DAN The Safety Man

DAN the Safety Man is ready at the drop of a regulator to leap into action to help divers in need. Even you can help him by encouraging all your diver friends and colleagues to join DAN and feel confident that DAN the Safety Man is watching and looking after you as you enjoy the many pleasures of scuba diving.

DOB: July 1980 Birthplace: Durham, North Carolina, USA Hospital: Duke University Medical Center Gender: Male Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue Scars or Marks: Permanent mask seal on forehead; callus on index finger from venting BCD Occupation: Scuba Diving Safety Advocate Features: Wears a cape while diving. Never seen without mask and fins.

Once a mild-mannered scuba instructor, DAN the Safety Man was transformed into a dive safety superhero after taking the DAN Oxygen Provider course. He has devoted his life to waging war on the forces of unsafe diving.

DAN the Safety Man is a non-political, non-sectarian, fun loving, diver-friendly action hero, helping scuba divers have safe and enjoyable underwater adventures.

To further his cause, DAN the Safety Man has created several "DAN Says:" Tips. These tips help divers be safe so they can enjoy their underwater experience without worry. DAN the Safety Man wants to get the word out about dive safety and has made these tips available for organizations, dive clubs and dive operations and publishers that support DAN and safe diving to use on their websites and in their newsletters and magazines. Higher resolution copies are available for print materials.