Scuba Center has been selling quality scuba diving and snorkeling equipment since 1973. You will find a wide selection of scuba and snorkeling equipment at both our Eagan, Minnesota and Minneapolis, Minnesota locations. Scuba Center Eagan
1571 Century Point
Eagan, Minnesota 55121
(651) 681-8434		 Scuba Center Minneapolis
5015 Penn Ave South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55419
(612) 925-4818

PADI Surface Support Specialist
Public safety diving requires special training and a significantly different mindset than recreational diving. PADI Surface Support Specialist is a sub-set of the Public Safety Diver course for nondiving team members. Surface Support Specialists are important members of a PSD team and contribute to the team's effectiveness and success. Students learn how to support divers from the surface, assist with pre-dive safety checks, equipment setup and scene management. The eLearning content explains what it takes to become a Surface Support Specialist and teaches the learner about the specialized procedures, equipment, scene handling techniques, communications, search and rescue techniques, and documentation procedures for public safety diving. You will also learn key safety concepts and procedures to apply during the course's four surface support sessions that include various training stations and participation in realistic scenarios.
 
You'll be introduced to the special procedures, equipment, scene handling, communications and documentation requirements for a public safety diving operation. During four surface support sessions you'll practice compass navigation, knot tying, arc search techniques, victim recovery, rope-pull communications and rescue techniques for a distressed public safety diver, and more.
 

PADI Public Safety Diver course moves out of the “specialty” diver course lists and stands as a distinct program, dedicated to this specialized diving field. The program now includes three courses – Public Safety Diver, Surface Support Specialist and the new Advanced Public Safety Diver. | Public Safety Diver training in Minnesota.

 Statement of Understanding:

  • This course covers basic public safety diving skills but does not cover public safety recovery techniques, all environments, condition, situation or rescue skill a public safety diver might encounter. This course does not cover environments such as swift water, current, deep water, contaminated water, low head dams, hydraulics, overhead environments, ice, etc. It does not cover evidence, body, vehicle or other advanced recovery techniques. These conditions and others like them require advanced training, equipment and experience.

  • This course is designed to better equip students with the skills needed to respond to the unforeseen situations and better prepare them to meet the challenges a public safety diver or surface support specialist might face.

  • This course is designed to establish a public safety diver foundation that will allow participants to safely continue public safety diving education.

  • This training does not supersede established standards; the agency, state, county, or country's policy; or recognized Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

  • This course does not address the NFPA 1670 Standards relating to the disciplines of Ice 9.3.7, Surf 9.2.8, or Swift Water 9.3.9.
Prerequisite:
  • Minimum age of 18
  • Have current EFR Primary and Secondary Care training (or qualifying CPR and First Aid training) within 24 months.
Course Fee: $450.00
(Fee and cancellation policy)
Includes: PADI Public Safety Diver eLearning, training fees, and certification processing.
 
Certification: PADI Surface Support Specialist PADI Public Safety Diver Surface Support Specialist | Scuba Center Public Safety Diving | GCSOPADI Public Safety Diver Surface Support Specialist | Scuba Center Public Safety Diving | Dive Team Tender
Equipment requirements:

  • Personal flotation device (PFD)
 
What do I need to do before class?:
You will need to complete the online knowledge-based portion of the course, ( PADI Public Safety Diver eLearning ) and complete knowledge reviews at the end of each module.
 
Scuba Diving certification classes offered at Scuba Center in Eagan, Minnesota Schedule:
The PADI Surface Support Specialist course includes classroom and pool deck (Confined Water) sessions as well as four surface support sessions in conjunction with four open water dives conducted over two days.
The minimum number of recommended hours is 30.

 

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Contact our Eagan facility to schedule.
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