L’objectif de DAN est de faire en sorte que chaque plongée se déroule sans incident ni accident. Les avancées en matière de formation, d’équipement, d’opérations, de bateaux de plongée et d’ordinateurs de plongée ont considérablement amélioré la sécurité. Cependant, la sécurité d’une plongée dépend avant tout des bonnes pratiques du plongeur.
Many professional and occupational fields — such as medicine, engineering, accounting, and insurance — require continuing education to maintain a current certification.
Pieter-Jan van Ooij, MD, PhD, is the head of the Department of Research, Innovation, and Education at the Royal Netherlands Navy’s Diving Medical Centre (DMC).
I started diving while I was in flight school in Pensacola, Florida. One day I thought, “I’m right by the water. I’ll go try it out.” I got certified and found that flying and diving share a lot of similarities.
In the opening chapter of The World Beneath: The Life and Times of Unknown Sea Creatures and Coral Reefs, his acclaimed combination coffee table book and coral reef reference guide, Richard Smith, PhD, recalls his six months of shore diving and research in 2007 at the Wakatobi reefs in Indonesia.
Safety Through Education At DAN, our vision is to make every dive accident- and injury-free. Our new series of online courses is designed to provide dive professionals and businesses with […]
In each issue of Alert Diver, you’ll find advertisements for some of the world’s best and most reputable liveaboard operators. Liveaboards are a great way to explore remote dive destinations for multiple days at a time, giving divers immersive and unforgettable experiences in certain corners of the underwater world.
In February 2020 the Royal Bermuda Regiment launched Bermuda’s first coast guard unit, responsible for enforcing maritime law in its waters and providing around-the-clock search-and-rescue capabilities.
Faith Ortins is a lifelong diver, and her love for the ocean and devotion to educating people about safe diving practices drive her dive career.
Every year the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) recognizes individuals and organizations that make significant contributions to advance the sport of diving and have a noteworthy impact on the dive industry. In 2023 Divers Alert Network received the Award for Innovation, which NAUI presents to those who provide significant innovations to diving and dive education.
