Better Diver SCUBA Training and Equipment

ERDi

ERDi Training provides the edge needed to respond and operate in a liquid environment.

Better Diver offers public safety training that simulates actual situations to give the ERDi candidate a clear understanding of how it happens in the real world.

Emergency response dives are executed using equipment from the back of a truck with very short notice. These factors dramatically reduce the potential support structure. That's not to say the Emergency Response Diver is a better, or more enduring diver. We just need to be clear that 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 constantly avoiding or dealing with entanglements while searching for a specific object. The Emergency Response Diver must be able to search, locate, document and recover 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 training will bring you to a level where hazardous situations are dealt with as the norm
You'll learn practices and procedures used by emergency services worldwide

ERDi COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ERD TENDER - $200.00 ($100 when combined with ERD I)
The ERD Tender course trains team personnel to properly line tend and participate within the public safety dive team in a non-diving roll. ERD Tender is also part of the ERD I course curriculum so that an entire team can participate and train to their individual needs. Crime scene recognition, search patterns and decontamination procedures are some of the topics covered. In addition, ERD Tender students learn and master tending skills in both confined water and open water settings.

Successful candidates receive certification for:

Emergency Response Dive Tender

ERD I - $350.00
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.

Successful candidates receive certification for:

Emergency Response Diver 1

ERD II - $350.00
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.

Successful candidates receive certification for:

Emergency Response Diver II

ERD SUPERVISOR - $450.00
The training you will receive in the ERD Supervisor course will prepare you to supervise ERD team operations as well as assisting 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 training.

Successful candidates receive certification for:

Emergency Response Diver Supervisor

ERD DRYSUIT OPS - $200.00
The ERD Drysuit OPS course is designed to develop the knowledge and skills that are necessary for drysuit diving operations in emergency response diving. In addition to the fundamental skills of drysuit diving, other important topics include encapsulation, contaminated environments, protecting potable water supplies and decontamination procedures. Drysuit OPS training is also part of the ERD II curriculum.

ERD FULL FACE MASK OPS - $175.00
The ERD Full Face Mask course provides the skills and knowledge for the ERD diver to utilize full face masks for emergency response diving. While basic full face mask topics and skills are presented, other topics and skills include encapsulation, communications with a full face mask, selecting proper masks for emergency response diving and decontamination procedures. Full Face Mask OPS training is also part of the ERD II curriculum.

ERDI Diver Level Courses

ERD I

ERD II

ERDI OPS Component Courses

ERD Drysuit OPS

ERD Full Facemask OPS

ERD Ice Diving OPS

ERD Ice/Surface Rescue OPS

ERD U/W Explosives Recovery OPS

ERD Tender

ERD U/W Threat Assessment OPS

ERDI Professional Courses

ERD Supervisor

ERD Instructor

ERD Instructor Trainer

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.

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.

Safety First: All ERDi Courses are NFPA compliant

Equipment: Quality top name brands that guarantee reliability