Public Safety Diving Classes

Public Safety Dive Tender

This course is not a scuba diver rating. The Public Safety Dive Tender course trains laypeople to assist public safety divers in preparation before, during and after dives.

Public Safety Diver I

This entry-level public safety diver course serves as transition from sport diving level into public safety diving. In addition to a review of dive physics and physiology, this course includes the following specialties: Dive Tender, Basic Search and Recovery, Limited Visibility Diver, Vehicle Recovery.

Public Safety Diver II

Building on the skills covered in the Public Safety Diver I course, this course includes the following specialties: Advanced Search and Recovery, Aquatic Crime Scene Recognition and Evaluation, Night Diver, Obstructed Entry

Public Safety Diver III

Building on the skills covered in the Public Safety Diver I and II courses, this course includes the following specialties: Deep Diver, Boat Diver, Overhead Obstruction, Full Face Mask

Public Safety Diver IV

Building on the skills covered in the Public Safety Diver I, II and III courses, this course includes the following specialties: Dive Medic, Equipment Specialist, Contaminated Water, Dive Team Leader.

Public Safety Dive Master

This leadership class covers the previous safety diver topics, but also consists of on-the-job training of public safety divers of all levels, training of public safety specialty areas and training of dive tenders. The public safety dive master will be trained to recognize hazards of dive sites, and when to abort or cancel a dive operation based on risk analysis.