A new academic programme is being offered in Europe, allowing students to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Diving Safety Management. The three-year programme is the first of its kind and will give participants a comprehensive understanding of key aspects of the diving industry, particularly in respect of medical, operational and preventive safety measures.
In a press conference held at the Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) campus in Qala, Gozo, in July 2021, Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection and Minister for Gozo inaugurated premises within the same campus which will be used for the International School of Diving Safety and Medicine (ISDSM).
Students will obtain a valuable qualification that will allow them to prove their competency in a wide range of important subject areas, and the coursework includes sessions on international placement to help successful graduates seek employment.
The syllabus includes a range of recreational diver training courses and all of these will be exclusively PADI courses. Students will complete the programme as PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors and as Tec 50 divers, so that they will be ready to take on a range of roles in the diving industry.
The Bachelor of Science in Diving Safety Management is offered from the Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) campus on Gozo, well-known as a diving destination and one of the Maltese Islands in the Mediterranean. The programme is being conducted in collaboration with DAN Europe and is pegged at level 6. It is offered through the International School of Diving Safety and Medicine, a school first launched in 2017 and formed specifically by DAN Europe and ITS.
For more information, visit: http://info.daneurope.org/ISDSM/
An Overview of the Main Topics
First Year
- DAN – Oxygen Provider Course
- DAN – PBLSD Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Course
- DAN – First Aid – First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries Course
- DAN – Check the hydration after the dive – Elective Program
- DAN – Basic research operator (BRO) – Elective Program
- DAN – Dive Medicine for Divers – Level 1 – Elective Program
- Open Water Diver Course
- Advanced Open Water Diver Course
- Rescue Diver Course
- Enriched Air Diver
- Deep Diver Course
- Basic Freediver
- Scientific Diver (Research Diver) – Elective Program
- Biomedical Signals and Sensors
- DAN – The Role of the Dive Safety Officer (DSO) – Level 1
Second Year
- DAN – Advanced Oxygen Provider Course
- DAN – Medical Oxygen Rebreather Course
- DAN – On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers Course
- DAN – Manage the emergency plan for divers lost at sea: prevention and survival – Elective Program
- DAN – Recognize Ear and paranasal sinuses barotrauma: prevention and safety – Elective Program
- DAN – Fire and Emergency Management – Elective Program
- DAN – Dive Medicine for Divers – Level 2
- DAN – Advanced research operator (ARO)
- Wireless Sensor Network and Communication Systems
- DAN – The Role of the Dive Safety Officer – Level 2
- Divemaster Course
- Tec 40 Course
- Tec 45 Course
- Tec 50 Course
- Freediver
- Equipment Specialist Lab 2 – Elective Program
- Gas Blender Course
- Method
- International Placement
Third Year
- DAN – BLS – Basic Life Support Instructor Course
- DAN – Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Instructor Course
- DAN – First Aid Instructor Course
- DAN – Oxygen First Aid Instructor Course
- DAN – Advanced Oxygen Instructor Course
- DAN – On Site Neurological Assessment for Divers Instructor Course
- DAN – First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life Injuries Instructor Course
- DAN – RCAPP – Recompression Chamber Assistance & Partnership Program – Attendant – Elective Program
- DAN – Scuba Air Quality – Elective Program
- DAN – Prevent propeller injuries – Elective Program
- DAN – Dive Medicine for Divers – Level 3
- DAN – The Role of the Dive Safety Officer (DSO) – Level 3
- Instructor Development Course
- Tec 65 Course – Elective Program
- Rebreather Diver Course – Elective Program
- Equipment Specialist Lab 3 – Elective Program
- Sensor network for underwater and surface monitoring
- Dissertation
