Rapid Intervention Techniques Trainer

OBJECTIVE

Successful completion of the Rapid Intervention Techniques Trainer program provides the skills required to improve divers’ ability to assess and respond to a PSD in distress – whether submerged or at the surface – and from a vessel or the shore. Instructors will work with RIT specific equipment such as contingency air cylinders and rapid diver systems during in-class scenarios.

PREREQUISITES

• Member of a Public Safety Agency
• At least 21 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).