Underwater search and recovery specialty
Objects are often dropped from boats and jetties, or people lose various items while swimming or snorkeling in the sea, and they frequently come to the dive club asking for assistance.
Not infrequently, the dive club is approached to carry out an interesting project that involves locating a specific object underwater, and sometimes even moving it or retrieving it from the water.
Course Objective:
During the Search and Recovery specialty, participants learn the steps for gathering essential information about lost items, organizing the required team, selecting the most suitable search/scanning method, using appropriate tools, and much more. This specialty provides certified divers with practical experience in using pulleys, downlines, lift bags, and other equipment for retrieving objects from the water.
Prerequisites:
Course structure:
The specialty spans at least two days, including three classroom sessions and at least three dives.
Water sessions feature three dives:
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Dive practicing pulley work.
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Dive practicing underwater search methods.
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Dive experiencing flotation techniques.
Classroom topics cover:
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Search and scanning.
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Pulley use.
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Principles of lifting objects from the seabed.
To register – visit one of the TIDF’s dive centers in the Mediterranean or in Eilat.
The Israeli Diving Federation has more than 20 dive centers, from Achziv in the north to Eilat in the Red sea, so you can choose between a dive course close to home, a course in the Red sea, or even a combined Mediterranean-Red sea course.