Course Overview:  The purpose of the Emergency Response Diving Supervisor course is to qualify the experienced emergency response diver as a leader and supervisor of the public safety dive unit. It also serves as a base to develop leadership skills and qualities and acts as a prerequisite to ERDI Instructor Training. 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:

         – ERDI Standards and Policies

         – Risk vs. Benefit Analysis

         – OSHA Regulations

         – NFPA 1006, 1561, & 1670 Guidelines

         – Supervising and Controlling Divers

         – Interagency Operability

         – Interview Techniques

         – Interaction with Victimπs Family

         – Media Relations

         – Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

 

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 II certified or equivalent*, 50 or more logged PSD dives, CPR and CPR OX certified, medical examination, and must complete EDRI liability and medical release waivers.

 

Course Length:  Class duration is four (4) full, 8-hour days. The first two days are dedicated to classroom and confined water training. Days three and four are open water evolutions and scenarios.

 

Course Fees:  Please contact instructor for current course pricing.  Fees include training manual, course handouts, and certification fees. Class size is limited to 6 divers. Call for smaller group pricing.

 

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