U.S. Water Rescue Provides
-On Site Standby Water Rescue Services
-Water Safety Education and Awareness
-Public Safety Dive Team Consulting
-Public Safety Dive Instruction (PADI and ERDI)
-Technical Dive Training (TDI)
-Dive Rescue/Recovery
-Evidence Recovery
-Swiftwater Rescue
-Ice Rescue
Benefits of Utilizing US Water Rescue or
Montana Dive Tech for your Dive Instruction!
1. Safety First
2. Affordable
3. Quality Instruction
4. Flexible Schedules
5. Highly Experienced 20 years
6. Fun! Although we believe in military training methods, we do not incorporate it into our training (unless of course you ask) :) We want to provide the best learning environment possible, and yet have fun at the same time.
US Water Rescue
-Public Safety Diver (ERDI or PADI)
A common misconception with non-divers, divers, and even dive instructors, is that
a “Certified Recreational Diver” (including recreational rescue divers and SAR
divers) are qualified to perform Public Safety Diving Services. Sadly this is an
extremely dangerous misconception, and far from the truth. Far to often it
leads to serious injury or death. A Police Dept. would not hire a college graduate,
show him how to shoot a pistol and make him a Police Officer. Would a Fire Dept
hire a recent graduate, show him how to use a fire extinguisher and make him a
Fireman? Of course not, that’s silly. So why does it happen in Public Safety
Diving? Lack of public education!
Recreational training teaches a new diver the very very BASICS of diving (enough to get by). Most of
the time it is taught in ideal conditions (warm water, clear water, free from any
dangers). It is taught with the idea that the diver will be diving in similar ideal
conditions with no stress and no dangers.
Public Safety Divers find themselves diving in cold, dark, polluted, moving, black,
and dangerous waters. Dangers such as barb wire, trees, glass, sharp jagged pieces
of metal, entanglement hazards (just to name a few). What would a diver do if
he/she could not see, all of a sudden became entangled, was bleeding from a cut,
and was running low on air? Typically the first thing that would happen is PANIC
followed shortly by………
The PSD course not only teaches how to conduct safe EFFECTIVE black-water
Searches, but also how to avoid common problems such as those stated above, and
how to handle them if they were to occur. Sign up for a PSD course today!
-Public Safety Dive Tender
Tenders are the most important person on a PSD Team! The PSD Tender course is
taught in conjunction with the PSD Diver Course. Non-divers as well as divers are encouraged
to become certified Public Safety Dive Tenders.
-Dry Suit Diver
Stop being cold, and start being warm and comfortable! No longer any reason to
stop diving, start diving all year round! A majority of divers (unless tropical) once
they go dry they never go back. A must for cold water divers, deep divers, and
Public Safety Divers.
-Full Face Mask
Beneficial for Public Safety Divers: provides added protection from cold or
contaminated water, can be fitted with communications, relieves jaw fatigue.
Todays FFM are designed not only for function but comfort. Initially FFM
were designed for commercial, military, and PSD applications; now with today’s
FFM any diver (after proper training) can enjoy the benefits of a FFM.
-Deep Diver
Extend your recreational depth limits up to 130’
Montana Dive Tech (MDT)
-Nitrox/Trimix Fills
-TDI Nixtrox Diver
-TDI Advanced Nitrox Diver
-TDI Decompression Procedures
-TDI Gas Blending
-Dry Suit Diver
-Technical Dive Tours, on Bighorn Canyon (Montana)
excellent opportunity for technical diving!
Course Locations:
Classes are typically held at our Billings, Montana location. However we can also travel to your location.
Course Pricing:
Class prices vary depending on location, # of students, and equipment needed. A typical PSD course of 5 students on site in Billings, MT will run approximately $300 a student. We do offer and specialize in private classes for all levels of dive instruction. Private classes offer devoted one-on-one attention and optimal learning environment for some divers.
