Private Diving First Aid · December 30, 2025

$400.00

Professional divers have unique responsibilities and a duty to respond to unique situations; their first aid training should not be any less unique. The joint DAN & NAUI Diving First Aid for Professional Divers course is designed for all divers, including commercial, professional, aquarium, and scientific divers, and it provides knowledge and first aid skills specifically for these work environments.

DFA Pro includes all elements of the Basic Life Saving and Emergency Oxygen Provider courses and includes material on neurological assessment and first aid for hazardous marine life injuries. In the neurological assessment portion of the DFA Pro course, you will learn how to properly manage injuries with neurological implications. You will learn to recognize these injuries and properly perform a neurological assessment. You’ll also learn what information to collect and relay to emergency medical services. Recognizing symptoms and responding quickly can shorten recovery times and improve long-term outcomes. In the hazardous marine life injuries segment, you will gain the knowledge you need to identify specific types of marine life injuries and the first aid skills to treat them.

DFA Pro is the most comprehensive first aid course in the dive industry. While geared toward dive instructors and divemasters, anyone, even non-divers, will learn an indispensable set of first aid and risk-mitigation skills.

The DFA Pro Course is a two-day course with an eLearning component to be completed before the in-person session. There are no prerequisites for this course and meets the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) standards for CPR.

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Where & When confirmed with student

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Instructor: Katie M.

Professional divers have unique responsibilities and a duty to respond to unique situations; their first aid training should not be any less unique. The joint DAN & NAUI Diving First Aid for Professional Divers course is designed for all divers, including commercial, professional, aquarium, and scientific divers, and it provides knowledge and first aid skills specifically for these work environments.

DFA Pro includes all elements of the Basic Life Saving and Emergency Oxygen Provider courses and includes material on neurological assessment and first aid for hazardous marine life injuries. In the neurological assessment portion of the DFA Pro course, you will learn how to properly manage injuries with neurological implications. You will learn to recognize these injuries and properly perform a neurological assessment. You’ll also learn what information to collect and relay to emergency medical services. Recognizing symptoms and responding quickly can shorten recovery times and improve long-term outcomes. In the hazardous marine life injuries segment, you will gain the knowledge you need to identify specific types of marine life injuries and the first aid skills to treat them.

DFA Pro is the most comprehensive first aid course in the dive industry. While geared toward dive instructors and divemasters, anyone, even non-divers, will learn an indispensable set of first aid and risk-mitigation skills.

The DFA Pro Course is a two-day course with an eLearning component to be completed before the in-person session. There are no prerequisites for this course and meets the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) standards for CPR.

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Where & When confirmed with student

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Instructor: Katie M.

What does the course cost include?

  • eLearning

  • Informational Slates

  • Gloves

  • Oronasal Resuscitation Mask

  • Physical Certification Card

What do I need to bring?

Just yourself!

Refund policy

CUES does not offer refunds for any student that withdraws from a course less than seven (7) days from the scheduled start date. Credit for use in future courses will be given for any unused goods and/or services if the student withdraws less than seven (7) days from the scheduled course start date. There will be no refunds or credit given at any time for goods and/or services rendered, including (but not limited to) activated eLearning codes, class sessions that have already been attended, etc.

For a full FAQ regarding courses, please visit divecues.org/training or reach out to training@divecues.org with additional questions.