Water Operations Officer Development

underwater investigator

organize / manage large or small-scale
water rescue teams

Recommended for: Emergency Services personnel leading dive and surface water response incidents

2 days (16 hours)

Course Overview

Prerequisites

Overview

This course is designed to help water rescue teams to organize and manage many of the often overlooked or forgotten tasks required to be successful. Mission readiness includes Leadership (communication and motivation), Management (budgeting, SOPs/SOGs), Training / Equipment (surface and subsurface teams) and Water Operations (on, near or under the water). Participants will complete several tabletop scenarios.

Duration

Areas of Focus:

  • TEAM LEADERSHIP including motivation, meeting team and community needs, water rescue disciplines, and mission statements
  • TEAM MANAGEMENT including funding, budgeting, and developing SOGs
  • TEAM TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT including program development, evaluations, documentation, training manual development, communications, mutual aid, AHJs, and Incident Command
  • RESCUE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS including preplanning, resources, mutual aid agreements,operations, FEMA, and demobilizing
  • TABLE TOP SCENARIO TRAINING

Prerequisites:

  • Member of a public safety agency
  • At least 18 years old

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