected into the future. We look forward to working with Members, diving organisations, and the community, to keep making diving safer in the next 40 years.

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Meet the winners of the Sustainable Tour 2022 competition

During the second edition of DAN Europe's Sustainable Tour, our team travelled around UK and Ireland to raise awareness among the diving community about the threat of Ocean Acidification.

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Restart a Heart Day, 16 October 2022

You can save a life!
Every 16th of October, national resuscitation councils across Europe hold various national events to champion the goals of Restart a Heart Day. It’s the right time to learn more about CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and the use of AED (Automated External Defibrillator). Organised by the European Resuscitation Council (ERC), the event intends to raise awareness about cardiac arrest and help people to learn CPR, providing them life-saving skills and the confidence to use them.

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Diving Exhibition

1 April, Swiss Museum of Transport

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Rebreather Forum 4

20-22 April 2023 | University of Malta campus

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Crociera sub con DAN Europe alle Maldive

7-15 maggio 2023, Maldive

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DAN Store

Here you find a variety of products related to diving safety and diver health. You will also find emergency oxygen equipment, AEDs and first-aid kits.

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Alert Diver Magazine

Read more about medical issues, research studies, accident prevention and incident insight

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COVID-19
and diving

Latest news, updates, and helpful resources on medical and safety issues related to COVID-19.

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Ambassadors

Meet our special crew!

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