Cold water diving poses unique hazards due to how temperature affects our bodies and dive equipment. Experts from DAN weigh in on how to stay safe when diving in cold environments.
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Why training and experience can help you keep your head while tech diving
From our Dive Training series "Lessons For Life": Why diving beyond your fitness level and not properly controlling your buoyancy can be fatal.
Most of the time when we are diving, we are relaxed and swimming slowly, doing little more than finning along the reef.
Sean makes a solo night dive, and his lack of training leads to tragedy. This is a true story, but the names have been changed.
By not properly servicing her gear after a long dive layoff, Jane pays a heavy price.
After their unattended boat disappears, Bob and Bill find themselves deserted with no emergency plan, and no way to call for help.
No. 10 in our dive-medicine series, "Ask DAN": Heart Issues & Cardio Medications. For more information on scuba diving health, medicine and fitness, visit scubadiving.com