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Search & Recovery

FIND THE UNFINDABLE — SSI SEARCH & RECOVERY DIVER, TASMANIA
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It's one of the most practical and satisfying specialties you can add to your diving — and on the day someone needs it, you'll be glad you did it.

Someone drops something overboard. A piece of equipment is lost on a dive. Most divers shrug and move on — Search & Recovery Divers go and find it. The SSI Search & Recovery Diver specialty program teaches you systematic underwater search techniques, navigation skills and how to safely recover objects of all sizes from the seafloor.

Course Outline | 2 Components | 1 Day | 3 Dives

  1. Digital Learning (Online Study): understand the principles of underwater search and recovery at your own pace
  2. Ocean Dives: 3 ocean dives planning and executing mock search and recovery operations

Topics & Skills

  • Search patterns using compass & natural navigation
  • Circular, expanding square, jackstay & U-pattern searches
  • Locating large & small objects underwater
  • Planning a search operation from available information
  • Using a lift bag to recover large & heavy objects
  • Lift bag operation & dump valve technique
  • Essential knots — bowline, sheet bend, two half hitches

Prerequisites

  • SSI Open Water Diver certification or equivalent from a recognised training agency
  • Minimum age | 12 years old

What's Included

What's Needed
  • Online SSI training materials
  • Professional SSI instruction
  • All scuba equipment
  • Navigation, search & recovery equipment
  • 3 x ocean dives (local site)
  • SSI Search & Recovery Diver certification
  • 1-year Tas Divers Club membership (valued at $100)
  • Mask & snorkel
  • Own transport — including the ability to transport scuba gear & tanks for the duration of the course
  • Dive medical (if required)

Get your Nitrox ticket at the same time!

Add SSI Enriched Air Nitrox to your Night & Limited Visibility course for just $200 (save $49 on the standalone price of $249).

We provide all specialised search and recovery equipment for your course. We also recommend purchasing your own for future diving — your instructor can help you choose the most appropriate gear for your needs.

At Tas Divers we believe in small group sizes guaranteed. Please carefully review all conditions before booking.

Medical Requirements

Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.

Please review the Diver Medical Form before enrolling in a scuba course. If you answer 'Yes' to any of the questions, you must see a doctor and present a dive medical/clearance to dive before we can accept you onto the course.

Diver Medical Form

Administrative Requirements

Please read our Booking terms and conditions carefully before proceeding with payment.

For boat dive terms and conditions, please read: here

Search & Recovery
  • Location: Launceston
  • Add Enriched Air Nitrox course?: No

  • 20,000+ Certified

    We've certified over 20,000 students. Our instructors come from all over the world & have years of experience.

  • Quality Assurance

    All of our instructors are employed on a permanent basis. Permanent safety, permanent accountability.

  • Professional Instructors

    Our instructors are renowned for their patience & professionalism, so you can feel safe & breathe easy underwater.

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