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Emergency Response Diving International

Emergency Response Diving International
AbbreviationERDI
Formation2000 (2000),[1]
PurposePublic Safety Diver training
HeadquartersWorld Headquarters, Stuart, Florida,  United States
Location
  • 1321 SE Decker Ave Stuart, FL 34994 USA
Region served
Worldwide
Parent organization
International Training
Affiliations
Websitehttp://www.tdisdi.com

Emergency Response Diving International claims to be the largest organization devoted to training emergency response divers[2] in public safety diving (PSD). It was founded in Orlando, Florida in 2000 by Scuba Diving International in response to a high accident rate in the training of emergency response divers. The earliest lessons held by it were attended by almost 24 police officers, firefighters, and volunteers from the United States. Mitch Skaggs was one of the instructors at the founding of the organization.[3]

The organization trains public safety officials, including firefighters and policemen for underwater/submerged environments.[4] Its sister organization Technical Diving International, is the world's largest training agency for technical diving.[5]

All ERDI programs are NFPA and OSHA compliant.[6] All materials are written and reviewed by PSD professionals.[7]

  1. ^ "Scuba Training and Certification Agency - ERDI - Emergency Response Diving International - SDI - TDI - ERDI". Tdisdi.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Emergency Response Diving International". ERDI. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. ^ New class for emergency response divers. Vol. May–June 2000. Sport Diver. 2000. p. 22. ISSN 1077-985X.
  4. ^ "New York State Police Dive Teams to follow ERDI Standards". DiveNewswire. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  5. ^ "10 Reasons we teach SDI for recreational SCUBA Certifications". International Diving Institute. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  6. ^ "NFPA 1670: Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents". National Fire Protection Association. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  7. ^ "Public Safety Diver Frequently Asked Questions". Emergency Response Diving Academy. Archived from the original on 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2014-04-28.

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