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Commentary DAN’s Top 10 Most Wanted Improvements in Scuba Diving

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Each year DAN publishes their annual report which includes statistics concerning diving accidents and fatalities. DAN is Divers Alert Network, the diving industry’s largest membership association. Their main focus is safety. They conduct and sponsor research into illnesses/ accidents related to scuba diving. DAN also provides emergency assistance and medical information resources. The network is […]

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Good list, but its too bad that the safety benefits of improved mobility are not listed. Freedivers often reference the "freedom" of freedivng relative to scuba. A lot of that is related to the mobility and speed that comes from much lower drag. All of which has considerable safety ramifications. As Revan is showing, its very possible to achieve much better streamlining, higher speeds with less effort, for tank divers.

Think about it, DAN
 
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