21st Century Emergencies Require a Cutting Edge Response

ERDi Provides the Edge Needed to Respond and Operate in a Liquid Environment

The Threat has Changed, Shouldn't Your Training?

2009 Emergency Response Diver Course Schedule

ERD-1  April 25/26 and May 2/3

ERD-1 Fall Program: October 3rd/4th, 10th/11th

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If you use a drysuit, read the Si Tech Notice at the bottom of this page. It may save a life.

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Training for the Real World
Training that simulates as much as possible, real situations to give the candidate a real understanding of how it happens in the real world. 

Emergency response dives are made from equipment on the back of a truck, with the shortest amount of notice possible and these factors combine to dramatically reduce the potential support structure. None of the above is to say that the Emergency Response Diver is a tougher kind of diver or any better – we just need to be clear that the dive and land based training should match the requirements of the job…

Alone and attached to a tether, the Emergency Response Diver must be comfortable diving in zero visibility conditions, avoiding or dealing with entanglements while performing a search for a specific object. The Emergency Response Diver must be able to search, locate, document and recover the objects as the dive mission dictates.

  • ERDi training is not for everyone, candidates must be, adventurous and willing to get involved.
  • ERDi meets NFPA guidelines.
  • ERDi dive training will bring you to a level where hazardous situations are deal with as the norm.
  • You'll learn practices and procedures used by emergency services world wide.

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ERDI Course Curriculum

ERD I
ERD II

ERD Supervisor
ERD Instructor
ERD Instructor Trainer
    

Ops Components
      ERD Ice/Surface Rescue
      ERD Drysuit Ops
      ERD Ice Diving Ops
      ERD Full Face Mask Ops
      ERD Night Ops
      ERD Small Boat Ops
      ERD U/W Crime Scene Investigation
      ERD U/W Explosives Recovery Ops
      ERD U/W Threat Assessment Ops

Non-Diving Courses
      ERD Tender
      ERD Ice /Surface Rescue

Boating Safety Course
      NJ State Compliant

ERDI

ERDI Course Descriptions

ERD I
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 and decontamination procedures among others. ERD I also serves as a prerequisite to ERD I Ops Components courses.

4 Day Program

Successful candidates receive certification for:

  1. Emergency Response Diver 1

  2. Emergency Response Dive Tender

ERD II
This ERDI course enables the public safety diver to develop detailed knowledge and advanced skills in emergency response diving. In addition, students will gain experience in utilizing drysuits and full face masks as part of dive operations. ERD II is also a prerequisite to ERD Supervisor as well as ERD II Ops Components courses.

ERD Supervisor
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. OSHA regulations, 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.

As an ERD Supervisor, your own officers can keep your Team updated and ready to respond to SCUBA and Marine Emergencies with the latest techniques and information.

Who is ERDi ?

Emergency Response Diving International

ERDI is the Public Safety diving (PSD) agency that trains Police, Fire and other Public Safety Organizations in Search and Rescue techniques in just about every submerged environment known.  ERDI trains departments on how to build and maintain their own PSD teams and is the only Public Safety diving training agency that has their own insurance that endorses its own standards.  All the programs are OSHA and NFPA compliant.  Some of the most successful ERDI teams are the Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. 

Education: Academic and practical training supported by ERDI published Standards and Procedures. All levels of training, including Basic Open Water SCUBA certification.

Experience: Regularly scheduled supervised drills and updates to ensure your teams readiness.

Flexibility: Courses conducted within your area of operation and on weekends or weekdays for convenience.

Service: In house factory certified technicians for fast and dependable service

Safety First: All ERDi Courses are NFPA compliant

Equipment: Quality top name brands that guarantee reliability

Helping Public Safety Professionals, into ----and out, of the water!

1 877 SCUBA USA can deliver all this and more...

Our commitment is to provide a solid curriculum that will graduate well prepared Public Safety Divers. Quality products to make carrying out the mission as safe as possible. Continuing support by being there when you need us.

Underwater PSD Confidence Course
Here you will encounter simulated underwater hazards that a PSD could possibly encounter on a dive. This course is designed to build confidence and introduce the skills needed to overcome an unforeseen underwater obstacle.

Such as; Entanglements, Out of Air Situations, Navigating Obstructions etc.

An ERDi Ops Certification Card will be issued after successful completion for each of the following courses.

ERD Full Face Mask Ops Certification
Course Overview

  • Effective and safe use of full-face masks for diving.
  • Demonstrate a proficiency in the use of fullface masks
  • practical pool exercises
  • Open-Water Dives
Drusuit Ops Certification
The ERD Drysuit OPS course is designed to develop the knowledge and skills that are necessary for drysuit diving ops in emergency response diving. In addition to the fundamental other important topics include
  • Skills of drysuit diving,
  • Encapsulation,
  • Contaminated environments,
  • Decontamination procedures.

NJ's First DAN Training Center

1 877 SCUBA USA

480 Route 17 North Paramus, NJ 07652
Toll FREE 1- 877- 728- 2287

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