Public Safety Training, What’s it All About?

Thinking about becoming an Public Safety Diver? Wondering what exactly it entails? What type of training might be required before training starts? We’re talking about what public safety dive training is like from both sides.

How long does it take to become a GREAT dive instructor?

Thinking of becoming an instructor? We’re getting into what it really takes to become a GREAT instructor. It beyond the certification, being a great instructor takes time and effort.

Don’t Be a Pain

Leg cramps got you down? We’re sharing a few ways to prevent and remedy them so you can dive without pain.

I Don’t Have my C-Card and I’m at the Airport (Here’s what to do)

You’ve planned the trip, you’ve packed your bags, and you’re at the airport. Shoot! You just realized you forgot one of the most important things you need for a dive trip, your c-card! Do you know what to do?

A Letter From Matthew Johnston

My name is Matt Johnston and I live in Woodbury. I am organizing a fundraiser to raise funds to improve in-water access for those with tracheostomies

Information About Training Updates vs. Members Update

An important update about our training updates and members updates. Find out when to expect both and what the difference is between the two.

Supporting Our Veterans

Veterans are the ones who take the time out of their lives to defend our freedoms but yet when they come home we disregard them. Why is this, and what can we do to change it? Veterans all over are struggling to adjust back to civilian life and we can make that adjustment easier by hiring them or pointing them in the right direction.

Why the switch? Simple, customer service.

Why should you choose SDI/TDI/ERDI over others? Motor City Scuba is telling you why customer service is the key to good business.

Follow Up: How to Move from a Recreation to a Public Safety Dive Team

In this follow up article Tanya Chapman discusses what it takes to take a police unit from recreational divers to highly trained public safety divers. Also how we’ve progressed over the years in public safety diving with ERDI.

How to Move from a Recreation to a Public Safety Dive Team

Some don’t realize the amount of training it takes to become an ERDI diver in the public safety field. These divers go through hours and hours of training only to risk their lives to bring others to safety. What happens when a whole police unit needs to get up to speed in the public safety diving arena? How do they plan for it? How do they make sure everyone is up to speed?