Public Safety Scuba Instructor

Certify your members as
competent public safety divers

Recommended for: Experienced divers with Med Dive and DR1 certifications who want to certify their department members as public safety divers. A Public Safety Scuba Instructor may also instruct PSD crossover classes to department members who have a recreational diving certification.

5 days (60 hours)

Course Overview

Prerequisites

Overview

Successful completion of the Public Safety Scuba Instructor (PSSI) program provides the instructor with the skills required to certify their members as Public Safety Divers (PSDs). This course is specifically designed to help dive teams develop a cost-effective way to certify non-divers and open-water divers as PSDs. A PSD certification combines the fundamentals taught in an open-water class with an emphasis on the exacting skills required to successfully dive in a rescue/recovery operation. The PSSI program is the most physically demanding and intensive study program. 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 PSSI certification allows the instructor to teach the Public Safety Diver program in-house and to mutual aid departments.

Duration

Prerequisites:

Sponsorship by a public safety agency
At least 21 years old
Current Dive Rescue 1 certification
Completion of Med Dive [must be 2 day (20 hour) course]
A minimum of 100 logged dives (at least 50% must be training/operational dives while remaining 50% can be recreational dives with only 2 pool dives/year acceptable)
Current First Aid, EMT or Paramedic certification
Current CPR certification

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.