DAN INSTRUCTOR

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 all nine modules as part of one course, or just 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.

What do I need to start?

  • DAN Instructor Qualification Course Prerequisites
    • DAN Member
    • Current Provider training within 24 months in all courses seeking instructor certification
    • Active scuba diving educator
    • Current CPR training
    • Documentation of First Aid training

Prerequisites to take the instructor module for each DAN Training Program

Basic Life Support and First Aid

  •     None

Dive Medicine for Divers Level 1

  • Basic Life Support or
  • BLSPro

Dive Medicine for Divers Level 2

  • Basic Life Support or
  • BLSPro

Dive Medicine for Divers Level 3

Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries

  • CPR and First Aid Training

Oxygen First Aid for Aquatic Emergencies

  • CPR Instructor

Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries

  • DAN Oxygen First Aid Instructor
  • CPR Instructor

First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries

  • First Aid Training

Automated External Defibrillators for Scuba Diving

  • CPR Instructor

Automated External Defibrillators for Aquatic Emergencies

  • CPR Instructor
  • No additional training required to teach this program for DAN AED Instructors.

    Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals

    • CPR Training

    On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers

    • DAN Oxygen First Aid Instructor

      Diving Emergency Management Provider

      • To offer this program, DAN Instructor Trainers and Instructors must be in Active Teaching Status for Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries and First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries

      Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for Scuba Diving
      Preferred Additional Credentials

      • DAN Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries

How long will it take?

  • Typically each course can be completed in four hours

What materials are needed?

  • One DAN Core Module for the Instructor Manual
  • One Instructor Module for each program selected
  • Provider materials for each program selected

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