Public Safety Diving Association

& Water Rescue Inc.

Training Announcement:

Public Safety Diving Academy: Level 2 – Boat Based Search Operations

Overview:
The Public Safety Diver Academy - Level 2 specialty course is designed to teach the public safety diver how to conduct a search operation using a boat as your diving platform. Through the use of a buoy grid system you will be able to clear an area as large 25,000 to 35,000 feet in a short time. You will also become familiar with how to proper anchor your boat platform using a three point anchor system commonly called, “Hurricane anchoring.” This course is intended to serve as a safe and supervised introduction into boat based operations.

Course Hours:

This Level 2 course is presented over three days and combines classroom and open water exercises.

Prerequisites:

In order to qualify to take this program you must be 18 years old and Open Water SCUBA certification from a nationally recognized SCUBA diving training agency. You must have completed a PSDA Level 1 course within the last year.

Requirements:

Four successful, 20-25 minute logged dives per diver.

Course Fee:

Diver: $350.00     Tender: $175.00

Our course includes classroom and open water instruction, PS Diver Workbook and logbook for each student along with your certification fees.

After successful completion, you will be awarded the rating PSDA Level 2 Boat Based Search Operations certification.

Public Safety Diving Association

& Water Rescue Inc.

Training Announcement:

Public Safety Diving Academy: Level 2 – PSD Dry Suit Diving

Overview:
The Public Safety Diver Academy - Level 2 specialty course is designed to teach the public safety diver how to protect themselves from both the cold and any of the contaminates which can be found in water, while using a dry suit. Dry suit diving addresses the proper precautions needed when diving in these potentially hazards conditions. Without proper protection from your potentially hazardous diving environment, your PSD operation may come to an end. The goal of our course is to teach both the diver and tender, the proper procedures for divers to dive while using dry suits during a public safety operation. In your course, you will learn safe procedures to dive and maintain a dry suit; how to put on and take off a dry suit during a PSD operation, proper weighting; how to dive in your suit, which is inflated completely, along with how to correct it; rescue procedures when you are upside down; dry suit flooding emergency procedures, and much more. Our course is intended to serve as a safe, supervised introduction to public safety dry suit diving.

Course Hours:

This Level 2 course is presented over two days and combines classroom, confined water and open water exercises.

Prerequisites:

In order to qualify to take this program you must be 18 years old and Open Water SCUBA certification from a nationally recognized SCUBA diving training agency. You must have completed a PSDA Level 1 course within the last year.

Requirements:

Two successful, 20-25 minute logged dives per diver.

Course Fee:

Diver: $250.00

Our course includes classroom, confined water and open water instruction, PS Diver Workbook and logbook for each student along with your certification fees.

After successful completion, you will be awarded the rating PSDA Level 2 Dry Suit Diver certification.

Public Safety Diving Association

& Water Rescue Inc.

Training Announcement:

Public Safety Diving Academy: Level 2 – PSD Full Face Mask Diving

Overview:
The Public Safety Diver Academy - Level 2 specialty course is designed to teach the public safety diver the proper procedures needed to complete a public safety dive using a full face mask. We specialized in using the AGA mask, but also have several others for your divers to try during the course. Many departments combine this course with our Underwater Communications course.

Course Hours:

This Level 2 course is presented over two days and combines classroom, confined water and open water exercises.

Prerequisites:

In order to qualify to take this program you must be 18 years old and Open Water SCUBA certification from a nationally recognized SCUBA diving training agency. You must have completed a PSDA Level 1 course within the last year.

Requirements:

Two successful, 20-25 minute logged dives per diver.

Course Fee:

Diver: $250.00

Our course includes classroom, confined water and open water instruction, PS Diver Workbook and logbook for each student along with your certification fees.

After successful completion, you will be awarded the rating PSDA Level 2 Full Face Mask Diver certification.

Public Safety Diving Association

& Water Rescue Inc.

Training Announcement:

Public Safety Diving Academy: Level 2 – PSD Underwater Communications

Overview:
The Public Safety Diver Academy - Level 2 specialty course is designed to teach the public safety diver the proper procedures, skills and knowledge to communicate underwater using different techniques, lights, lines, hands, touch, and slates. This will standardize the signals being used by public safety divers to communicate underwater, minimizing confusion and misunderstanding. When using hardwire communication equipment, you will also learn the proper voice techniques for diver to diver and diver to surface communications.

Course Hours:

This Level 2 course is presented over two days and combines classroom, confined water and open water exercises.

Prerequisites:

In order to qualify to take this program you must be 18 years old and Open Water SCUBA certification from a nationally recognized SCUBA diving training agency. You must have completed a PSDA Level 1 course within the last year.

Requirements:

Two successful, 20-25 minute logged dives per diver.

Course Fee:

Diver: $250.00

Our course includes classroom, confined water and open water instruction, PS Diver Workbook and logbook for each student along with your certification fees.

After successful completion, you will be awarded the rating PSDA Level 2 Underwater Communications certification.

Public Safety Diving Association

& Water Rescue Inc.

Training Announcement:

Public Safety Diving Academy: Level 2 – PSD Equipment Repair Specialist

Overview:
The Public Safety Diver Academy - Level 2 specialty course is designed to familiarize the public safety diver the with the operation and maintenance of your PSD equipment. This is not a manufacturer equipment repair course. However, we have combined our course with various manufacturers so you can learn how to repair and overhaul your PSD equipment.

Course Hours:

This Level 2 course is presented over one day and is conducted in a classroom only.

Prerequisites:

In order to qualify to take this program you must be 18 years old and Open Water SCUBA certification from a nationally recognized SCUBA diving training agency. You must have completed a PSDA Level 1 course within the last year.

Requirements:

Attend the presentation and complete the exercises presented during the course.

Course Fee:

Diver or Tender: $200.00

Our course includes classroom instruction, PSD Equipment Workbook for each student along with your certification fees.

After successful completion, you will be awarded the rating PSDA Level 2 Equipment Repair Specialist certification.