Continuing Education for Dive Professionals - Course 2: Boat Diving (2025)

DAN’s vision is for every dive to be accident- and injury-free. To this end, we champion safety, advocate for best practices, and empower divers to make smart decisions on every adventure. We support the diving community through emergency response training, safety education, and engagement with the world’s leading experts. This series of courses is designed to provide continuing education to dive professionals, highlighting ways to enhance safety and reduce risk. Course 2 focuses on boat diving. Learn what you can do to promote safety awareness on boats. 2025

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Prepared Diver is an informative and engaging video-based program for students and new divers that details proper diving behaviors and safe diving procedures. A complement to the entry-level certification, this course offers insight into the science behind fundamental diving skills and highlights best practices vital to making good diving decisions.


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The first step in being prepared to handle a diving emergency is education. DAN courses teach you the first aid steps to care for an injured diver and interact with medical professionals.


Course Curriculum


  DIVERS ALERT NETWORK: WELCOME!
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  INTRODUCTION TO BOAT DIVING
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  DIVE BOAT HAZARDS
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  PRE-TRIP CONSIDERATIONS
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  LIVEABOARDS
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  LEGAL
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  CONCLUSION AND KNOWLEDGE REVIEW
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  CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR DIVE PROFESSIONALS
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Frequently Asked Questions


What does the Prepared Diver course entail?
Prepared Diver is an informative and engaging video-based program for students and new divers that details proper diving behaviors and safe diving procedures. A complement to the entry-level certification, this course offers insight into the science behind fundamental diving skills and highlights best practices vital to making good diving decisions.
Who can enrol in the Prepared Diver course?
It’s the perfect complement to your entry-level certification, offering insight into the science behind fundamental diving skills and highlighting the best practices vital to making good diving decisions. At the end of the day any diver can enrol in the course!
What topics are cover in the Prepared Diver course?
(1) Knowing Your Limits (2) Gas Management (3) Avoiding Ear Injuries (4) Proper Buoyancy Control (5) Ascent Rates (6) Taking Personal Responsibility (7) Cultivating a Culture of Safety

This course is closed for enrollment.