S. C. Public Safety Divers Int'l

Aquatic Educators Int'l (AEI)
Tactical Swimmer Course

SHOOT, MOVE and COMMUNICATE

Class Level: Officer of Any Rank

Method of Testing: Written and Skills

Course Description: This course is design for S.W.A.T., Special Weapon/Response Teams and Law Enforcement Officers. Only AEI trained instructors are authorized teach this program.

Objectives include but are limited too;

• Tactical Team Swimmer Safety and Deployment
• Equipment Use and Care
• Mask, Fins, and Snorkel use (No Scuba)
• Entry, Exists and Deployment
• Shooting from above the Water Line
• Drifting and Upstream Swimming
• Suspect Apprehension and Removal (Land/Water)
• Hostage/Suspect Surveillance from the water

AEI 1st Class Swimmer Challenge Test:

• Run 150 yards in full gear
• Swim 500 yards without stopping with your tac. equip.
• 2 minute break
• Swim 50 yards, Dive to a depth of 7 feet, retrieve a 10 lbs object and return above water
• Swim a minimum of 75 yards underwater, no mask, fins or snorkel
• 2 minute break
• Swim 800 yards without stopping with the equivalent weight of your duty belt and with Mask, Fins and Snorkel (No arm use)
• Tread water for 15 min. (5 Consecutive minutes with hands out of water)
• 2 minute break
• Apprehend Suspect while in shallow/deep water (Fighting and Passive)
• Make a PFD with shirt/trousers

Prerequisites:

• A Current Medical Exam, no more than 10 months old-we will supply required medical forms
• AEI Class I Swimmer or Equivalent
• Current S.W.A.T., Special Weapon/Response Teams, Law Enforcement Officer
• Non-Current LEO's must submit a Training Requested Letter by a Law Enforcement Agency
• Special Weapon Qualified/Certified (if using any weapon other than sidearm)
• Must already know how to Care and Protect your weapon(s) in/around water (you can obtain this information from the Weapons Manufacture)
• YOU WILL USE YOUR OWN WEAPON

For A Generic Schedule

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