dive training ideas

[laurielosinski]

I am looking for creative (but easily accomplished) ideas for police dept dive training -
the group meets once a month and the members of the dive team alternate responsibility for "running" the training session....any suggestion would be appreciated!

 

[H2Andy]

welcome aboard

i moved your thread here to get you answers from the pros

 

[laurielosinski]

welcome aboard

i moved your thread here to get you answers from the pros

Thanks H2Andy!!

 

[Deep Lake]

Practice rope search patterns.

Practice with mask taped over for zero visibility conditions

Practice removing injured divers gear while in the water and loading said diver in a boat.

Practice using tools underwater (scissors, wrench’s, float bags, fill tanks for float bags,ect)

Practice and standardize equipment between team members.

If you have com units, wireless and tethered have there own idiosyncrasies and practice is necessary with both types.

Swift water is a whole nother ball game and requires a high level of training but at minimum divers need to be able to recognize the dangers involved with it.



Oh so little time and so much to do.

 

[Gary D.]

I am looking for creative (but easily accomplished) ideas for police dept dive training -
the group meets once a month and the members of the dive team alternate responsibility for "running" the training session....any suggestion would be appreciated!

Where is your homeport?

Try to get some of the PSD training material from basic classes. Try to take the classes and work on that material.

If you give us an idea of what your conditions are like we might be able to offer more.

One of the biggest obstacles to get over is getting everyone calm and relaxed with handling bodies in various stages of decomposition. To do it properly you can’t just close your eyes grab and go. An investigation needs to be done on the bottom in both rescue and recovery. Rescue will be a real quickie but on a recovery it may take hours of observation and documentation without disturbing the body and the area around it. This excellent buoyancy control.

To help prepare for that the “Encyclopedia of Underwater Investigations” is a good resource.

If you are going to do rescue work get all your gear uniform throughout the team and know it better than the back of your own hand. A goal to strive for is from the time you arrive on scene be suited up (without any mistakes) and ready to hit the water within 3 minutes.

If you’re just doing recovery you can have a mix match of gear but everyone involved needs to be familiar with each other’s gear. Not the best but it can be a little more flexible than rescue.

Work on keeping it simple (kiss). To much gear will get you into trouble a lot faster than the lack of gear will.

Learn how to depend and take care of yourself and DO NOT let peer pressure influence you on what you do. If you don’t feel comfortable with a dive don’t do it. You should never be questioned as to why you didn’t do a dive.

Work on the above and getting some formal training but most of all practice the “Xaler” style of diving.

Gary D.

 

[laurielosinski]

Practice rope search patterns.

Practice with mask taped over for zero visibility conditions

Practice removing injured divers gear while in the water and loading said diver in a boat.

Practice using tools underwater (scissors, wrench’s, float bags, fill tanks for float bags,ect)

Practice and standardize equipment between team members.

If you have com units, wireless and tethered have there own idiosyncrasies and practice is necessary with both types.

Swift water is a whole nother ball game and requires a high level of training but at minimum divers need to be able to recognize the dangers involved with it.



Oh so little time and so much to do.

Thank you for the suggestions-the team is based in Michigan and there are so many different options for what type of situation the dive can be associated with-

 

[laurielosinski]

Home is Michigan and as a matter of fact, the last training session was crime scene investigation-I appreciate your input, and think that we can use the suggestions and I will be purchasing “Encyclopedia of Underwater Investigations”. Thanks again!