Public Safety Diving is a must-read book for the public-safety dive team member, leader or anyone who is thinking about putting a team together. By the end, you'll know that it takes more than just a C card to pull it off." -- Advanced Rescue Technology
Written for instructors, dive team captains, surface teams, and underwater personnel alike, this book offers definitive information on procedures for safe operations, proper methods of training, and how to make appropriate purchasing decisions. Various techniques and types of equipment are discussed and assessed. Included also are chapters on methods of search in black water, swift water, and contaminated water, as well as techniques for evidence recovery.
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Step-by-step safety procedures and techniques for dive teams at all levels of expertise
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Learn to conduct safe, effective training drills
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Create excellent court-ready documentation
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The most comprehensive book of its kind
Preface
Chapter 1 : The Foundations of a Public Safety Dive Team
Chapter 2 : Dive Team Command
Chapter 3 : Dive Team Personnel
Chapter 4 : Diver Training
Chapter 5 : Equipment for Shore Personnel
Chapter 6 : Diving Equipment
Chapter 7 : Cylinder Safety
Chapter 8 : The Initial Response
Chapter 9 : Deploying The Team
Chapter 10 : The Search
Chapter 11 : Search Patterns
Chapter 12 : Communication and Line Signals
Chapter 13 : Contingency Procedures and Scene Safety
Chapter 14 : Physiological Components of Diving
Chapter 15 : Diving Maladies
Chapter 16 : Contaminated Water
Chapter 17 : Handling The Drowning Victim
Chapter 18 : Submerged Vehicles
Chapter 19 : Boat Operations
Chapter 20 : Law Enforcement Operations
Chapter 21 : Special Considerations and Technology
Appendix
Answers to Study Questions
