Courses

Courses

COURSES


We offer several courses and training in the field of forensic diving and underwater forensic working. All our training courses are provided as realistically as possible and supervised by forensic experts from the field.


The training dives are conducted with realistic underwater equipment and vehicles. Some education and training courses that we can provide for you are:

  • Forensic Diver Basic (Underwater Crime Scene Diver)
  • Forensic Diver Expert
  • Public Safety Diver
  • Advanced Public Safety Diver
  • Body Recovery course
  • Vehicle Recovery course
  • Full fase mask diver included communication and videosystems
  • Underwater Airlift course
  • Underwater Metal detector course
  • ROV-using course

UNDERWATER CRIME SCENE DIVER


This training is intended for students and professionals. It has a solid foundation in underwater forensics. The course focuses on knowledge building and skills creation with interactive learning in the underwater aspects of forensic diving.


Collecting underwater evidence for forensic investigation requires thorough training. Without proper training, evidence can be damaged beyond repair. Therefore, this intensive training is recommended for anyone who is deployed and interested in forensic diving.


In addition to extensive theory, working with the presentations of forensic experts and forensic doctors, 'reality based training' takes place. This training covers important basic topics for gathering evidence, such as taking photos and filming the crime scene, working with the body bag, medical aspects, handling fingerprints, search patterns, contaminated water, light and heavy salvage, and the use of a metal detector.

COURSE TOPICS


The training theoretical topics:

  • Introduction to underwater taphonomy

  • Preserve PD (Crime Scene) underwater

  • The role of forensic diver

  • Underwater forensic traces (detection and collection)

  • Underwater crime scene management

  • Introduction to firearms and explosives

  • Presentation water bodies conditions

  • reporting



TRAINING AND REQUIREMENTS


Education Requirements:

  • Minimum age 18 years
  • Professional diver is an advantage (minimum cat. 2) or,
  • PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent certification
  • PADI Public Safety Diver is recommended
  • Good swimming skills
  • Dive medical examination


Course duration:

  • Two day(s) of theory and a minimum of eight practical dives.





Practical training:

  • Body Recovery

  • Salvage evidence in a forensically sound manner

  • Underwater search patterns

  • Underwater airlift

  • Operation ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle)

  • Underwater metal detector (Fisher and Ebinger)

  • Full face mask introduction

  • Basic underwater photography and video