Who is this course for:
Any PS diver that enters a: river, stream, pond or lake and disturbs the bottom
Any PS diver that enters the water where a vehicle, light aircraft or human/animal remains could be
Any PS diver who is not familiar with the four generally accepted classifications of contaminated water
 
What you can expect to learn:
How to prepare for contaminated water before you enter
What to do once you are out of the water
Proper cleaning, storage and maintenance of your PPE
Divers should be prepared to spend long hours in their PPE as well as cleaning PPE and demonstrate proficiency of all contaminated water skills and techniques, dive assessment and parameters and a high level of awareness. Dives incorporate hazard recognition and handling, use of specialized equipment; decontamination equipment, full face mask and surface supplied air delivery systems require additional training.
 
What’s in it for you and your team:
Safety and awareness, giving you and your team more tools for environmental risk assessment resulting short and long term health benefits.

Public Safety Diving Contaminated Water Ops Technician level minimum requirements:
One confined water session
Two dives with a minimum of 30 minutes bottom time
Post dive decontamination exercises