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Durham, NC (November 4, 2015) – Durham, NC (November 4, 2015) – With a commitment to dive safety through education, National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) joins Divers Alert Network (DAN), the industry’s largest dive safety association, to promote and extend the...

Lifetime Certification and Provider AwardsCertification achievements recognitions were recently sent out. Congratulations to the following individuals for their outstanding contributions to diving first aid training.2000 Certifications Issued Donald Barthelmess (CA) Michael Steidley (FL)1000...

Durham, NC (July 8th, 2015) – Mini-season, also known as “sport-season,” is an annual event that attracts thousands of divers to Florida to hunt lobster. Tragically, the season is tarnished by deaths that could have been prevented with better dive preparation and execution.In recent years...

Lobster season is an annual event that runs from August and October through March in Florida and California, respectively. Unfortunately, each season is marked by unexpected fatalities and the causes are not always clear. It appears that more deaths seem to occur closer to the beginning of the...

Funding supports important dive research projects in honor of prominent underwater researcherDurham, NC (April 1, 2015) – In honor of underwater researcher, Dr. Bill Hamilton, Divers Alert Network has created the DAN / R.W. “Bill” Hamilton Memorial Scholarship that each year will award...

The DAN Diving First Aid for Professional Divers course is now officially approved by the US Coast Guard as meeting the CPR and first aid requirements for captain and mate licenses. The current approval period began December 1st 2014 and remains in effect until December 31st 2016. “Any...

Durham, NC (April 22, 2015) – Divers Alert Network has appointed Peter Buzzacott, PhD., to the position of Director, Injury Monitoring and Prevention. In this role, Buzzacott will lead DAN’s research projects with a primary focus upon injury prevention for divers. Dr. Buzzacott will also...

Durham, NC (March 11, 2015) — For the past 25 years, Divers Alert Network and Rolex have collaborated to award one of the most prestigious honors in scuba diving, the DAN/Rolex Diver of the Year Award. This year, Simon Mitchell, Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of...

HPL chambers join DAN’s Recompression Chamber Network to enhance careGeorge Town, Grand Cayman (February 4, 2015) — Hyperbaric Partners, Ltd. (HPL) announced today that it has finalized an arrangement with Divers Alert Network (DAN) for the medical oversight and facilities management of...

Denoble selected to oversee DAN’s Medical, Research and Training DepartmentsDurham, NC – Divers Alert Network has appointed Dr. Petar Denoble to Vice President, Mission. In this new role, Dr. Denoble oversees DAN’s Research, Medical and Training departments, responsible for sustaining and...

New Trip and Annual Plans Give Divers and Travelers the Opportunity to Travel SmarterDivers Alert Network, the leader in dive safety, has introduced two new travel insurance plans to the scuba diving and travel communities. Based on DAN’s 30+ years of emergency travel assistance experience...

Promoting Rebreather Safety for Professional and Recreational Divers Divers Alert Network has published the Rebreather Forum 3 Proceedings in both print and electronic format that originated from the Rebreather Forum meeting held May 18-20, 2012 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida...

Morales And Team Named As Oxygen Grant Program’s Newest RecipientThrough its Oxygen Grant Program, Divers Alert Network recently donated an emergency oxygen unit to Leobardo Morales and his team of support divers in Cozumel, Mexico. Morales currently holds the World Record in Technical Diving...

Yoshihiro’s Achievements In Dive Medicine Make Diving Safer For Generations To Come Dr. Yoshihiro Mano, M.D, Ph.D., long-time ambassador to DAN Japan, passed away on February 15, 2014. Mano leaves behind a legacy in the diving and medical communities and his contributions will be remembered for...

Vann’s work and lifetime dedication to dive science earns him a place alongside industry icons Dr. Richard Vann of Divers Alert Network (DAN) has been selected for induction into the 2014 Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences (AUAS) Fellow Program. This coveted award is widely recognized as...

Bill Hannigan and Stewart Snyder Selected As Program’s Newest RecipientsDurham, NC (December 16, 2013) – Through its Oxygen Grant Program, Divers Alert Network donated an emergency oxygen unit to Bill Hannigan of the Wounded Warrior Project and Stewart Synder of the Handicapped Scuba Association...

Award To Recognize Outstanding Performance And Contribution To Dive SafetyFor the past 25 years, Divers Alert Network and Rolex have collaborated to award one of the most prestigious honors in scuba diving, the DAN/Rolex Diver of the Year Award. What began as a grant to DAN in the late 1980s has...

A Preferred Provider of DAN’s Recompression Chamber NetworkThe Costamed Medical Group opened its new COSTAMED HYPERBARIC CENTER inside the Cozumel Medical Center on November 11, 2013 on the Caribbean island of Cozumel, Mexico. “The initial investment of 10 million pesos establishes our...

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Do you know an outstanding individual who has significantly contributed to scuba diving safety? Help us recognize them for their efforts to improve the safety of our sport! Nominate them for one of the most prestigious awards in the dive industry: The DAN Rolex Diver of the Year Award. We are...