Course Overview:  This course will train successful candidates in the basic skills necessary for participation in limited open water public safety diving operations. The ERDI Level I diver will be able to operate as a team member and support person within a dive team unit. This course is tailored to rescue / recovery oriented personnel but is open to non-emergency service personnel as well.


Course Topics:  This course is comprised of three parts; classroom, confined water skills and evolutions, and open water skills, evolutions, and realistic scenarios. Topics discussed are:

         – Recreational vs. Emergency Response Diving

         – Specialized Equipment / Gear Configuration

         – Problem Solving

         – Tender Skills

         – Responding to the Call

         – Search Patterns

         – Crime Scene Recognition

         – Environmental / HAZMAT

         – Black Water Diving

         – Rapid Deployment

         – Out of Air Contingencies

         – Introduction to Full Face Mask w/ Communications

         – N.F.P.A. 1670 & 1006 Standards Compliance

 

Course Schedule:  Courses are provided on a year round basis. The only prohibiting environmental factor is ice.  Please email or call for a current schedule or to set up training for your PSD unit.

 

Course Prerequisites:  18 years of age, open water certified, CPR and CPR OX certified, and must complete EDRI liability and medical release waivers.

 

Course Length:  Class duration is three (3) full, 8-hour days. The first day is devoted to classroom and confined water training. Days two and three are dedicated to open water evolutions.

 

Course Fees:  Please contact instructor for current course pricing. Fees include training manual, course handouts, and certification fees. Class size is limited to 12 divers, 6 divers minimum. Smaller group please call for pricing. Tenders incur no charge.