Dive Rescue International and the Warwick Police Department have teamed up to present 2 advanced dive classes this fall in Warwick, RI: Critical Skills Diver from September 30-October 1 and Boat Based Operations October 2-4.
CRITICAL SKILLS DIVER
Critical Skills Diver training prepares Public Safety Divers (PSDs) to appreciate repetitive skills training as a means to improve in-water comfort and competence. This course is focused on diver self-rescue. PSDs gain muscle memory, stress survival responses, and achieve resistance against many stressors faced while diving. Proper response to key underwater emergencies are examined and practiced. Student skill level evolves through repetition of familiar and unfamiliar challenges. Simply, this course introduces the knowledge and skills that help PSDs to develop the ability to prevent and/or survive a diving emergency.
Key training topics and the associated objectives include:
- DIVER LIMITS
- STRESS
- PANIC
- STRESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
- CRISIS REHEARSAL
BE SURE TO BRING
Participants are encouraged to use ‘mission ready’ dive rescue gear appropriate to their team or AHJ including: Exposure Protection, Full Face Mask, Buoyancy Control Device, Regulator, Depth Gauge, SPG, Alternate Air Source, Compass, 2 Cutting tools, Weight System, and Fins.
Each student must have access to one full scuba cylinder per pool session.
BOAT BASED OPERATIONS
This customized program is designed to introduce public safety personnel to the skills required to safely deploy department watercraft in the support of divers. We customize this program to ensure students acquire knowledge of the specific watercraft and equipment used by your department during operations.
PREREQUISITES – all students must be a member of a public safety agency and at least 18 years of age. Students must also read and complete a RSTC medical statement prior to attending class. Any diver answering yes to any contraindication must have the form signed by a physician. All diving personnel must provide proof of Dive Rescue I certification.
This program is designed for personnel who are physically fit. Participants are encouraged to participate after successfully completing the IADRS Watermanship Test or testing to a fitness level of 13 MET (Metabolic Equivalents) or greater. Participants with aerobic fitness questions or concerns should consult their physician prior to in-water training. Participants who have poor aerobic fitness may attend this program as surface support personnel with the approval of the instructor.
Topics
- Overview of Common Watercraft for Public Safety Diving
- Watercraft maintenance and basic operations
- Accessory Equipment
- Principles of Anchoring and Launching
- Diver Deployment and Recovery
- Victim Recovery
- Incident command for Boat Based Diving and Search Operations