DAN Diver Safety Programs in Hawaii

Diving Emergency Specialist on Oahu

Continuing education is an important way for divers to hone their diving skills and improve as divers. Ocean Concepts and Divers Alert Network understand the importance of being an active and involved diver who takes the time to learn about not just new dive techniques, but techniques to care for yourself and others injured in a dive accident.

The Most Comprehensive

Rescue Diver Course

on Oahu

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PADI Rescue Diver

Emergency First Response

DAN Oxygen Provider

DAN Advanced Oxygen Provider

DAN Hazardous Marine Life Injuries

DAN AED for Scuba Divers

All six courses combined including books $

To recognize this commitment to dive safety, DAN has created a recognition program called Diving Emergency Specialist. The DES designation is a way to commend divers who seek the training they need to be prepared buddies and safer divers.

To earn this recognition, divers must hold current certifications in:

Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries (or equivalent)
Plus three of the following:

Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries (or equivalent)
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries (or equivalent)
AEDs for Scuba Diving (or equivalent)
On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers (or equivalent)
Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen (REMO2™)

If you have taken a Diving Emergency Management Provider class, it must have included Advanced O2 and that must be reflected on your certification card.

You must also hold:

A rescue-level certification or higher with your training agency; and
current CPR and first aid certifications. This program is open to any diver.

To receive this recognition, submit your application (PDF: 51 KB) directly to DAN Training with photocopies of all the required certifications and the $20 application fee.

DES recognition includes a:

plastic Diving Emergency Specialist certification card;
DES certificate; and
DES shoulder patch.

As a DES recognized diver, you will also receive invitations to preview future DAN Online Seminars before they are released to public at no charge.

Diving Emergency Management Provider Program

It is rare when a dive emergency is a single event. More often than not, separate small problems compound to create a larger problem.

Divers and dive professionals interested in understanding first aid care for dive emergencies can now take the Diving Emergency Management Provider course on Oahu from Ocean Concepts. This single program integrates the knowledge and skills from several DAN Training Programs into a single eight-hour day.

The Diving Emergency Management Provider course includes:

Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for Scuba Diving
DAN Advanced Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries

After reviewing the skills and knowledge development portions of this program, you will then participate in an integrated scenario where you’ll have the opportunity to bring together all of the skills learned in each of the segments into a single scenario