Dive Industry News

Dive Queensland has been helping host the screening of Dr. Richard Harris’ film: Deeper’ right across Queensland and used the Cairns premiere to announce the launch of their new website. With overviews of the Queensland dive environment from the far north to southern boarder and strategically broken up into geographical areas the site offers an objective view of all the different snorkel and scuba options Dive Queensland members offer their customers.

As CEO, Richardson will lead the organization in its mission to assist injured divers and advance dive safety. He will succeed DAN’s current president and CEO, Bill Ziefle, who first joined DAN as a board member in 1998 and was appointed CEO in 2010. Ziefle’s distinguished career at DAN has been marked by a demonstrated commitment to dive safety and significant growth in DAN’s membership and insurance programs.

The DAN internship program was started in 1999 to give qualified candidates valuable experience in dive safety research. 

While the program is still research-oriented, its scope has expanded over the years to include projects that focus on other aspects of DAN’s mission to help divers in need of emergency medical assistance and to promote dive safety through education. 

Today, DAN interns participate in a range of activities including field work, lab studies, outreach, training program development, and other projects that promote dive safety.

This free course focuses on risk mitigation on dive boats and is now available to all dive professionals via DAN E-Learning. DAN expects this program will not only enhance divers’ safety but will also help reduce dive operators’ liability risk.

To encourage participation, DAN is offering discounted premiums on individual professional liability and group professional liability insurance to all DAN members who complete the e-learning, which can be done in about an hour. 

The arrangement will see Emperor promote its new partner to a more global audience using its large customer base and strong market reputation as well as incorporating some of the operational and development work.

Bilikiki is a long-established and highly-regarded company that have delivered wonderful diving experiences to their guests in the Solomon Islands since the 1980s. As one of the only companies to operate in this region, they are undoubted experts in providing top-quality holidays to their guests in this part of the world.

Designed to promote DAN membership by raising awareness of the organization’s safety programs and its proven track record of helping divers, the campaign features compelling storytelling by DAN members from every corner of the dive industry. 

Each member has a unique story, but they share a common bond: Year after year, they all put their trust in DAN’s medical, safety, research, and insurance services.

Singapore, May 25, 2024 – For the first time in its 30-year history, Asia’s largest and longest- running dive exhibition, Asia Dive Expo (ADEX), is expanding into Japan with Asia Dive Expo Japan (ADEJ). The event will take place from October 25-27, 2024, at Tokyo Big Sight, celebrating the ocean, diving, and marine conservation.