Safety Through Education
At DAN, our vision is to make every dive accident- and injury-free. Our new series of online courses is designed to provide dive professionals and businesses with knowledge that can improve safety and reduce risk. DAN members are eligible for an additional 5% discount on their liability insurance premium after completing the e-learning.
Course Overview
Most dive accidents don’t just happen — they follow a predictable pattern that culminates in a terminal event. In this course you’ll learn about preventing incidents and limiting losses. We’ll discuss the Top 10 highest risk activities in diving, best practices for mitigating risk, and so much more.
- Introduction
- Risk Management
- Risk Tolerance
- The Pathology of a Diving Accident
- Legal Issues for Dive Professionals
- Negligence
- Duty of Care
- Breach of Duty
- Proximate Cause
- Damages
- Negligence Scenarios
- Mitigating Risk
- Highest Risk for Liability Consequences
- Best Practices
- Exam
How To Get Started
Step 1: Log in to your DAN account.
Step 2: Click the “DAN E-Learning” link in the sidebar.
Step 3: In the DAN E-Learning platform, go to the “Available” tab.
Step 4: Click “Continuing Education for Dive Professionals – Course 1: Liability” to begin.
Discounted Liability Insurance Premiums
DAN is offering discounted premiums on individual professional liability and group professional liability insurance to all DAN members who complete the e-learning.
Beginning on May 1, 2024, any DAN member who has completed the course will receive a discount of approximately 5% on their annual liability policy. This is in addition to the 5% discount that DAN members already receive. If you are on a group professional liability policy, completing the e-learning may count toward a discount on the group professional liability premium.
To qualify for the discount, the e-learning course must be completed before you renew your professional liability insurance policy. Refunds will not be issued to professionals who renew their policy and then take the course.
Meet Tec Clark, Your Course Instructor
DAN has partnered with Tec Clark to provide this continuing education training for dive professionals and businesses. Tec has held elite positions in the dive industry including managing director of the University of Florida’s Academic Diving Program and national director of the YMCA Scuba Program. He holds over 40 professional certifications with over 15 dive training agencies.
He has also been a police officer, dive rescue team member, and forensic dive accident investigator. He has appeared as a diving expert on A&E, The Learning Channel, and Outdoor Life Network. Clark was captain of the U.S. freediving team and founder of Reef Ministries. He is the associate director for scuba diving at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
He helps dive professionals be dynamic leaders underwater, in the classroom, in their businesses, and in life at ScubaGuru.com.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I find the training?
When you log in to DAN E-Learning, check your Available tab for Continuing Education for Dive Professionals – Course 1: Liability. If you don’t see it there, let us know by emailing us at oxygen@dan.org so we can add it to your account.
Who do I talk to if I have feedback, questions, or ideas about the content of the training.
DAN welcomes your feedback about the course — it will help us to make the training better. Please email us at oxygen@dan.org with your comments or questions.
My e-learning is under a different email. Can you make them match?
Yes. This is important so the system matches your training with your policy and gives you the discount. Email us at oxygen@dan.org and let us know the two emails and which one you want to keep active, and we will match them up.
How do I get help with my account?
Please email us at oxygen@dan.org so we can help you out.
Is this training available in other languages?
No, we do not have translations prepared at this time.
When will the next training course come out?
DAN plans to produce about four courses every year, so stay tuned for future course announcements.
Can our staff review the course at our team meeting?
Certainly! However, in order to get the discount, each staff member on your policy will need to go to the e-learning individually and complete the quiz at the end so our system can register completion.
How much does the course cost?
The course is free and already available to all dive professionals listed in our database. If you cannot find it when you log in to DAN E-Learning, contact us at oxygen@dan.org so we can give you access. To take advantage of the e-learning discount, you must be a DAN Member.
How long will the course take to complete?
Continuing Education for Dive Professionals – Course 1: Liability will take approximately one hour to complete.
Do my staff members have to be DAN members?
For individual professional liability policies, the individual must be a DAN member to get the discount. For group professional liability policies, everyone who will be covered by the policy must be a DAN member to get the discount.
What about staff members I hire later in the year?
New staff members can be added anytime. If you chose the e-learning discount price, new staff will need to be DAN members and must complete the e-learning course before they can be added to the group policy.
How much is the discount?
Beginning on May 1, any DAN member who has completed the e-learning will be able to claim a discount of approximately 5% on their annual liability policy. This is in addition to the 5% discount that DAN members already receive. If you are on a group professional liability policy, your completion of the e-learning may count toward a discount on the group professional liability premium.
Can I take the course after I renew and still receive the discount?
To qualify for the discount, the e-learning course must be completed before you renew your professional liability insurance policy. Refunds will not be given to professionals who renew their policy and then take the course.
Can I get the discount if I live outside the US?
The e-learning discount is available to people who are insured by both DAN RRG and DAN World Insurance Group.
Liability Customer Service
DAN RRG’s Liability Insurance team is ready to help you protect you or your business.
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. ET
+1-919-684-2948
Fax: +1-919-490-2935
Email: LiabilityInsurance@DAN.org
Incidents And Claims
Collect all relevant information and send it to DAN RRG. If the incident involves a fatality or serious bodily injury, contact us immediately.
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. ET
+1-919-684-2948
Email: LiabilityClaims@DAN.org
Liability Insurance Resources
Subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of DAN Risk Retention Group Policy IPL111 (April 1, 2024), GL110 (June 22, 2023) and GPL111 (April 1, 2024). Coverage may vary and may not be available in all states, countries, or territories. Financing subject to loan approval. RRG-04012024-SPO
DAN World Insurance Group SP is a wholly owned subsidiary of Divers Alert Network, with offices at c/o Artex Risk Group, 3rd Floor, Willow House, Cricket Square, 171 Elgin Ave., P O Box 10233, Grand Cayman KY1-1002 Cayman Islands.
