PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: DAN Courses 3.0 Update

You are on the boat after a great dive when a buddy team surfaces, and one of them calls out for help. The boat crew helps get the distressed diver on board. Would you know what to do next? Whatever your level of dive training, or even if you are a nondiver dealing with an incident on land, DAN’s first aid training can help you know what to do and how to do it.

DAN first aid training

Tren Maya

SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOODED CAVES are underneath the jungle of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. The peninsula began as a coral reef which sea-level fluctuations during various ice ages exposed to the atmosphere.

Keterikatan

Kita semua telah melihat gambar-gambar tragis hewan laut yang menderita terjerat tali monofilamen atau sampah laut lainnya.

menguraikan paus kanan Atlantik Utara

Anjing Laut Macan Tutul

SETIAP FOTOGRAFER MEMILIKI BIDIKAN IMPIAN. Sejak lama, impian saya adalah melihat predator alami tertentu: anjing laut macan tutul yang sedang berburu penguin di Antartika. Ketika saya melakukan perjalanan ke Antartika untuk pertama kalinya pada tahun 2018, saya pikir itu akan menjadi perjalanan sekali seumur hidup. Sedikit yang saya ketahui, saya akan kembali lagi ke sana berulang kali selama beberapa tahun ke depan. 

Anjing laut macan tutul berenang di sekitar rumput laut

DAN’s Diver Participation Survey

Dive training agencies track the number of certifications they issue, but the number of active divers worldwide is still unverified. As dive research grows, identifying the denominator for the dive population is increasingly important.

Alana Edwards uses her smart phone to scan QR code to direct her to the DAN demographics and experience survey.

Championing Dive Safety in Indonesia

Indonesia’s archipelagic beauty and marine biodiversity lure divers from around the world. As the country’s popularity as an international dive destination grows, so does the complexity of dive safety. Protecting divers is no small feat across this landscape of more than 17,000 islands, many dotted with dive sites in remote locations lacking medical infrastructure.

Ken Nedimyer

Ken Nedimyer’s connection to the sea began early. He put himself through college by collecting tropical fish and diving for lobster in the Florida Keys.

Ken Nedimyer

Modifikasi Keterampilan Penyelamatan

The required skills in a rescue scenario — which involved a surface swim while providing rescue breaths and removing dive gear from the victim and rescuer — were not coming easily, especially if my dive buddy was larger than me. Techniques for rescue diving seemed suited for people with a different body type and skill set — at 5 feet, 4 inches tall, I am a petite woman. Practicing rescues was challenging at best and near-impossible at worst until a course director taught me techniques and modifications that made rescuing more accessible.

rescue skills training

Keselamatan Kapal Selam

WHETHER YOU’VE BEEN DIVING from boats for years or you’re looking forward to your first liveaboard trip, it’s an excellent time to refresh your knowledge about staying safe on board and evaluating your dive operator’s safety preparedness.

keselamatan kapal selam