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Is Scuba Diving Safe for Kids?

Diving can be a fantastic experience for children, but it requires careful planning, medical evaluation and safety measures. Here's what you need to know about children and diving.

Recent Articles

Wrecked Dive

After their unattended boat disappears, Bob and Bill find themselves deserted with no emergency plan, and no way to call for help.

Ask DAN: Heart Issues & Cardio Medications

No. 10 in our dive-medicine series, "Ask DAN": Heart Issues & Cardio Medications. For more information on scuba diving health, medicine and fitness, visit scubadiving.com

Dive Training: Frozen with Fear in a Drysuit

Make sure you're properly trained in drysuit diving and understand its features — and make sure you understand the risks involved in diving in very cold water.

Ask DAN: Managing Dive Accidents & Injuries

No. 9 in our dive-medicine series, "Ask DAN": Managing Dive Accidents & Injuries.

Lessons For Life: Good Air Gone Bad

Poor planning and heavy exertion turned Bill's dive toxic. Learn from this latest installment in our Dive Training series "Lessons For Life."

Ask DAN: Diabetes and Scuba Diving

No. 7 in our dive-medicine series, "Ask DAN": Diabetes. For more information on scuba diving health, medicine and fitness, visit scubadiving.com

Lessons For Life: Misgauged

An experienced diver ignores all the rules of proper wreck diving and doesn't realize his SPG is malfunctioning. Scuba diving accidents and safety tips.