Firefighter Search & Recovery Diver

Firefighter Search & Recovery Diver
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The course provides essential training to firefighters, enabling them to safely and responsibly conduct underwater search activities in the sea, lakes, dams, rivers, or any body of water.

Experience: AOWD & 15 Dives
Minimum age: 18 years
Training level: 2
Available Languages: English

EVERYTHING STARTS HERE

Start your eLearning course and when you successfully finish all the requires education fields, you will be able move forward to practice everything you learned into confined and open water environment!


Briefing of the Course

Our specialized Underwater Search and Recovery Course provides essential training for firefighters, equipping them with the skills and knowledge to safely and effectively conduct search and recovery operations in various bodies of water, including seas, lakes, dams, rivers, and more.

Course Highlights: 

  • Learn to safely recover people, bodies, and objects from underwater environments, whether in open water or confined spaces. 
  • Gain hands-on experience with specialized underwater equipment suited to different environments.
  • Master techniques for navigating and performing searches in challenging conditions, including low visibility and swift currents.
  • Understand the protocols and safety standards required for underwater operations, ensuring the highest level of protection for both firefighters and victims.
  • Receive training tailored to both open-water and confined-space scenarios, preparing you for all types of underwater rescue situations.

By the end of the course, participants will be fully equipped to carry out underwater recovery operations, using the latest tools and techniques, while adhering to industry-standard safety protocols. Perfect for teams looking to enhance their capabilities in responding to aquatic emergencies. 

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Benefits of the Course

  • Enhanced Skill Set

    Firefighters will gain specialized skills to perform high-risk underwater search and recovery operations, expanding their capabilities beyond traditional firefighting tasks.

  • Improved Safety

    Participants will learn essential safety protocols, ensuring the well-being of both the rescue team and the victims during underwater operations.

  • Real-World Preparedness

    The course prepares firefighters for real-life aquatic emergencies, from open-water searches to confined-space rescues, enabling them to respond effectively in any situation.

  • Advanced Equipment Training

    Hands-on experience with the latest underwater search and recovery equipment, including diving gear, sonar systems, and underwater cameras, ensures that participants are proficient in using the tools necessary for successful operations.

  • Team Coordination

    The course emphasizes teamwork and communication, helping rescue teams to work seamlessly together in high-pressure situations.

  • Compliance with Standards

    All training is conducted in accordance with standardized protocols, ensuring that firefighters follow best practices and industry safety guidelines during underwater operations.


How it Works?

1

Choose your Course

Enrolling to ANDI's eLearning training courses is just the first step in order to enter into diving world!

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2

Complete the Online Theory

Finish all the required diving theory of each available course from the convenience of your home!

 

3

Finish your Course

Practice using scuba equipment in an appropriate water environment. Training includes all the required practice to help you build confidence in order to be an active and educated diver.


Course Info

Course prerequisites: Your instructor, during in-water activities will require from you, to be able to swim 200 meters with no aids or 300 meters with surface equipment (mask, snorkel, fins) and float at the surface of the water for 10 minutes without using any floating aid.

Prior entering the course, you must be certified to dive to a minimum depth of 30m/100ft and have at least 15 dives logged in open water (sea, lakes, rivers, or locks), and the last 2 dives must have been completed no more than 2 months prior to the start of the course.

Must be an operational firefighter with active certification in CPR and oxygen administration.

Upon finishing your eLearning course you have to choose an official ANDI Training Facility, in order to finish your out and in-water activities of the course. We suggest you to contact with your preferable diving center, in order to schedule your in water time for confined or open water training!

For any other available language, we suggest you to contact with your local ANDI Training Facility!

eLearning course is a self-study method that covers the required knowledge development. This course requires also in-water training for the certification. There will be an additional cost to complete your certification with an ANDI instructor, throughout an official ANDI training facility. The total cost depends on the location, the size of the class and whether or not you need to rent scuba equipment.

Getting Started

We suggest you to contact with your preferable diving center, in order to schedule your in water time for confined and open water training. Once you start your study, please keep notes in order to discus them with your instructor!

Note: eLearning covers self-study material. Your ANDI training facility will charge training fees for proper preparation and all required in-water activities.


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