Headlines claiming that DAN is suing PADI and NAUI have sparked confusion throughout the diving community. Here’s a plain-English explanation of what’s actually happening, why an insurance company is involved, and what the case could mean for divers and dive professionals.
A complete list of upcoming scuba classes taught by Dive With Frank, from Open Water and Advanced training to Rescue, specialties, DAN courses, and refreshers.
As winter is coming to an end it’s time to remind you that DWF is ready provide you with the training or travel opportunities you need to get back into the water. Contact Dive...
Dive With Frank offers PADI scuba certification, DAN safety training, and personalized dive education focused on building comfort, confidence, and competence in the water.
Winter may be here, but that doesn’t mean you can’t keep those scuba skills sharp.
Several classes can be taken over the winter without even getting into the water.
Today is a pretty great anniversary for me. This is the 10th anniversary since the day I completed my PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience back in Palmdale, California on May 3rd, 2010. In the last ten years...
Can I just say…best Facebook (Game of Thrones) photo filter ever! DWF — Winter Is Coming! — Are you ready? The most awesome Facebook/GoT photo filter ever…so far! Winter may be here but...
Instructor-led DAN Basic Life Support CPR & First Aid training focused on real-world skills, confidence, and hands-on practice that actually prepares you to act.
When a dive goes sideways, oxygen can make a real difference. This hands-on DAN Emergency Oxygen course teaches you how to recognize dive injuries and deliver oxygen safely and effectively until advanced care arrives.
Diving First Aid (DFA) is DAN’s most comprehensive first aid course. CPR, emergency oxygen, neurological assessment, and marine injury response taught hands-on by Dive With Frank.
This handsome lad is the Stonefish, one of the nastiest things you could ever possibly have the bad luck to step on. I first heard about the Stonefish when I was taking the DAN...
A fellow PADI Instructor, Public Safety Diver, and friend posted this video last year of a real rescue. We do so much training, but so rarely do we ever see those skills in actions....
Want to test your knowledge of Diving First Aid? Take the DAN Dive Accident Management & DCI Quiz. Have you taken the quiz and you could have done better? As it so happens DiveWithFrank...
DAN Safety Training with Dive With Frank Most divers spend a lot of time practicing what to do when something goes wrong underwater. That matters. But eventually the diver has to reach the surface,...
September 24 – October 4, 2026
Sun. Salt. Soft coral walls. The South Pacific done right.
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April 24 – May 1, 2027
Warm water. Caribbean reefs. Easy diving. Big adventure energy.
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Three trips. Plenty of teeth.
One heck of a season.
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