DAN Instructor

Why become a DAN Instructor?

Prepare divers to prevent and manage dive incidents. Expand your course offerings so you can teach year-round and earn additional income. Enhance your teaching portfolio with additional credentials. Become a leader in dive safety, and help save lives.

Developed by Dive Medicine Physicians and Scuba Diving Educators

About DAN

DAN helps divers in need of medical emergency assistance and promotes dive safety through research, education, products and services.

DAN exists to provide expert medical information for the benefit of the diving public. DAN's historical and primary function is to provide timely information and assistance for underwater diving injuries, to work to prevent injuries and to promote dive safety.

DAN also promotes and supports underwater dive research and education, particularly as it relates to the improvement of dive safety, medical treatment and first aid.

Finally, DAN strives to provide the most accurate, up-to-date and unbiased information on issues of common concern to the diving public, primarily — but not exclusively — for dive safety.

How to become a DAN Instructor

The DAN Instructor Qualification Course (IQC) is the pathway to becoming a DAN Instructor. Active diving professionals who are DAN Members are eligible to enroll in this program. A CPR instruction credential is also required but can be obtained as part of the IQC.

Most instructor candidates begin with the Diving First Aid for the Professional, which instructs candidates how to teach the four component courses.

Step 1
Be a DAN member.

Step 2 
Be a current status scuba diving leader with your training agency. (dive master, dive controller, dive instructor)

Step 3
Participate in an Instructor Qualification Course (IQC) with a DAN Instructor Trainer.

Step 4
Start teaching when you receive confirmation from DAN.