EMERGENCY RESPONSE DIVER LEVEL II

ERD-II Training

Emergency Response Diver Level II

This is the second generic level of training for the public safety diver. The Emergency Response Diver level 2 training. In this course will challenge the PSD’s legal and technical knowledge as much as it tests the candidate’s skills and techniques to further his/her readiness for emergency response diving. 

ERD II students will successfully locate an object, rig a lift bag and lift the object to the surface while maintaining evidence continuity. They will discuss the potential hazards and benefits of various lifting techniques and considerations for evidence recovery. Students will also learn physiological changes that occur to human remains and how to handle a body/body bag.

ERD II students should prepare to spend several hours in their dry suits, full face mask, and personal protective equipment.

Upon certification, the candidate, YOU, will be able to operate both as a diver and tender in limited open water public safety diving activities. 

  • Entanglement
  • Communication
  • Contaminated water

ERD-II Diver Course Topics: Victim’s death | Near drowning | Mechanics of drowning | Crime scenes & remains | Physiological changes to the body | Removal of crime scene evidence | Vehicle lift| Encapsulation | Nucleair | biological and chemical concerns | Lifting techniques

ERD-II Diver Course Skills: Dry suit skills | Full face mask skills | Tender skills | Search and recovery drills | Lifting techniques

Prerequisites & Duration for Emergency Response Diver level 2:

  • Basic public safety diver
  • current CPR and first aid certification & oxygen provider certification
  • a minimum of 10 PSD dives
  • Minimum 18years
  • Course take 5 days
  • Max depth 18m without decompression

Diver Equipment: Wetsuit or drysuit | Technical diver harness with buoyancy control device | Single tank with pony bottle | dual regulators | tether | full face mask with switch block

WHO CAN ENTER

To enter the course, you need to be a certified PSD from a recognised agency and proof of first aid/oxygen provider training. You need to have 10 PSD dives. Your waterman ship will be tested as well as rescue skills. The theory portion takes you through the practical and legal facets of public safety diving these are followed by confined water training sessions to familiarize you with your equipment before you head to open water training. Working as a team, the candidates rotate through every role within the dive team such as primary diver, tender, back-up diver and incident commander.

The course takes 5 days and dives are to a maximum depth of 18meters/60 feet. No staged decompression diving is allowed. 

  • Public safety diver prepping night dive
  • ERDI-Level-2-course-Ops
  • Public safety in Kirby Morgan Helmet

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

To attend our program, you must be:

 

  • Advanced Open Water diver
  • Min 18 years of age
  • Proof of affiliation with a public safety team (law enforcement, fire, paramedic, EMT, dive rescue team etc
  • certified PSD from a recognised agency
  • proof of first aid/oxygen provider training
  • You need to have 10 PSD dives

DIVING EQUIPMENT NEEDED

You need to bring the following materials and equipment for this program:

 

  • Wetsuit or drysuit |
  • Technical diver harness with buoyancy control device |
  • Single tank with pony bottle |
  • dual regulators |
  • tether |
  • full face mask with switch block

COURSE SCHEDULE

 

Our program is conducted over 5 days:

 

Day 1: Classroom, 1 presentation of 4hrs and practical application session of 4 hours

Day 2: Classroom, 1 presentation of 4hrs and practical application session of 4 hours

Day 3: Classroom, 1 presentation of 4hrs and practical application session of 4 hours

Day 4 and 5: A total of 4 Open Water dives

Confined water sessions may be added to introduce new skills or equipment to the students. The student diver must demonstrate accurate and adequate knowledge and performance of all skills fluidly with little difficulty, in a manner that demonstrates minimal or no stress during the open water dives. 

Class size: Minimum amount of candidates is 3 per course and the maximum is 10 candidates. There must always be 1 diver and 1 non-diver in the group. All divers must show certification cards/ dive log.

 

COURSE FEES

 

22’000 thb for DIVERS p/p

19’000 thb for Non DIVERS p/p

 

The price includes the following:

  • ERDI manual, Store fees, Instructor fees, ERDI certification
  • Dives
  • Breakfast and Lunch
  • Tender-Diver laminated signal cards for each diver/tender
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