Southern California Rig Diving

Southern California rig diving is exquisite and reiterates that sometimes the best diving is found in the unlikeliest places. Learn more about this diving in California.

An ocean rig on a clear afternoon

Sidemount — Not Just for Cave Divers Anymore

Sidemount gear configuration creates a lower profile in the water enabling people to explore new environments easier. Sidemount is no longer considered something exclusive to tech divers and is moving into the recreational dive space.

Cave diver with side-mounted tanks swims through a narrow passage

The Validation of Dive Computer Decompression Safety

How do you determine what’s safe and what’s not? Dive computers have mostly replaced the common usage of decompression tables in rec diving. However, there is a lack of hard data on the validation of decompression safety. Read more.

Female diver looks at dive computer attached to left wrist

Don’t Assume

Self-diagnosis can lead to delays in the medical care you need. Never assume — and be sure to contact DAN.

Tanks stand on the dock of a boat and man prepares wetsuit in background

Field Management of Heat Illness and Hypothermia

Managing a patient’s heat illness or hypothermia can be tricky — do you know what to do? Learn the field management practices of these two conditions to ensure a patient remains stable.

Very sweaty man sits down on boat and is holding a sports drink. A man next to him is kneeling and using lime-green fins to fan the sweaty man

As the Prop Turns

Propeller safety should be taken as seriously as every other aspect of dive safety. Much of the responsibility certainly lies with the pilot of a boat, but there are several things divers can do to help increase their safety margin when sharing the water.

Dive dinghy floats on the water at sunset

Convergent Evolution

Imaging technology is rapidly changing, and new cameras can capture both still and motion pictures. How do you handle this convergent technology? Read on.

Very pretty, colorful and healthy reef full of fish and corals

The Boat Left Without You: Now What?

Signaling gear is incredibly useful in a variety of situations — including when the boat leaves without you. Here’s how to purchase signaling gear and what to do.

Surfaced diver floats next to red marker