Helping divers
since 1983
DAN members and their families can get access to a variety of services and can benefit from all-round dive support.
Alert Diver / European edition is an online magazine published in 9 languages by the DAN Europe Foundation and addressed to all divers, whose aim is to promote diving safety.
Written by recognised experts in the fields of dive medicine and emergency training, Alert Diver informs divers on a number of topics, including medical issues, research studies, accident prevention and incident insights.
DAN members and their families can get access to a variety of services and can benefit from all-round dive support.
A brief guide to ensure full protection for dive centres, clubs and instructors. We are on a boat and it is a beautiful day. The...
Can Common Medications Like Ibuprofen Help Treat the Bends? What Divers Need to Know. When divers get bent in remote locations the first thing they’ve...
What does it take to successfully make the transition to rebreather diving? Six experts weigh in. Rebreathers are seeing a steady increase in popularity, a development driven by rising interest in technical diving and the skyrocketing cost of helium. At the same time, improvements in closed circuit rebreather (CCR) design, construction, and user friendliness, especially in the field of control and monitoring electronics, have made this mode of diving more...
Why the Future of Dive Safety Hinges on Cracking the Code of Human Physiology Limited technology, an absolute dearth of reproduceable data, and the need...
Understanding who to contact first in a diving emergency — and why context matters. Please note: though this information is generally applicable internationally, its is...