OBJECTIVE
After completing this program, the Public Safety Diver (PSD) will have established the baseline skills, knowledge, and abilities to recognize and respond to PSDs in distress on the surface and also sub-surface. This training course focuses on interventions made by safety and 90% divers when a PSD in distress can not self-rescue.
CERTIFICATION – Rapid Intervention Techniques Diver
RECOMMENDED FOR – Certified Divers and / or Surface Support Personnel
DURATION – 2 Days / 16 Hours
CLASS SIZE – The maximum number of students per instructor is 12.
PREREQUISITES – All students must be a member of a public safety agency and at least 18 years of age. Students must 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 open water dive certification. Students diving in dry suits must submit proof of dry suit training with registration.
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
- Public Safety Diver roles and responsibilities
- Comprehensive safety check
- Signs of distress
- Rapid Intervention Techniques to assist PSDs in distress
- Rapid rescue techniques
- Special considerations concerning staging safety divers
- Specialized equipment
