Course Overview:  The Emergency Response Diving, PSD, Level II course is designed to enable the student to develop detailed knowledge and advanced skills in public safety diving. It also serves as a base to develop experience and acts as a prerequisite for Level II Ops Component Courses as well as supervisory positions within the dive 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:

         – Victim’s Death – Accidental vs. Intentional

         – Complete Diver Encapsulation

         – Full Face Mask

         – Communications – Wireless and Hardwire

         – Underwater Lifting Techniques

         – Evidence Preservation

         – Underwater Vehicle Crash Analysis

         – Report Writing

         – Scene Mapping

 

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, ERDI – PSD Level I certified or equivalent*, 10 or more logged PSD dives, 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 dedicated to classroom and confined water training. Days two and three are 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.

 

* Public Safety Diver training from a recognized training agency – PADI, NAUI, Dive Rescue International, LGS, etc.