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Diver Dan's is looking forward to helping you
become better prepared to respond to a diving emergency while diving. If you
have any questions, or would like to sign up
contact us today.
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Who is Diver's Alert Network?
Divers Alert Network (DAN) is a non-profit medical and research
organization dedicated to the safety and health of recreational scuba divers
and is
located at Duke University Medical Center. DAN is supported by
individual
divers and
by every
diver association
around the world.
Founded in 1980, DAN has served as a lifeline for the scuba industry by
operating diving's only 24-hour emergency hotline, a lifesaving service for
injured divers. Additionally, DAN operates a diving medical information line,
conducts vital diving medical research, and develops and provides a number of
educational programs for everyone from beginning divers to medical
professionals.
What is
the Diving Emergency
Specialist
(DES)
Program?
Continuing
education
is an
important
way for
divers
to
continue
to hone
their
diving
skills
and
improve
as
divers.
Divers
Alert
Network
understands
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.
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 have
sought
out the
training
they
need to
be
prepared
buddies
and
safer
divers.
What are the
Prerequisites?
To earn this
recognition,
divers must
hold current
certifications
in:
Plus
three of the
following:
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 have
achieved the
following
certifications:
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How much is it going to cost me?
To receive
this
recognition,
submit your
application
directly to
DAN Training
with
photocopies
of all the
required
certifications
and the $20
application
fee:DAN DES
recognition
includes:
-
A
plastic
Diving
Emergency
Specialist
certification
card
-
A
DES
certificate;
and
-
A
DES
shoulder
patch
As a DAN
DES
Diver
you will
also
receive:
-
Invitations
to
preview
future
DAN
Online
Seminars
before
they are
released
to
public
at no
charge;
and
-
A coupon
good for
10% off
oxygen
units or
accessories
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How do I get
the
Application
?
Click here to download the Diving Emergency Specialist (DES) Application
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Where can I go from here?
Continue your training with
PADI’s
Divemaster program, your next step in better preparing
yourself for the unexpected. |
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