Right of Refusal
Dive operators and professionals can refuse service to any potential diver if the decision is based upon sound, consistent and safety-related reasons. Read these considerations.
Alert Diver Category: DAN Mission
Supporting Those Who Serve Underwater
David Fothergill’s research helps divers and submariners. He specializes in diving physiology before his focus broadened to include submariners and submarine medicine at Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) based at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.
Reduce Your Liability Risk
Diving is risky for all involved parties, but there are precautions dive professionals can take to reduce liability risks. Prevention reduces risks but understanding the risks reduces legal consequences.
Dive Boat Fire Safety
Don’t wait until disaster and tragedy strikes to consider dive boat fire safety. Just before your vessel takes off, enact certain protocols to ensure everyone’s safety.
Avoiding Panic After Regulator Failure
Are you prepared to handle a faulty regulator? Here is how one person handled this hazardous situation and DAN’s response to the handling.