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Aquatic Pleasures Dive Center is the only training facility in North Carolina that is certified to train Police, Fire, Medic and other public safety professionals in the area of Public Safety Diving certification through the Public Safety Diving Association; PSDA.
Aquatic Pleasures Dive Center is proud to serve our community by offering professional training to all Public Safety professionals who seek this prestigious certification!
PSDA & Water Rescue instructors are all professional Firefighters, Rescue and Law Enforcement Officers. Aquatic Pleasures Dive Center’s Public Safety instructors and assistants are from local police and fire departments.
Should I become a Public Safety Diver when I am already a certified diver?
Absolutely! Here is just an example as to why you should pursue you Public Safety Diver Certification. There have been an alarming amount of injuries and fatalities over the last 20 years with Public safety Divers. Most of the injuries or fatalities occurred during training exercises and all have occurred to individuals and departments that had no formal public safety training from a Public Safety Training Agency. Many Public Safety Divers are not certified as Public Safety Divers and hold only recreational certifications. Recreational certifications are based entirely on skills and standards for sport divers. Recreational training does not meet the safety and training needs of a Public Safety Diver. The highest levels of Sport diving certification serve only as a prerequisite to being trained as an Entry Level Public Safety Diver.
I am not a certified diver. Can I become a Public Safety Diver?
Yes, you can. PSDA offers Open Water training to get you started.
Can Open Water divers become Public Safety Divers?
Of course you can. But, extended training is necessary. During Public Safety Training you will receive the required skills to successfully and safely conduct search and recovery missions. Advance Open Water training is required to start the Entry Level Public Safety Training. The training for your Advanced Open Water Certification is offered through PSDA.
Why PSDA?
PSDA is the world’s largest public safety diving and water rescue training organization.
PSDA & Water Rescue has been training public safety divers and water rescue members since 1980. (PSDA & Water Rescue was originally the public safety division of IDEA.)
Lead instructor overview:
Calvin Shaw is the lead instructor for Public Safety Diving. He is an instructor with Scuba Schools International (SSI), PADI, Scuba Diving International (SDI), Technical Diving International (TDI) and of course, Public Safety Diving Association. Calvin has been diving for over 25 years and has more than 3500 logged dives. Calvin is also an Instructor Trainer / Evaluator for IDEA and PSDA.
Calvin is currently employed by Gaston College, Dallas, NC, where he is a full time Professor and Co-ordinator for the Criminal Justice Division. He is a retired Captain from the Gaston County, NC, Police Department where he served as supervisor in the Criminal Investigative Unit, the Crime Scene Unit, the K-9 Unit, and Patrol. He remains an active duty police officer serving as a Reserve Officer for the Gaston County Police Department. He has been policing for over 28 years.
Calvin obtained his Bachelor’s Degree from South East Missouri State University. He continued his education with the University of Cincinnati where he received his Masters Degree in Criminal Justice. Along with being a full time professor for Gaston College, Calvin also teaches Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) and In-Service Training for the area police departments. Calvin is also a part time professor in Criminal Justice for Kaplan University.
During his policing career, Calvin has been in charge of the Boat Patrol Unit with the Atlantic Beach, NC Police Department. He has been involved in numerous public safety dives for search, rescue and recovery. He is no stranger to the water and is ready to share his knowledge. Calvin is a licensed USCG Captain.
For more information on this training visit the website for Public Safety Diving Association or call us. Please contact us so we can begin your training today!
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