DAN Instructors are scuba diving educators who want to offer dive safety programs to their students. To become a DAN Instructor, you must participate in a DAN Instructor Qualification Course (IQC).
The IQC follows a modular format. There is a Core Module and then a separate module representing each training program. You can take the Core Module and one course module - whatever you are interested in teaching. Later, as long as you remain a current and active DAN Instructor, you can take additional modules without retaking the Core Module.
To enroll in a DAN Instructor Qualification Course a candidate must meet the following prerequisites:
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Be a certified and active Scuba Diving Educator (Divemasters or higher must be a CPR Instructor first)
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Be current in every DAN Provider course for training, within 24 months in all courses the candidate plans to attend.
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Have current training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
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Have documentation of first aid training.
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Be a current DAN Member.
Required Materials for all courses:
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DAN Student crew pack for each course the instructor plans to teach.
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DAN Instructor packet for each course the instructor plans to teach.
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To become a DAN Instructor you will first complete the Instructor Qualification Course (IQC). Instructor Candidates will complete a Core Module that introduce Standards and Procedures required to teach the DAN family of programs. It also explains how to teach DAN programs. Candidates will then complete the course module for each DAN Training Program they are interested in teaching.
$100.00 (Additional materials, fees and expenses may be required and are not included)
Can be completed on-line @ CORE ONLINE
The Diving Emergency Management Program (DEMP) combines the Dan O2, Hazardous Marine Life Injuries, ADV O2 and AED for Scuba Diving into one streamlined course. The course is designed to eliminate the repetitive steps in each course and allow the rating (DEMP) to be achieved in one 6 - 8 hour course. To teach this course you must hold ratings in all of the required courses. This is perfect for the new instructor wanting to offer multiple DAN Courses or the DEMP rating to their students.
$400.00 (Additional materials, fees and expenses may be required and are not included)
Pre-requisites: To offer this program, DAN Instructors must be in a Active Teaching Status for:
DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
DAN First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for Scuba
Preferred Additional Credentials:
DAN Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
DAN ADVANCED O2 Instructor Course
This advanced-level program is designed to train existing DAN Oxygen Providers to use the MTV-100 and/or a Bag Valve Mask while providing care for a non-breathing injured diver.
$80.00 (Additional materials, fees and expenses may be required and are not included)
Pre-requisites: DAN Oxygen First Aid Instructor.
DAN On-Site
Neurological Assessment Instructor Course
Learn how to conduct a neurological assessment on a potentially injured diver in this course. The information gained in this assessment can help convince a diver of the need for oxygen first aid, and help a dive physician determine the proper treatment.
Approximately two-thirds of divers with decompression illness have
evidence of damage to the nervous system. These signs are often vague
and can go unrecognized by the diver. This can cause them to be
dismissed as insignificant or not dive-related.
$89.00 (Course materials included; additional materials, fees and expenses may be required and are not included)
Pre-requisites: Current in DAN O2 provider (24 months)
DAN Basic Life
Support Pro Instructor
Course
The
remote nature of dive accidents, whether a few hours from shore or days
from civilization, frequently requires more advanced levels of care than
are offered by traditional or entry-level CPR programs. DAN Instructors
and Instructor Trainers will now be able to offer a healthcare
provider-level basic life support program for their student and divers.
Called Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals (BLSPRO), this program
is ideal for dive professionals and divers interested in understanding
professional-level resuscitation techniques. This program is designed to
be applicable to the diving market, including scenes and scenarios from
dive situations, as well as the non-diving/healthcare market.
Coupled with DAN’s existing Training Programs and the new Advanced
Oxygen First Aid program, DAN Instructors and Instructor Trainers will
now be able to offer a complete diving emergency program.
This program also addresses basic life support skills for adults,
children and infants.
Skills learned in this program that set it apart from lay-provider level
CPR courses include:
- two-person CPR;
- ventilation using a bag valve mask;
- finger sweep;
- suctioning;
- cricoid pressure; and
- the technique for caring for an unconscious choking victim.
Objectives
Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals is a professional-level
basic life support program designed to teach advanced skills to dive
professionals, divers who find themselves in remote situations where
emergency help is not immediately available and interested others who
are involved with diving
This is a popular DAN course that is a must for all Instructors. It teaches entry-level training to better recognize possible dive-related injuries and to provide emergency oxygen first aid while activating the local emergency medical services (EMS).
Pre-requisites: Successful completion of a Instructor Qualification Course (IQC).
CPR and First Aid Training.
$130.00 (Additional materials, fees and expenses may be required and are not included)
DAN
Dive Accident First Aid for Non-Divers
This program is designed for non-divers and teaches them how to
recognize the warning signs of decompression illness and help provide
care for a diver involved in a dive emergency.
$325.00 (Additional
materials, fees and expenses may be required and are not included)
More than 10 percent of all dive fatalities are actually caused by cardiovascular disease, according to DAN dive accident and fatality statistics. This course teaches divers and other interested parties to provide care for sudden cardiac arrest including the use of an automated external defibrillator (AEDs).
$80.00 (Additional materials, fees and expenses may be required and are not included)
Pre-requisites: Successful completion of a Instructor Qualification Course (IQC).
CPR Instructor.
DAN
Hazardous Marine Life Instructor
Course
Serious hazardous marine life injuries are rare, but most divers experience minor discomfort from time to time. This course teaches divers to minimize injuries and reduce discomfort and pain. It also provides knowledge on specific types of injuries and the general first aid treatment for them. Perfect course to offer before trips.
$125.00 (Additional materials, fees and expenses may be required and are not included)
Pre-requisites: Successful completion of a Instructor Qualification Course (IQC).
First Aid Training.
DAN Oxygen First Aid for Aquatics Emergencies Instructor Course
This course teaches the use of emergency oxygen first aid to care for a person injured in a near drowning or submersion incident while activating the local emergency medical services. A perfect course for pools, marinas & health clubs in your area.
$130.00 (Additional materials, fees and expenses may be required and are not included)
Pre-requisites: Successful completion of a Instructor Qualification Course (IQC).
CPR Instructor.
DAN
AED for Aquatics Emergencies Instructors Course
This course teaches the use of an AED to care for a person injured in a near drowning or submersion incident while activating the local emergency medical services. A perfect course for pools, marinas & health clubs in your area.
$80.00 (Additional materials, fees and expenses may be required and are not included)
Pre-requisites: Successful completion of a Instructor Qualification Course (IQC).
CPR Instructor.
DAN
Diving First
Aid for Professional Divers
Instructor
This program is intended for divers who are required to have first aid,
CPR and oxygen first aid training prior to diving as part of their job
responsibilities. It combines the key skills of CPR and first aid
training with the DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries, AEDs
for Scuba Diving and First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
courses.
Cost $550.00
Pre-requisites: Have an affiliation with an aquarium, scientific diving program, public safety dive team, or a commercial diving operation.
DAN Diving Emergency
Specialist (DES)
DAN is interested in recognizing divers and dive professionals interested in dive safety. We are also interested in promoting continuing education because better prepared divers make safer divers.
DAN Instructors are obviously interested in dive safety, but some DAN Instructors go above and beyond by teaching all of the DAN classes and stressing dive safety at every opportunity. These Instructors can receive the Diving Emergency Specialist (DES) rating with DAN.
To be a DES Instructor you must be an active status DAN Instructor in the following programs:
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Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
Plus four of the following:
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Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
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First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
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AEDs for Scuba Diving
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On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers
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Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen (REMO2)
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Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals (BLSPRO)
You must have certified at least 10 providers in each of the five qualifying courses or 5 DEMP providers including the Adv O2 component and five providers from an additional qualifying course.
COMING SOON!!