Course Schedule

Two (2) classroom sessions (approximately 4 hours each), One (1) pool session, Four (4) open water dives, all to be scheduled.

 

Prerequisites for ERD 1

At least 18 years old

Certified scuba diver

Current First Aid/CPR (2-person Adult)

Prerequisites for ERD Tender

At least 18 years old

Current First Aid/CPR (2-person Adult)

 

Course Content

Comparison of recreational scuba diving to Emergency Response Diving

Team organization, Operations, and Training Suggestions

NFPA and OSHA requirements and meeting those requirements

Public Safety Dive Equipment, Problem Solving, and Responding to a Call

Search Patterns, Crime Scene Recognition, and Environmental Haz/Mat

 

Course Investment

Cost $355. Fee includes tuition, all classroom, pool, and open water fees, as well as any supplemental materials.

 

Candidate's Responsibilities

Attend all classroom, pool, and open water sessions.

Read and understand ERD Manual and any supplemental material

Be physically fit and prepared to pass the ERD watermanship skills

Provide all of the appropriate equipment (in good working order)

Complete the prerequisite number of dives as a ERDiver

Complete a full rescue of a tethered diver as a backup safety diver

Tender two complete dive operations

Pass the ERD I Written Exam with 80% accuracy

Provide food and transportation to all sessions

Log all dives and request an Instructor signature and dive debriefing

Be prompt and prepared to dive (both mentally and physically)

 

Additional Classes Offered

SDI CPROX 1st with AED ($75): This class certifies students in First Aid, CPR, Oxygen Administration and the use of an AED as applicable in scuba diving medicine.

 

Emergency Response Diver II (ERDII; $425): The next step in ERD training, this class includes the use of FFM and a dry suit as requisites. Students will advance their knowledge of public safety diving and improve their skill level.

 

ERD Dry Suit Ops ($225): This specialty Op class teaches the basics of dry suit use and its application towards public safety diving.

 

ERD Full Face Mask Ops ($225): This specialty Op class teaches the basics of full face mask use and its application towards public safety diving.

 

ERD Night Ops ($175): This specialty Op class teaches the basics of night diving operations and its application towards public safety diving.

 

ERD Small Boat Ops ($175): This specialty Op class teaches the basics of diving operations using a small boat and its application towards public safety diving.

ERD Swift Water I Ops ($205): This specialty Op class teaches the basics of swift water rescue and self rescue from the awareness to technical levels of operation.

ERD Swift Water II Ops ($225): This specialty Op class builds on ERD swift water I and emphasizes rope rescue and situational problem solving from the awareness to technical levels of operation.

 

ERD Knots and Ropes Ops ($175): This specialty Op class teaches the basics of low angle rope rescues beneficial to swift water operations from the awareness to technical levels of operation.

 

ERD Supervisor ($595): Learn the details of mission and training supervision, as well as being able to assist instructors in training. This is a Divemaster level course and you must be ERD I and ERD II certified.

 

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