Dive Rescue I Trainer

Certify your members as
Dive Rescue 1 Specialists

Recommended for: Experienced PSSIs (or another RSTC approved scuba instructor certification) who have their Med Dive and DR1 certification as well as the advanced diving (DRII) certification and want to expand their department members’ skills to respond to surface and subsurface rescue and recovery situations.

110 hours

Course Overview

Prerequisites

Overview

Successful completion of the Dive Rescue 1 Trainer (DR1T) program provides the instructor with the skills required to certify their members as Dive Rescue 1 Specialists (as well as Dive Rescue 1 Surface Support Tenders). Instructors will learn how to train their students to conduct scene evaluations, search patterns, victim retrieval, interact with the families/media and other agencies, handle vehicle in-water accidents, as well as dive rescue team organization and management. The DR1T program is an intensive leadership and trainer course. Attendees must be proficient in all the course subjects but also need to successfully complete the following: a final exam, delivery of a lecture on an assigned topic, and demonstrate proficiency in pool and open water diving skills. Obtaining the DR1T certification allows the instructor to teach the Dive Rescue 1 Specialist program in-house and to mutual aid departments.

Duration

Prerequisites:

Sponsorship by a public safety agency
21 years of age
Current PSSI or another RSTC approved scuba instructor certification
Current Dive Rescue 1 (DR1) certification
Dive Rescue II certification*
Med Dive certification

*Dive Rescue II certification is achieved by attending and successfully completing any two technical diving classes. Courses include: Boat Based Operations, Critical Skills Diver, Current Diving, Diving in Contaminated Water, Dry Suit Diving, Evidence Recovery Operations, Ice Diving Operations, Light Salvage and Recovery, Rapid Intervention Techniques, Special Marine Operations – Hull Search, Surface Supplied Air, Underwater Crime Scene Tech II.

No Upcoming Dates

Note To Applicants

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.