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Clean Our Oceans
November 29th, 2024
Empowering our diving community to preserve and protect our coastline by providing the knowledge, skills, and resources to keep our oceans healthy and marine life safe... Read More
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What to Look for in a Dive Boat
November 29th, 2024
You should ask to inspect the oxygen kit. All the components must be present and functioning. A missing hose or defective mask makes the kit almost useless. Also, check that the cylinder is full.... Read More
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Finding My Passion
November 29th, 2024
From admiring the frothing seas brimming with life to helping film this world-class natural spectacle, I could hardly believe my luck. I was incredibly fortunate when these well-known French photograp... Read More
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Adventure Auntie: Yvette Oosthuizen
November 29th, 2024
Witnessing the decline in the natural world only deepened her passion for documentary filmmaking. “It’s a different picture now than it was a hundred years ago. The greatest grief in my life has been ... Read More
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Debunking Freediving Myths
November 29th, 2024
Freedivers come in all ages, shapes, and sizes, and the ocean belongs to everyone. The human body has incredible capabilities, including the Mammalian Dive Reflex, a "superpower" you might not have di... Read More
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Cryptic Fish
November 29th, 2024
False Bay is home to over 200 species of fish. Many of them seem to find you on your dives. With others, you need to be in the right place at the right time.
Fish like the two-eyed blenny, Cape triple... Read More
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Diving Deep with DSLR
November 29th, 2024
Choosing the right underwater housing for your DSLR is a complex process that balances cost, functionality, and your specific photography needs. By carefully considering your options and prioritising ... Read More
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Immersion Pulmonary Oedema
November 29th, 2024
When we scuba dive or do other immersion-related activities, such as swimming or freediving, the hydrostatic pressure of the water pushes substantially more blood to the central part of our body, wher... Read More
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Swimmer's Ear
November 29th, 2024
All bodies of water are full of microorganisms, and any break in the skin provides a passageway for those microorganisms to enter the body and cause an infection. Diving in remote locations can be esp... Read More
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MEMBER PROFILE: RAY DALIO
November 29th, 2024
Dalio’s acquisition of the ship, a former oil field support vessel, was timely because the oil market had crashed, and the ship was only 5 years old. It had to be stripped and rebuilt at enormous expe... Read More
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Diving With A PFO
November 12th, 2024
To clear up any confusion divers may have about patent foramen ovale (PFO), I will share how I explain the condition to patients. The heart has four chambers: two on the top (right and left atria) and... Read More
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Underwater Navigation
November 12th, 2024
Successful navigation begins before a diver enters the water and depends first and foremost on one’s ability to master the basic fundamental skills of diving. No magic pill or piece of dive gear will ... Read More
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Understanding Dive Equipment Regulations
November 12th, 2024
Consumer protection regulations require dive equipment manufacturers to specify service intervals to prevent failure. If you do not follow these guidelines and an unfortunate accident affects you or s... Read More
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Science Saves Sharks
November 12th, 2024
The field of shark and ray conservation in South Africa has grown exponentially, with many different organisations, research groups, officials, and public stakeholders dedicated to protecting our spec... Read More
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Safety Angels
November 12th, 2024
Deep competition dives can be over four minutes long, amplifying the risk of both hypoxia and nitrogen narcosis for the diver. Timing of safety dives is critical: dive too soon, and you’re going to be... Read More
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Diving Anilao with Adam Sokolski
November 12th, 2024
Anilao's underwater ecosystem is teeming with life, especially small subjects like colourful nudibranchs, frogfishes, octopuses, crabs, shrimps and even rhinopias. It is truly a haven for underwater p... Read More
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Get to know DAN Instructor: Caitlyn Monahan
November 11th, 2024
My favorite part of my job is seeing the ocean through the eyes of my brand new divers, when everything is mind-blowing… our common fish, starfish, sea urchins, all of the little things that those of ... Read More
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Get to know DAN Instructor: Dylan Bowles
November 11th, 2024
AS a DAN Diving First Aid Instructor his aim is to train anyone in need of first aid training and to help different communities and institutions to better their first aid skills.... Read More
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Get to know DAN instructor: Ryan Capazorio
November 11th, 2024
I believe that diving goes beyond exploring underwater worlds. It is about building a supportive community of adventurers who care for each other and our environment.... Read More
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Get to know DAN Instructor: Tyrone Lubbe
November 11th, 2024
Safety is everything in diving. “I wanted training that went beyond basic first aid."... Read More
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Get to know DAN Instructor: JP Barnard
October 31st, 2024
“I do a little bit of freediving when I get a chance to.” He is Interested in delving into a little bit of tech diving to understand the science behind it... Read More
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Get to know DAN instructor Trainer: Christo van Jaarsveld
October 31st, 2024
“Being a member of DAN is important to me, it gives me peace of mind in case of an emergency.” When travelling aboard on dive holidays and dive trips, he knows that DAN is only a call away, should th... Read More
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Get to know DAN instructor: Gregory Driessel
October 31st, 2024
I started diving in 2003. The Open water course was given to me as a gift. I was bitten by the diving bug and went onto to be certified as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor in 2005... Read More
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Get to know DAN Instructor: Sinda da Graça
October 31st, 2024
Since joining the centre she has learned a lot about research, diving, marine animals, sciences and the researchers and how they do their research.
“Now I actually can assist them with some of their w... Read More
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