PSD Surface Supplied Breathing Apparatus (SSBA) Diver
This program trains and qualifies Public Safety Diving (PSD) personnel to operate using Surface-Supplied Breathing Apparatus (SSBA) equipment. Breathing gas is supplied directly from the surface via hoses fed by high-pressure storage cylinders or compressors, increasing operational safety and umbilical-supported communication in public safety environments.
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 hold an IANTD Public Safety Diver certification or equivalent
- 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
