Critical Skills Diver
OBJECTIVE
Critical Skills Diver training prepares Public Safety Divers (PSDs) to use repetition in training as a means to improve in water confidence and competence. PSDs are introduced to the concepts of muscle memory, stress survival responses, and crisis rehearsal for self-rescue. 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 develop the ability to prevent and / or survive a diving emergency.
PREREQUISITES
- Member of a Public Safety Agency
- At least 18 years old
- RSTC Medical Statement
- Current First Aid, EMT or Paramedic certification
- Current CPR certification
BRING TO CLASS
- US Coast Guard approved PFD with knife and whistle
- Adequate clothing and protection from the environment
- Pen and paper for note- taking and sketching.
Diving students must provide their own equipment: Wetsuit or dry suit, scuba regulator: recently serviced + environmentally protected with alternate air source (i.e.: octopus), timing device, depth + submersible pressure gauge, BC with oral/power inflator, 4 tanks with current Hydro + VIP, mask, snorkel, fins, weight belt + 2 cutting tools (knife, wire cutters, or trauma shears).
