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dan diving first aid course

Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) created the Diving First Aid (DFA) course to equip recreational divers, those who dive as part of their job, or work around divers, with essential emergency skills. As the most comprehensive first aid training in the dive industry, the DFA course is also open to nondivers, encouraging everyone to be better prepared to handle emergencies. DFA complies with the 2025 consensus guidelines from the International Liaison Council on Resuscitation (ILCOR) as issued by its member organizations including:

    • the American Heart Association (AHA)
    • the European Council on Resuscitation (ERC)
    • the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
      • including the course requirements for CPR-C in Canada
    • Australia New Zealand Council on Resuscitation (ANZCOR)
    • the Resuscitation Council of South Africa
    • the InterAmerican Heart Foundation and
    • the Resuscitation Council of Asia.

The course includes the contents of DAN’s Basic Life Support, Emergency Oxygen for Scuba Diving Injuries, plus chapters on First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries and Neurological Assessments.
(revised 202

There are no prerequisites, including scuba certification, for participation in the DFA course.

Anyone who provides surface support for divers and/or serves as first responders to divers and others in and around water will benefit from this course. Familiarity with diving equipment and diving terminology will make understanding the material easier, but interested and informed nondivers should be able to master the material. There is no minimum age requirement to participate in this course. Some countries, states, and local municipalities may have minimum age stipulations for the use of emergency oxygen.