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In the US, diving training agencies such as Emergency Response Diving International (ERDI), Special Response Diving International (SRDI), formally the National Academy of Police Diving, Team Lifeguard Systems, and Underwater Criminal Investigators have courses to train divers in public safety diving.
It was founded in Orlando, Florida in 2000 by Scuba Diving International in response to a high accident rate in the training of emergency response divers. The earliest lessons held by it were attended by almost 24 police officers, firefighters, and volunteers from the United States. Mitch Skaggs was one of the instructors at the founding of the ...
Nesconset fire department scuba rescue team on training exercise. Public safety diving is underwater diving conducted as part of law enforcement and fire/rescue.Public safety divers differ from recreational, scientific and commercial divers who can generally plan the date, time, and location of a dive, and dive only if the conditions are conducive to the task.
USMC Combatant Diving Badge, 2002–present. The USMC Combatant Diver Course is taught at the Navy Diving and Salvage Training Center, Naval Support Activity Panama City, Panama City, Florida. Both of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force reconnaissance assets, FMF Recon and MarDiv Recon, widely use combatant diving.
RAID - Recreational, Professional, Technical, and Rebreather training www.diveraid.com SAA - The Sub-Aqua Association – British recreational diver training and certification organisation CMAS code GBR/F03 [2] [8] TDI - Technical Diving International – Technical diver training and certification agency EUF CB 2006002 [7] CMAS code INT/F05 [2] [8]
The entry requirements for diver training depend on the specific training involved, but generally include medical fitness to dive. Fitness to dive, (also medical fitness to dive), is the medical and physical suitability of a diver to function safely in the underwater environment using underwater diving equipment and procedures.
Search and recovery diving is also frequently undertaken as part of recreational diving, and most diver training organisations have dedicated training courses on the subject. Search and recovery is generally considered a more hazardous speciality diving course. [nb 1] [citation needed]
Compulsory advanced courses include special skills such as diving, VIP protection, explosives and medical training. Although membership of the National Intervention Unit is open to both male and female SAPS members, female operatives undergo a separate selection course.