Who this course is for:
An Public Safety Diving certified public safety dive team member looking to advance in a supervisory role
An Public Safety Diving certified public safety dive team member seeking skills and knowledge to assist an Public Safety Diving Instructor
A public safety diver looking to maintain team standardization and safety in compliance with OSHA and NFPA guidelines
 
Course prerequisites:
Minimum age 18
CPROX1st or equivalent
Proof of 50 public safety logged dives as a member of a recognized public safety dive team
Current medical examination for diving
 
What you can expect to learn:
Skills necessary to assist Public Safety Diving Instructors as appropriate
OSHA regulations and NFPA guidelines
Anatomy of public safety diving accidents
Supervising and controlling divers in varying conditions
Cooperation with interagency operations
Interactions with bystanders, media, and victim’s families
 
What’s in it for you and your team?
Professional experience to assist in the supervision of operational calls
Standardization and safety and recovery procedures
Developmental tools to help maintain team
 
Public Safety DivingSupervisor minimum requirements:
 
Watermanship skills:

800 metre swim with mask, fins, snorkel non stop
100 metre approach to a fully suited diver followed by 100 metre diver tow
15 minute survival float; last two minutes hands must be out of water
500 meter distance swim non stop
Response diving skills:

Recover a drowning victim demonstrating correct procedures for handling evidence recovery
Recover a small object demonstrating correct search pattern and awareness for evidence handling
Act as incident commander in compliance of NFPA 1561 and:
Assess and secure scene
Brief and deploy team
Supervise the recovery of small object, large object, victim recovery, and primary diver trouble
Supervise decontamination procedures
Debrief the team
Demonstrate ability to safely approach and provide assistance to panicked diver on the surface
Demonstrate ability to successfully complete a rescue of an inert diver from a depth of no more than 6 metre/20 feet in black water, or simulated black water

Leadership skills:

Assist with complete Public Safety Diving I or Public Safety Diving II course
Score minimum 80 percent ERD Supervisor written exam, with 100 percent remediation