and scientific research. Membership (Feb. 2016) exceeds 100,000. Region of coverage includes geographical Europe, other countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, the countries on the shores of the Red Sea, the Middle East including the Persian Gulf, the countries on the shores of the Indian Ocean north of the equator and west of (not including) India and Sri Lanka, and their overseas territories, districts and protectorates. Services DAN Europe provides expert information and advice for the benefit of its members and the diving public, including: emergency medical advice and assistance for underwater diving injuries. promoting diving safety underwater diving research and education providing information on issues of common concern to the diving public Medical hotline DAN Europe provides its members with medical assistance in case of a diving emergency, 24/7 and from anywhere in the world. There is an international line for use when the member is abroad, and each country has a national emergency number. When the emergency is in the diver's country of residence, the national hotline is used and the case is managed locally from the national center, according to Standard DAN Europe protocol. When the emergency occurs outside of the diver's country of residence. the central DAN Europe hotline is used. A diver who calls from abroad is normally put into contact with a DAN specialist of the same language as the victim, so that the case may be evaluated without language difficulties. If the accident occurred in an area where a national DAN centre exists, the local centre will manage the emergency in coordination with the Rome centre and the specialist from the victim's home country. If the accident occurred in a country without a national DAN centre, the intervention will be managed directly by the central DAN Europe hotline. Medical advice For non-urgent diving medical information DAN Europe has a number of articles on the website, an FAQ page, and if the information needed was not available from those resources, there is an email form to request information. Specialised medical advice is reserved to active DAN Members. Insurance cover DAN Europe provides insurance cover for members underwritten by International Diving Assurance. Technical Since 1997 the Recompression Chamber Assistance and Partnership Program has been available to provide recompression chambers operators with equipment, training and emergency assistance, to help ensure that they are available, in good condition and safe when needed. Training DAN Europe provides training and