A review as written by Yadi, Divemaster trainee Dec – January 2012 I get up at 5 am during daybreak and take the bus to the national park. After walking 30 minutes in the tropical forest, I jump into an 8-meter waterfall and WOW. Back to the beach, I enjoy the early morning and go [...]
DAN Instructor
Become a DAN Instructor at Go Pro Costa Rica and you will be able to offer your students classes that will help make them safer divers. These classes include:
Basic Life Support and First Aid
Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
Automated External Defibrillators for Scuba Diving
Basic Life Support for Dive Professionals
On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers
Diving Emergency Management Provider Program
Dive Medicine for Divers Level 1
Dive Medicine for Divers Level 2
Dive Medicine for Divers Level 3
DAN Instructors are scuba diving educators who want to offer dive safety programs to their students. To become a DAN Instructor, the first thing you must do is participate in a DAN Instructor Qualification Course (IQC) which we run here on demand at Go Pro Costa Rica.
The IQC follows a modular format. There is a Core Module and then a separate module representing each training program. You can take all 11 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. The Core Module is online in English and Spanish.
Prerequisites for DAN Instructor Qualification Course:
- DAN Member
- Active scuba diving educator*
- Current CPR Instructor if not completing this from DAN
- Documentation of First Aid training
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
- Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
- First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
- Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for Scuba Diving
* Note about the scuba diving educator requirement: Any scuba diving instructor or assistant instructor with a recognized scuba training organization can attend the IQC. A divemaster/divecon who takes the Basic First Aid and Life support module will qualify.