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Alert Diver is the dive industry’s leading publication. Featuring DAN’s core content of dive safety, research, education and medical information, each issue is a must-read reference, archived and shared by passionate scuba enthusiasts. In addition, Alert Diver showcases fascinating dive destinations and marine environmental topics through images from the world’s greatest underwater photographers and stories from the most experienced and eloquent dive journalists in the business.

March 2024 Features

Page 108 - Cylinder Valves & Accidents in Scuba Diving
RISK MITIGATION| Text by Guy Thomas

Page 47 - Underwater Photography: Part 2
GEAR | Text by Maryka Pace

Page 64 - Rebreathers Part 1
EDUCATION | Text by Mark Powell

Page 117 - Barry Skinstad Shark Specialist
SPECIAL INTEREST |Interviewed by Nicolene Olckers

Page 31 - Southern African Sea Slugs
LOCAL DIVING | Text byGeorgina Jones

On the Cover - Photo donated to DAN by Nicolene Olckers
Underwater Photographer Raoul Coscia’s happy face during a dive at Rocky Bank, False Bay. It was his first dive after having shoulder surgery. The image was made with a Canon EOS 5D MKIV fitted with a Canon 16-35mm lens set at 16mm. The camera was housed in an Ikelite 200DL housing with an 8-inch dome port and two DS 160 strobes. Settings: ISO 200, 16-35mm@16mm, F7.1, 1/160sec, Manual mode.

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