Professionals who belong to rescue and firefighting services, Civil Protection, special groups and, in general, any person involved or interested in underwater search tecniques.

Requirement: Trainees must have a professional or sporting diving licence.  Provide diving experience by means of a diving log and/or company certificate and, more specifically, experience in the use of dry diving suits.

In order to take full advantage of the course, it is advisable for trainees to have prior knowledge in the use of surface air supply systems.

Once accepted to take the course, and one week before the course starts, trainees must provide proof they have passed a medical examination for underwater or hyperbaric activities.

The course prepares rescuers to assess, make decisions, and control underwater intervention teams; applying technical and tactical work methods to deal with emergency situations in an effective manner. The course will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to carry out, in a safe and effective manner, the rescue of persons and goods, using underwater rescue techniques, with a focus on the correct execution of various search methods.

The structure of the team, roles, and responsibilities.

Training and equipment.

Search and rescue.

Organisation and management of the rescue operations.

Establishing a starting point.

Most frequently employed basic methods.

Search assistance devices.

Practical training:

Search methods used in small areas.

Search operations guided from the shore.

Methods using a guide rope.

Circular search operations.

Search methods between guide ropes.

Practical training will take place in the Jovellanos Centre training pool.

The course consists of 21 certified hours, it´s delivered over a period of 3 days.