Emergency Response Diving International

Emergency Response Diving International claims to be the largest organization devoted to training emergency response divers in public safety diving (PSD). It was founded in Orlando, Florida in 2000 by Scuba Diving International in response to a high accident rate in the training of emergency response divers. The earliest lessons held by it were attended by almost 24 police officers, firefighters, and volunteers from the United States. Mitch Skaggs was one of the instructors at the founding of the organization.[1]

The organization trains public safety officials, including firefighters and policemen for underwater/submerged environments.[2] Its sister organization Technical Diving International, is the world's largest training agency for technical diving.[3]

All ERDI programs are NFPA and OSHA compliant.[4] All materials are written and reviewed by PSD professionals.[5]

ERDI is the only public safety dive training agency licensed by the Florida Department of Education to teach the following programs:[6]

  • Assistant Instructor (AI)
  • Divemaster (DM)
  • Emergency Response Diving Instructor
  • ERD Contaminated Water OPS Instructor
  • Instructor Development Course (IDC) / Instructor Examination Course (IEC)
  • Instructor Trainer (IT)

References

  1. ↑ New class for emergency response divers. May–June 2000. Sport Diver. 2000. p. 22. ISSN 1077-985X.
  2. ↑ "New York State Police Dive Teams to follow ERDI Standards". DiveNewswire. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  3. ↑ "10 Reasons we teach SDI for recreational SCUBA Certifications". International Diving Institute. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  4. ↑ "NFPA 1670: Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents". National Fire Protection Association. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  5. ↑ "Public Safety Diver Frequently Asked Questions". Emergency Response Diving Academy. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  6. ↑ "Commission for Independent Education". Florida Department of Education. Retrieved 2014-08-07.


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