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
Prepared diver

Carbon Dioxide – the Dreaded Enemy (part 2)

This is the second part of a three-part series on carbon dioxide, one of the most common contributors to diving emergencies. You can find part one...

By Tim Blömeke
26 March 2024
Features

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 you don’t know how to operate the windshield wipers. You would not want to replicate this situation underwater with dive gear. Whatever dive equipment you use, you need to know how to operate it properly before you submerge. If you have your own gear, you’ve...

By DAN Staff
06 March 2024
Prepared diver

Carbon Dioxide – the Dreaded Enemy (part 1)

This is the first part of a three-part series on carbon dioxide, a common contributor to diving emergencies. Parts two and three will be published in...

By Tim Blömeke
01 February 2024
Features

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...

By Audrey Cudel
12 January 2024
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