Diver Question: I understand that feeling tired after a dive may be a symptom of decompression sickness, but I almost always feel tired after diving. Should I be concerned? DAN Answer: The expectation of normal (i.e., non-pathological) tiredness following diving […]
1. Nerves Regardless of the number of dives you already have under your weight belt, be prepared for first night nerves. It’s normal, and the best way to overcome it is to dive the site during the day, becoming familiar […]
1. Pristine Get ready to have your mind blown – well-managed marine protected areas (MPAs) will be some of the most beautiful underwater environments you have ever seen, with more fish and diverse marine life than you can imagine. This […]
DAN Advice has typically stated that flying or otherwise ascending (e.g. driving over mountains) to a higher altitude after having dived can predispose a diver to decompression illness, unless there has been sufficient surface interval to allow excess gas to diffuse from […]
Sadly, there is a very top heavy age (and size) bias in technical diving, with it being seen as a big macho pastime for middle age blokes. This stigma needs to be broken… Underwater360 interviews Edd Stockdale about his career […]
During our basic dive training, we are taught that if a dive doesn’t feel right we should abort it. The reality is, despite these lessons, many people find themselves on dives for which they lack confidence or experience to be […]
At DAN Asia-Pacific (DAN AP), we are starting to see an alarming number of cases where divers have continued diving, often for days, with symptoms of decompression illness (DCI). Despite having symptoms, some divers even decide to fly, which could […]
