DAN Diving Operations Safety Training
Mitigate risks for a safer dive operation
The Diving Operations Safety Training was created by Divers Alert Network (DAN) and is built on decades of research, knowledge, and first-hand experience. It is for dive operations (dive shops, resorts, dive teams, aquariums, zoos, etc.) and dive professionals who want to elevate their dive safety knowledge and build a culture of safety in their operations. It teaches operators and professionals how to identify and assist in mitigating technical and operational risks across the range of dive-related activities.
What does the training include?
This is a 40-hour course covering 23 important topics. It includes virtual and on-site training. The course can be conducted at your dive operation, or at a Diventures location as part of our scheduled courses.
Training topics include basic fire awareness, oxygen cleaning, Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA), recompression chambers, emergency action plans, right of refusal, sustainable business practices, ecological aspects, and much more.
The training will equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to:
- Implement and oversee safety protocols for diving operations
- Conduct hazard identifications and risk assessments quantitatively
- Provide guidance and support to divers and dive teams
- Ensure compliance with industry regulations and best practices
After completing this training, students may seek out opportunities to be appointed as a Safety Officer or Safety Coordinator for a recreational diving operation or business.
Where is the course available?
You can choose to take the course at your location or travel to Diventures!
Our pricing for courses we travel to is based on North American or Caribbean destinations. We charge a flat fee of $4,500 for up to 8 participants. Please inquire for pricing in other markets.
If you are willing to travel to one of our Diventures locations for a scheduled course, the cost is $1,000 per participant, plus your travel expenses. View upcoming Diving Operations Safety Training.
Build a safer industry
The Diving Operation Safety Training offers comprehensive online training and hands-on practical exercises and real-world scenario simulations to make you, your operation, and our industry safer.
Get expert instruction from a seasoned professional in the diving industry. Enroll in a class using the link below. You can choose a “holder” class without a date and we’ll follow up to coordinate training at a date and location that works for you.
Who teaches the course?
Claude Smith, an SSI Instructor Certifier and Platinum Pro 5000 Instructor, leads the Diving Operations Safety Training for Diventures. Smith’s extensive industry experience spans decades in varied dive operations, including retail facilities, charter boat operations, and international travel destinations, as well as leading hundreds of bus trips to the Florida Keys with Diventures. Smith is also a DAN Instructor Trainer and PSI-PCI Instructor.
Interested in Learning More?
You can also reach us directly at [email protected].
Created by DAN and “Powered by Diventures”
Diventures and DAN created a professional training partnership to bring this training to dive operators and professionals worldwide. “By collaborating with Diventures, we will be able to reach more dive operators,” says Francois Burman, Vice President of Safety Services at DAN and original creator of the course. “DAN’s vision is to make every dive accident- and injury-free. Diventures’ commitment to safety and their broad footprint will help make this vision a reality.”
“At Diventures, safety is our number one priority. Our dive professionals, trip leaders, and store operators have always found enormous value in DAN’s courses, and we know they make our industry safer,” says Dean Hollis, founder of Diventures. “We’re thrilled to deploy our talented team and resources to expand the availability of DAN training.”
