PSD Operation Supervisor
This program trains and qualifies experienced Public Safety Diving (PSD) personnel to create, lead, and command PSD operational teams. It focuses on team leadership, scene management, risk assessment, and operational logistics for aquatic evidence recovery and rescue missions.
Program Specifications
- Maximum Depth: Equal to the diver’s previous certification level
- Minimum Age: 18 years old
- Professional Prerequisites: Must be an active police officer, firefighter, paramilitary member, or member of an official public safety or professional rescue team
- Certification Prerequisites:
- Must be certified as an IANTD Public Safety Diver
- Must be certified in IANTD CPR (or equivalent)
- Must be certified in IANTD First Aid (or equivalent)
- Must be certified as an IANTD Oxygen Administrator (or equivalent)
- Dive Experience: Proof of at least 40 logged dives as a PSD Diver in operational or training scenarios
- Required Materials: IANTD Public Safety Diver Student Kit
Course Structure
- Academic Sessions
- Confined Water Sessions
- Open Water Sessions
The IANTD Philosophy
Wherever you want to go, IANTD can take you there! One of IANTD differentials in the formation of any confident and safe IANTD Diver is our training philosophy known as: WATER
- Wisdom
- Attitude
- Training
- Experience
- Repetition
