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ERDI Diver Level Courses
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ERD I
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$350 |
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(includes books)
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| This entry level emergency response diving course is designed to give the public safety diver the fundamental skills needed to safely function as part of a public safety dive team and is OSHA and NFPA compliant. Topics such as problem solving, tender skills, search patterns and evidence handling are covered just to name a few. Dive skills include executing search patterns, victim recovery, emergency procedures and decontamination procedures among others. The ERD I will serve as a prerequisite to ERD Ops Components courses. |
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Prerequisties
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Open Water Diver.
CPROX (CPR/Oxygen) certified.
CPR 1st (CPR / First Aid).
Be a minimum age of eighteen (18).
The ERD instructor may require a review of basic SCUBA skills to ensure that the candidates can safely complete this course. |
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ERD II
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$400 |
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Description
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(includes books) |
| This ERDI course enables the public safety diver to develop detailed knowledge and advanced skills in emergency response diving. Among the topics covered are manner of death, physiological changes a submerged body undergoes, mechanics of drowning, handling of remains environmental issues, encapsulation, full face mask and drysuit use. As part of the certification requirements during the six dives, students will also master drysuit and full face mask skills. |
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Prerequisties
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ERD I (or equivalent).
Be a minimum age of eighteen (18).
CPR/Oxygen (or equivalent).
CPR/First Aid (or equivalent).
10 or more logged Public Safety dives. |
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ERDI Ops Component Courses
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ERD Ops Tender
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$175 |
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Description
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(includes books) |
| The ERD Tender course trains team personnel to properly line tend and participate within the public safety dive team in a non-diving roll. ERD Tender is also part of the ERD I course curriculum so that an entire team can participate and train to their individual needs. Crime scene recognition, search patterns and decontamination procedures are some of the topics covered. In addition, ERD Tender students learn and master tending skills in both confined water and open water settings. |
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Prerequisties
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Be a minimum age of eighteen (18).
CPR/Oxygen (or equivalent).
CPR/First Aid (or equivalent). |
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ERD Drysuit Ops
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$225 |
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Description
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(includes books) |
| The ERD Drysuit OPS course is designed to develop the knowledge and skills that are necessary for drysuit diving operations in emergency response diving. In addition to the fundamental skills of drysuit diving, other important topics include encapsulation, contaminated environments, protecting potable water supplies and decontamination procedures. Drysuit OPS training is also part of the ERD II curriculum. |
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Prerequisties
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ERD I (or equivalent).
Be a minimum age of eighteen (18).
CPR/Oxygen (or equivalent).
CPR/First Aid (or equivalent). |
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ERD Full Face Mask Ops
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$250 |
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Description
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(includes books) |
| The ERD Full Face Mask course provides the skills and knowledge for the ERD diver to utilize full face masks for emergency response diving. While basic full face mask topics and skills are presented, other topics and skills include encapsulation, communications with a full face mask, selecting proper masks for emergency response diving and decontamination procedures. Full Face Mask OPS training is also part of the ERD II curriculum. |
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Prerequisties
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ERD I (or equivalent).
Be a minimum age of eighteen (18).
CPR/Oxygen (or equivalent).
CPR/First Aid (or equivalent). |
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ERD Crime Scene Investigator
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$275 |
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Description
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(includes books) |
| The ERD Underwater Crime Scene Investigation Ops is designed to develop knowledge and skills necessary to work in a crime scene both underwater and topside. Students will respond to a mock crime scene and handle every aspect concerning the scene including security, family members, chain of command, and all other logistics dealing with the call out. Implement a dive plan, recover crime scene items and document everything, write a field report, log the dives. |
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Prerequisties
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ERD I (or equivalent).
Be a minimum age of eighteen (18).
CPR/Oxygen (or equivalent).
CPR/First Aid (or equivalent). |
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ERDI Professional Courses
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ERD Supervisor
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$700 |
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Description
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(includes books) |
| The training you will receive in the ERD Supervisor course will prepare you to supervise ERD team operations as well as assist ERD Instructors with training. NFPA standards, supervising divers in varying conditions and interagency operations are some of the topics covered. Like all ERDI courses, ERD Supervisor is OSHA and NFPA compliant. In addition, the ERD Supervisor course serves as a base to develop leadership qualities and future ERD Instructors. During the open water training segment of the course, some of the skills ERD candidates will demonstrate mastery of search patterns, proper evidence handling techniques, incident command and supervision of the scene from initial arrival through final debriefing. |
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Prerequisties
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ERD II (or equivalent).
Be a minimum age of eighteen (18).
CPR/Oxygen (or equivalent).
CPR/First Aid (or equivalent). Must have logged at least 50 public safety dives, combined operational and training, as a member of a recognized public safety dive team. Have a current medical examination for diving. |
