DAN Instructor Course

As a DAN Instructor you will be able to pass on crucial safety information to other divers to enhance the safety of diving, and if in the unlikely event of an accident occuring, they will be able to offer the best care they can. 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).

DAN Instructor Qualification Course (ICQ)

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.

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

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.

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
  • 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