Safety
DAN Europe
The European member of the International Divers Alert Network, founded in 1983, offering members 24-hour diving emergency assistance with diving medical officers, research on diving physiology, first aid education and dive insurance.
DAN Europe describes itself as a foundation working in diving safety since 1983, with a registered office in Ta'Xbiex, Malta, and a continental operations office in Roseto, Italy [1]. It is one of five independent, separately administered non-profit organisations (DAN America, DAN Europe, DAN Japan, DAN Southern Africa and DAN Asia Pacific) that make up the International Divers Alert Network (IDAN) [1]. Its activities include emergency assistance, research into diving physiology, first aid training and insurance through regulated insurance entities [1].
Its emergency page says members can get assistance anywhere in the world, around the clock, with diving medical officers available in more than 20 languages; it advises anyone in a dangerous or life-threatening situation to call local emergency services or go to the nearest hospital first [2]. A DAN Europe article from 2015 explains why the nearest recompression chamber may not be open or able to treat a diver, and why the injured diver should be medically assessed first [3]. That article lists an emergency number that differs from the one on the current emergency page, a reminder that published numbers change.
Further reading
Emergency resources and their limits
Where's the Nearest Chamber? ↗
Every fact on this page, with its source (5)
| Fact | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| DAN Europe states it has worked in diving safety since 1983. | Verified | [1] |
| DAN Europe has a registered office in Ta'Xbiex, Malta, and a continental operations office in Roseto, Italy. | Verified | [1] |
| IDAN comprises five independent DAN organisations: DAN America, DAN Europe, DAN Japan, DAN Southern Africa and DAN Asia Pacific, each an independently administered non-profit.The same page cites over 400,000 members and over 500 hyperbaric facilities across IDAN. | Verified | [1] |
| DAN Europe's emergency page lists +39 06 4211 5685 as its international emergency contact number for members, with 24/7 medical assistance in over 20 languages.Checked 2026-10-14. The page also offers a VoIP call link, an online request form and an app SOS button. The 2015 Alert Diver article (s3) gives a different number; use the current emergency page. | Verified | [2] |
| DAN Europe advises people in a dangerous or life-threatening situation to call local emergency services or go to the nearest hospital first. | Verified | [2] |
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