Start your SSI Rescue Team Diver Specialty program

Continue your training in public safety diving with SSI’s Rescue Team Diver program. This 4-day specialty program is designed for divers already affiliated with a public safety dive team and will further develop your knowledge and skills. Hands-on training will teach you how to function safely and effectively in all roles as a public safety dive team response unit (Primary Diver, Primary Tender, Safety Diver, Safety Tender, 90% Diver, and Incident Commander).

Get ready to learn the methods and skills required to respond to in-water incidents, including multiple search pattern techniques, working in zero visibility conditions, effectively using a body recovery system, line tending, witness interviewing, and more!

Earn your SSI Rescue Team Diving specialty by starting online today!

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Facts and Training Standards

Amount of Academic Sessions

 

8

Amount of Pool/Confined Water Sessions

 

3

Amount of Open Water Sessions

 

1

Maximum Training Depth

 

12 m / 40 ft

Suggested duration (h)

 

24-30

SSI Standards
Languages
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Expand your public safety dive team knowledge

Here are the benefits you can expect from attending this training program:

Learn multiple search pattern techniques

Operate in zero visibility conditions

Learn effective communication procedures

Upgrade your Training

Upgrade your training experience with a perfect match! The following programs can be combined with your SSI Rescue Team Diver training. Skills and experience gained through these programs will expand upon your capabilities gained through the SSI Rescue Team Diver program. When you complete a certain number of Specialty Programs and Logged Dives, you will also automatically earn the SSI Recognition Ratings – SSI Specialty Diver, SSI Advanced Open Water Diver, and SSI Master Diver. Start your SSI Specialty training right away and earn recognition as you become a safe and comfortable diver!

Night Diving & Limited Visibility

Diving does not end when the sun goes down! Become a night diver and meet the incredible marine life that only comes out at night. Join the SSI Night Diving and Limited Visibility specialty program.

10
Minimum Age
5-10
Suggested duration (h)
2
Open Water Sessions

Search & Recovery

Make lost items a thing of the past with the SSI Search & Recovery specialty program. You will learn all you need to plan and conduct search and recovery dives, so you can find lost items with ease.

12
Minimum Age
10-15
Suggested duration (h)
2
Open Water Sessions

Science of Diving

Immerse in physics, physiology, decompression theory and the aquatic environment with the online SSI Science of Diving Specialty. You will be halfway to earning your Divemaster rating. Get started now!

10
Minimum Age
8-12
Suggested duration (h)

Stress & Rescue

Learn to identify stress, prevent accidents, and learn rescue diver skills with this essential Diver Stress and Rescue Specialty program. Help yourself and other divers to stay safe. Get started now!

12
Minimum Age
10-15
Suggested duration (h)
3
Open Water Sessions

React Right

Learn how to manage emergencies and act as a first responder with the SSI React Right specialty. This is the best emergency first response course there is and includes first aid, CPR skills, oxygen administration and much more. Start today!

12
Minimum Age
8-12
Suggested duration (h)

Public Safety Diver

Learn the basic knowledge, skills, and fundamentals needed to prepare you for public safety diving team involvement with the SSI Public Safety Diver specialty.

30-35
Suggested duration (h)
4
Open Water Sessions

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Training Prerequisites

SSI Entry-Level Programs – Open Water Diver, Freediver, or Mermaid require students to complete a water fitness evaluation prior to open water training. The goal of this evaluation is to determine a comfort level baseline consisting of:

Swim Assessment

Survival Float

Technical Requirements

To start training, students must create a MySSI profile. This can either be done via the SSI website at www.divessi.com/register or by installing the MySSI App.

Simply download the app for either iOS or Android, set up the user profile, and access the world of diving in minutes! The MySSI App safely stores everything in one place, online or offline – training materials, logbook, and certification cards. This includes Recreational Scuba, Extended Range, Freediving and Mermaid.

Training Center Selection & Affiliation

Every student must select an SSI Training Center as their “Training Partner” during the course registration process. Affiliation ensures personalized service and a high-quality training experience.

Students can also change affiliation or choose to affiliate with multiple Training Centers in their user profile. When affiliating with a Training Center online or via the MySSI App, a Privacy Policy Agreement will be processed to comply with GDPR regulations.

Medical & Administrative Requirements

Each student or candidate must complete the required SSI Training Record Forms prior to participating in any SSI training program. The forms for minors must be reviewed and signed by a parent or guardian.

Responsible Diver Code

SSI Responsible Diver Code - Scuba DivingSSI Responsible Diver Code - FreedivingSSI Responsible Diver Code - Extended Range Diving

Diver Medical Statement & Questionnaire or Physician’s Approval to Dive (where required)

Training Assumption of Risk, Liability Release, & Liability Release, & Hold Harmless Agreement (where required / not applicable within the European Union)

Program-specific Completion Record (done by the Instructor prior to certification)

Training Course Costs

Training consists of various components which are either charged singly or as a package depending on the selected Training Center. The components are:

Training Materials / Digital Kit

Tuition for Academics and In-Water Training

Open Water Training Dives

Certification

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