Safety & Health Why You Should Know Your Buddy's Dive Gear Melia Matthews | March 28, 2025 As important as it is to know your own dive equipment, you must familiarize yourself with your buddy's too—here's why. Recent Posts Why You Should Know Your Buddy's Dive Gear Melia Matthews | March 28, 2025 What Happens When You Vape and Dive Amplified Grant Dong for Divers Alert Network | March 25, 2025 The Deadly Risk of Neglecting Your Air Eric Douglas | March 17, 2025 The Danger of Losing Your Dive Weights Eric Douglas | February 23, 2025 The Danger of Skipping Your Pre-Dive Valve Check Eric Douglas | January 27, 2025 How Your Fitness Impacts Diving Amplified Grant Dong for Divers Alert Network | January 15, 2025 Recent Articles Check Mate? | Lessons for Life Eric Douglas | March 13, 2021 Complacency leads a diver to start a dive with only reserve gas. It does not take long for the dive to spin out of control. Untrained and Unprepared | Lessons for Life Eric Douglas | February 1, 2021 Lying about plans and experience to get into a cave costs two divers their lives. Cruising for Disaster | Lessons for Life Eric Douglas | December 20, 2020 Descending despite discomfort becomes the ultimate disaster for one inexperienced diver. Dive Nonprofit Raises Over $20,000 for DAN’s Post-COVID Scuba Study Alexandra Gillespie | December 8, 2020 Dive into the Pink raised over $20,000 during its annual photo competition to support DAN’s study on returning-to-diving fitness after contracting COVID-19. All Kelp, No Help | Lessons for Life Eric Douglas | November 23, 2020 A rusty diver gets entangled in kelp when task overload separates leads to buddy separation. Divided Focus | Lessons for Life Eric Douglas | October 22, 2020 Tragedy strikes when a diver forgets to watch his air levels while helping his buddy capture underwater photos. Maximum Overload | Lessons for Life Eric Douglas | September 17, 2020 A liveaboard diver maxes out his bottom time for days in a row, landing him in the hospital with decompression sickness. Load More