Beneath the Birds
Flying and encircling birds often act as beacons to what underwater predators and creatures could be below. Learn a geographic location’s bird species to gain a better understanding of a locale’s marine life.
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Ten Years of the New Alert Diver
This issue of Alert Diver marks the 10-year anniversary of the Winter 2009 redesign of the magazine as a coffee-table quarterly. The new Alert Diver also celebrates the scuba lifestyle with articles about dive travel, underwater photography, ecology and marine biological science. The magazine is also available as a free download for both Apple and Android devices via the Alert Diver app and as an online flipbook.
Program Spotlight: DAN Student Medical Expense Coverage
Teaching someone to dive doesn’t happen without risk. If an incident or accident occurs, students may find themselves footing expensive medical bills for which traditional health insurance provides minimal or no coverage. DAN Student Medical Expense Coverage is dive accident insurance designed specifically for new divers in training that DAN fully subsidizes, so there is no cost to students or their instructors.
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Advice, Support and a Lifeline
The sensations started in the left foot but symptoms spread and worsened. Although in a remote location, one diver shares their story of emergency evacuation and treatments through DAN.
Drysuit Difficulty
Divers who are new to drysuits need to take time to get comfortable with their gear in a safe environment. Accidents are unintentional and unplanned, but proper diligence can help increase the likelihood of a safe and successful dive.
Free Flow at 103 Feet
Do you know free-flow procedures should an emergency situation arise? A diver calmly provided assistance to a diver who may have suffered a arterial gas embolism.
Combat Divers
Combat divers must successfully navigate in cold, dark water to secretly arrive at a target. This skill requires progressing from basic dive skills to navigating over long distances in difficult conditions.
Cannabis and Diving
While there are not sufficient studies on diving while under the influence of cannabis, the psychoactive effects of THC from using cannabis or impure CBD oil can affect your performance and increase your risk while underwater.
Dive into an MPA
Marine protected areas (MPAs) safeguard marine environments and conserve these resources. Diving is typically allowed in MPAs, and these areas abound in the United States.
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