Public Safety Diving
Public Safety Diver
Full Face Mask Diver
Full Face Mask Diver
Train beyond recreational limits with specialized skills for search, recovery, and emergency response. This course equips you to support law enforcement and rescue teams while diving in challenging, real‑world conditions—making your dives truly count.
- Conduct organized underwater searches
- Handle recovery and evidence procedures
- Operate in zero-visibility and hazardous conditions
- Apply risk management and team coordination techniques
Full Face Mask Diver
Full Face Mask Diver
Full Face Mask Diver
This course introduces you to the advantages of diving with a full face mask (FFM), including the ability to breathe naturally through both your nose and mouth, enhanced warmth in colder conditions, and the option to integrate underwater communication systems.
- Set up, fit, and maintain a full face mask
- Manage air supply and emergency procedures unique to FFMs
- Communicate effectively underwater (with or without comms systems)
- Dive with increased stability and situational awareness
Dry Suit Diver
Full Face Mask Diver
Dry Suit Diver
Unlike a wetsuit, a dry suit seals you off from the water, keeping you dry and insulated so you can enjoy longer dives and extend your dive season year-round. Whether you’re exploring local lakes in winter or planning trips to iconic cold-water destinations,
- Safely use, control, and manage buoyancy in a dry suit
- Properly don, doff, and care for your dry suit equipment
- Choose the right suit and undergarments
- Handle air and emergency procedures unique to dry suit diving
Course Requirements
Develop the skills to become a Public Safety Diver
Before entering a Public Safety Diver course, prospective students must first build a strong foundation of core diving and emergency response skills. These foundational abilities not only ensure personal safety but also prepare divers to operate effectively in high-risk, mission-driven environments. At a minimum, candidates are expected to possess fundamental scuba certifications such as open water and advanced diving, along with rescue-level training. These qualifications provide essential com
Public Safety Diver
Minimum Age: 18
Confined Training Sessions: 3
Open Water Dives: 4
Certification: Advanced Open Water Diver
Required Student Equipment: Dry Suit, Full Face Mask, and full scuba gear (with appropriate accessories)
Affiliation: A recognized recovery dive team.
Full Face Mask
Minimum Age: 12
Confined Training Sessions: 1
Open Water Dives: 2
Certification: Open Water Diver
Required Student Equipment: Full face mask (with appropriate accessories), standard (backup) mask, and full scuba gear
Dry Suit Diver
Minimum Age: 10
Confined Training Sessions: 1
Open Water Dives: 2
Certification: Open Water Diver
Required Student Equipment: Dry Suit (with appropriate accessories) and full scuba gear
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