Alert Diver Category: Features

DAN’s HIRA initiative uses incident data and risk-prevention strategies to help identify hazards in the dive industry. Learn more about this HIRA plan.

Palau is rich in vibrant colors underwater and also has a rich local history. Read more about where to dive and what to see in Palau.

The entrants of this year’s Ocean Views photo contest are truly ambassadors for our ocean world. As photographer Brian Skerry states in his introduction to the contest gallery, “The images were produce bear witness to the fact this stunning realm exists.”

Advances in decompression sickness studies and treatments could be made through identification of markers in the blood. Read more about the studies in decompression sickness.

Decompression illness (DCI) is a serious condition, but what is it exactly? Get the basics surrounding DCI including prevention, available treatments and more.

Today more than ever before, society is becoming aware of good reasons and real opportunities to protect the sea we value. It is not too late for the oceans.

DAN is your “dive safety association” and recently reviewed accumulated fatality data and conducted a wide-scale analysis. Read more about the analysis and the findings.

Shortly after surfacing from the dive, your buddy experiences numbness and tingling in his limbs — a classic neurological symptom of decompression sickness. What you do next could make the difference between a close call and permanent injury.

Proper gear disinfection practices are key to avoid bacterial infection. Gain a better understanding of these practices to ensure your next dive is a healthy one.

If you like the idea of a liveaboard adventure with remote, open-ocean diving where your dive boat is likely the only one on the reef, you’ll love a trip to Flower Garden Banks. It remains one of the best-kept secrets for wilderness diving in the continental U.S., where you can expect rare encounters such as a longlure frogfish on a sponge, scalloped hammerhead sharks feeding or a whale shark swimming by.