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Press Center About DAN About SMP |
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DAN Student Membership is the cornerstone of "DAN Is My Buddy," as it is a program that offers entry-level divers in the DAN Americas region limited insurance coverage for the duration of their entry-level training. It provides up to $20,000 of recompression treatment insurance at no cost to the diver or the instructors who teach them. The program is about protecting new divers and providing peace of mind to students and instructors alike. By using the Student Membership Program, students take an important first step in integrating dive safety into their diving practices. It also allows DAN to introduce the new divers to Divers Alert Network and the multitude of resources DAN provides to all divers, such as the 24-Hour Diving Emergency Hotline, the Diving Medical Information Line, the information provided by Alert Diver and other DAN publications, the training and education programs, the benefits of full membership and, of course, the knowledge gained from DAN’s numerous research studies. The Student Membership Program is open to any entry-level diver and any certified instructor teaching in the DAN Americas region. Students under the age of 18 need consent from a parent or guardian to enroll. Instructors do not have to be DAN Instructors, although they will need to register with DAN in order to use the online enrollment option. The program is free to entry-level students and certified instructors. There is no cost to use the program, and neither students nor instructors who use the program are under any obligation to join DAN as a full member. Student Membership is valid as soon as a registration and a current Student Member ID Number is issued. Coverage commences on the date the Student Member ID Number is assigned and lasts through the end of the final dive needed for certification, or six months, whichever comes sooner. Students can be enrolled three ways:
DAN's primary purpose is to protect, educate and assist all divers. Our vision is to keep every dive accident- and injury-free, and by introducing all new divers into the DAN community through Student Membership, we are better able to educate and inform them how they may achieve that goal. We protect instructors by providing a program that allows them to provide protection to their students and increase their own risk management levels. The Student Membership Program benefits students, instructors and businesses alike. It is the cornerstone of "DAN Is My Buddy," because DAN is truly a buddy to all. |
