Underwater Dive Center Inc. is proud to offer the following Public Safety Diver (PSD) courses. We feel these programs should be the minimum standards for  all Search and Recovery Teams. International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (IANTD) has spent a great deal of time designing the first course of its kind and the only OSHA approved and National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) compliant PSD course. The New IANTD Public Safety Diver will be taught along with a number of other courses. This will give the Public Safety Diver the knowledge and experience to deploy in their local environment and complete their missions successfully. Our IANTD & OPOTA  instructors have over ten years of experience being  members and team leaders  on Public Safety Dive Teams. This enables the Public Safety Divers to be taught from real life scenarios. Look for these courses to be protocol for PSD dive teams country wide. We are looking forward to training with dive teams in Ohio  and the surrounding state area.   

Diving in contaminated water
OSHA requirements
Types of contamination, knowing what your getting into.
Types of diver protection—dry suits, masks, helmets, and gloves.
Protocols for deployment, Go—No Go
Post dive decontamination

Heavy lift & multiple dive platforms
Dive platforms—shoreline, boat, barge, dock, hellos
Equipment
Types and uses of  lifting equipment
Diver safety & communications

Evidence recovery & handling
Types of evidence
Bodies—Coroner
Location & logistics
Determining a starting point
Evidence handling
Chain of custody of evidence

Surface air supply
Use of Surface Air Supply Equipment
Operations—surface and diver
Scenarios for use

Homeland Security
Updates
Hull searches
Bridge and piling inspections
Ordinance
Contact information
ROV—Sonar

Court testimony
Courtroom dress and conduct
Attendance
Information needed for testifying
Presenting testimony
Chain of custody of evidence

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The IANTD PSD course is a five day program for Search & Recovery Dive Teams and Volunteers. This comprehensive course includes but is not limited to; Team composition & Protocols, Liability Issues,  Safety procedures, Equipment & configurations, Site evaluation—interviews—control, Search operations, U/W Investigation & Recovery, Post dive debriefing and recording. Our focus is hands-on in-water techniques to sharpen the skills of the PSD diver. This is the only program that is OSHA approved and NFPA  compliant. Unlike other courses the maximum student to instructor ratio is 8 to 1 giving the student more individual attention.
Text:  IANTD Public Safety Diver Student Manual  $ 42.

The Advanced Public Safety Diver course  was developed to give the PSD  diver continuing advanced education on skills they may be required to perform in the field. This four day course increases knowledge skills in demanding areas such as diving in contaminated water, evidence recovery & handling, home land security, heavy lift & multiple dive platforms, surface air supply, and court testimony. The following is an outline of the program content  but is not limited to these topics alone.