Conference Aims to Examine State of Recreational Rebreather Diving Rebreathers represent some of the fastest-developing technology in recreational diving. As more and more divers adopt this technology, it becomes increasingly important to examine the state of rebreather use and develop protocols and recommendations to improve user safety. From May 18-20, 2012, several industry leaders are gathering to do just that. Co-sponsored in part by DAN, PADI and the American Academy of Underwater Sciences...

Travelers Can Choose from Three Customizable Levels of Protection For more than 30 years divers have known the value and quality of DAN membership and dive accident insurance. Traveling divers discovered that same value and quality when DAN launched travel insurance program. Always looking for ways to offer more to divers and nondiving travelers, DAN has expanded its per-trip travel insurance program, now giving travelers three customizable...

“Dive Accident Management” is Third Installment of DAN Online Video Lecture Series Since its debut in 2011, the online video lecture series from Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) has had divers clamoring for more. Featuring DAN experts discussing a variety of topics of common interest to divers, the videos have proven popular with those seeking to continue their dive safety education....

Initiative Will Help Protect Against Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Contaminated breathing gas is a potential hazard of which every diver is aware. Breathing gas with high levels of carbon monoxide (CO) is of special concern, as the difficulty in detecting it can be a potentially fatal problem. Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) and Analox Sensor Technology have teamed up to help...

Annual Award Honors Divers Who Make Significant Contributions to Dive Safety Everyone has the ability to make a difference every day, but there are those who go so far above and beyond the call their contributions have far-reaching effects and influence the ways things are done. Do you know someone like that whose contributions have significantly impacted dive safety? If so, tell DAN about it, because nominations for the 2012 DAN/Rolex Diver of the Year Award are now being accepted. Now in its...

DAN Ends Agreements with Bank of America and MBNA Since 2002 Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) has offered its members an opportunity to support DAN through the use of an affinity credit card. Initially offered by MBNA, in recent years most of the cards in the United States were replaced by Bank of America, while MBNA continued to offer the card in Canada. Earlier this year, DAN was advised Bank of America was discontinuing many of its affinity credit card offerings, including the one...

Digital Subscription Automatically Included with DAN Membership DAN’s Alert Diver magazine has once again taken the industry-leading publication to a new level; the must-read quarterly is now available in a digital version for the iPad. “Just as we are fully committed to ever-improving the quality of our print product,” said Stephen Frink, publisher of Alert Diver, “we also realize there is a global audience for Alert Diver, and reaching them is important. Alert...

Program Offers Opportunities in DAN Dive Medicine and Research Since 1999, the DAN® Research Internship Program has provided young adults interested in the science of diving with opportunities to develop that interest through internships in dive medicine and research. DAN is now accepting applications for the...

Winners Published in Alert Diver and Nature’s Best Photography Magazines Only one week remains to enter your underwater images in the 2012 Ocean Views Photo Contest for your chance to be published in Alert Diver and Nature’s Best Photography magazines. If you’ve taken that magic shot of the aquatic realm, don’t wait any longer; the deadline for contest submissions is Nov. 30,...

Sponsor the DAN Emergency Hotline This holiday season, give a gift that will truly change a life — the gift of sponsorship of the DAN Emergency Hotline. Each year the DAN medical information team receives roughly 15,000 inquiries from divers. More than 2,000 of those calls are made by injured divers in need of immediate medical assistance.

Dan Orr’s Popular Fatalities Lecture Will Now Benefit All DAN Members Earlier this year, Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) added a new offering to its online education lineup: a new video lecture series featuring DAN experts discussing a variety of topics of common interest to divers. The newest addition to the video series is a look at diving fatalities presented by DAN President Dan...

Diver ID System Available at No Charge to Industry Partners; Get Yours at DEMA! Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) is continuing its efforts to prevent divers from being left behind by expanding fundraising efforts for the Diver IDentification System, or DIDS boards. The organization has set a goal of being able to place DIDS boards on every charter boat that wants one. Launched in 2002, the DIDS board program is a simple but effective tracking system to ensure all divers return...

New Industry Partner Program Offers New and Improved Opportunities for Participating Dive Businesses As of DEMA Show 2011, DAN® Business Membership will become the new and improved DAN Industry Partner program. Business Membership has been popular from the day it was launched, and its new iteration is designed to focus on the continuing and mutually beneficial relationship between DAN and dive businesses that make dive safety a priority. DAN is offering three ways to learn all about it:

Proceedings Available to All Divers Free of Charge Divers interested in exploring the causes of diving fatalities can now download the proceedings from the 2010 DAN® Recreational Diving Fatalities Workshop. Hosted in April 2010 by Divers Alert Network® in Durham, N.C., the two-and-a-half-day program featured an...

Presentation Designed to Educate and Maximize Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) always has a great deal to offer dive professionals at DEMA, but DAN Business Members and other business owners will not want to miss what DAN Business Membership Specialists have in store this year. For the first time, DAN Business Membership will present at DEMA Show 2011 a special seminar specifically designed for those taking part in DAN industry programs. Attendees of the seminar will learn about new...

Registration Required for All DAN Education Courses, Even Free Updates DEMA Show 2011 is approaching quickly, so if you are planning to attend one of the many DAN® Education programs being offered at the show, take a moment and preregister. Space is limited, so be sure to reserve your spot, even if it’s one of the free Instructor Updates. Among the highlights of the DAN Education programs at DEMA...

Noted Industry Leaders Selected to Fill Vacated Seats DAN’s continuing mission is to help divers in need of emergency medical assistance and to promote dive safety through research, education, products and services. Its success in these areas has always had its roots in the strong leadership and guidance of its executive team, and that tradition continues as DAN welcomes industry icons Dr. Sylvia Earle and

Preregistration highly recommended for fast-filling Education programs The full schedules for both DAN® Medicine and Research seminars and DAN Education programs at DEMA Show 2011 are now available. The Education programs represent a key offering to DAN Instructors and Instructor Trainers. DEMA marks the debut of updates for the...

As hurricane season hits its stride, DAN receives lots of questions from travelers wondering what benefits and insurance options are available to them. Check out the top three questions DAN is asked. When it comes to weather and travel plans, preparing for the unexpected can help prevent financial loss. When you purchase DAN Trip Insurance you add an essential element to your travel plans: peace of mind. Can I purchase trip insurance for my upcoming trip? DAN Trip Insurance can be purchased up to 24 hours...