sparkyjames
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Hello Guys
I am new to PSD, in fact I am so new I just found out on Friday that I was excepted to the Team, I have been hanging out for a while here on ScubaBoard and just watching what you guys talked about .
I was lucky enough to have the chance to join the team for a couple traineing missions befor every thing was final, I think this is a grate way to expose some one to PSD, Gives them a real good sence of just what it is they could be ask to do.
on the first traineing mission I just watched and ask questions while the Team did a joint traineing mission with our HART ( High Angle Rescue Team ) and for the scond traineing mission the team even put me in the water all be shallow only 8 feet max depth. but the vis was way below what I was expecting . tryed the coms gear and removeing and replacing the full face mask that was a lot harder then I thought it would be.
I was then given the chance to do a little diving while swimming a couple search patterns and learning to use the rope corectly. " keep that rope tight " is still ringing in my ear peice.
do any of the other teams usaly invite recuits to join them on a traineing mission ?
and if so do you find this helps you with diver retention?
I am now reading some of the PSD1 trainning books for my second time through in 3 days there is a hell of a lot of infermation in this little 81 page booklet The team I am on uses the Dive Rescue Specilalist Trainning Manual put out by Dive Rescue Internatinal.
Do any of you know where I could buy a copy of this book for my own colcection I think I would like to reread this book a coulple more times and it would be nice to have to refer back to from time to time. the copy I have now belong to our team leader and I will have to return it soon .
and just wondering what other reading you might recomend.
for house of you that may be wondering what team and where we are based out of
Clastop County Sheriff's Search and Rescue URT based out of Astoria Oregon
we are a 12 man team made up of all volinterees
our members include an Astoria Police Officer
one Clastop County Deputy ( Team Leader )
and a few of the guys are in the US Coast Gard
then there is a fire fighter
and a couple of us are just working stiffs
thanks and looking foward to learning more from the advice you guys share here on the board.
Sparky James
I am new to PSD, in fact I am so new I just found out on Friday that I was excepted to the Team, I have been hanging out for a while here on ScubaBoard and just watching what you guys talked about .
I was lucky enough to have the chance to join the team for a couple traineing missions befor every thing was final, I think this is a grate way to expose some one to PSD, Gives them a real good sence of just what it is they could be ask to do.
on the first traineing mission I just watched and ask questions while the Team did a joint traineing mission with our HART ( High Angle Rescue Team ) and for the scond traineing mission the team even put me in the water all be shallow only 8 feet max depth. but the vis was way below what I was expecting . tryed the coms gear and removeing and replacing the full face mask that was a lot harder then I thought it would be.
I was then given the chance to do a little diving while swimming a couple search patterns and learning to use the rope corectly. " keep that rope tight " is still ringing in my ear peice.
do any of the other teams usaly invite recuits to join them on a traineing mission ?
and if so do you find this helps you with diver retention?
I am now reading some of the PSD1 trainning books for my second time through in 3 days there is a hell of a lot of infermation in this little 81 page booklet The team I am on uses the Dive Rescue Specilalist Trainning Manual put out by Dive Rescue Internatinal.
Do any of you know where I could buy a copy of this book for my own colcection I think I would like to reread this book a coulple more times and it would be nice to have to refer back to from time to time. the copy I have now belong to our team leader and I will have to return it soon .
and just wondering what other reading you might recomend.
for house of you that may be wondering what team and where we are based out of
Clastop County Sheriff's Search and Rescue URT based out of Astoria Oregon
we are a 12 man team made up of all volinterees
our members include an Astoria Police Officer
one Clastop County Deputy ( Team Leader )
and a few of the guys are in the US Coast Gard
then there is a fire fighter
and a couple of us are just working stiffs
thanks and looking foward to learning more from the advice you guys share here on the board.
Sparky James