Many divers may not know that someone can get decompression illness even while following safe diving rules. To better educate divers, DAN has created a new DVD about DCI and what to do if you suspect a diver has it.
Joel Dovenbarger, Vice President of DAN Medical Services, said the best way for all divers to […]

Robert N. Rossier of DAN has a lengthy and eye-opening article on diving safety at deeperblue.net. He goes through a list of issues and safety factors. But spends the most time on diver attitudes toward safety. His topics include:

Equipment Issues
Environment Issues
I’M SAFE Checklist
Understanding Attitudes
Checking the Attitude

An old adage in aviation says that an exceptional […]

Conrad B at scubadiver.info has a great article comparing the dives of two divers from both agencies. He finds that for the same dives, Naui dive tables give less dive time - as much as 30% less. It’s clear that Naui, being more technical, is also more conservative.
Since the dive tables of both agencies can […]

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) should be informed of any search and rescue efforts at sea as it is now the main coordinating agency for such operations.
MMEA Sarawak enforcement unit’s Muhammad Abdul Basar Taji said the agency took over the role of coordinating search and rescue operations from the marine department in June last […]