8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 

 The Washoe County Sheriff’s Hasty Team invites you to attend this unique hands-on dive academy for Public Safety Divers and Shore support personnel. In addition to the formal training, you will meet and share ideas with Public Safety Divers from many different agencies. Participants will receive both classroom and practical dive or shore support training though-out the two and a half day academy.

Divers will experience both clear and black water dives in a controlled environment and will learn the skills needed to be effective and safe public safety divers. All dives will be at altitude. Dives will be supported by boat operations and will be overseen by on-site medical personnel.

• 18 + hours of training with instructor to student ratios of at least one instructor for every two students

• Complete training materials including sample dive unit classifications, protocols, dive logs and diver / shore support check lists.
• Long Sleeve Dive Academy Tee Shirt
• Upon completion of all dives – a graduation certificate.

 Who Can Attend?

Shore Support and Dive Personnel involved in public safety diving with a governmental agency. Each participant needs to meet the following requirements:

• Hold an Open Water or higher dive card from an accredited training agency like PADI or NAUI. (for divers only)
• Be physically able to participate in 2 days of strenuous dive / shore support activity.
• Complete all paperwork for registration including registration form and medical questionnaire (signed by a physician if necessary).
• Have an authorized representative from a public agency involved in dive rescue / recovery recommend you by signing the sponsorship portion of the application.

Each participant is required to have the following equipment:

• Divers
• All needed SCUBA equipment including:
• Regulator, pressure gauge, depth gauge, etc.
• Minimum of one cutting tool on equipment (recommended two or three)
• Mask, fins, Whistle or other signaling device.
• BCD
• Exposure protection for 39 degree water (recommend dry suit, however use a wet suit if you are not trained in dry suit operation). Hood and gloves are a must.
• Weight Belt (our sponsor Sierra Diving Center will provide weights at no charge for those participants flying in – but call now to reserve gear as the shop will be busy that weekend and may run out)
• Minimum of two tanks per person (our sponsor Sierra Diving Center will provide tanks at no charge for those participants flying in – but call now to reserve gear as the shop will be busy that weekend and may run out).
• Any other standard gear your department uses (harness, redundant secondary air source, etc.)

• Shore Support Personnel
• PFD with knife and whistle
• Sun and weather protection
• Any other standard gear your department uses (window punches, slate boards, throw bags, etc.)

 About our Sponsor:

SIERRA DIVING CENTER

 Our sponsor will provide air fills free of charge. The professionals at Sierra Dive can also assist you should you need to rent any dive equipment or make any last minute dive equipment purchases. The weekend of the academy will be a very busy one for the shop so CALL EARLY if you need gear. They can be reached at http://www.sierradive.com/ or by calling (775) 825-2147. You must have your gear ready to go before the first class as there will be no time to "stop by a dive shop" on Saturday Morning. Sierra Diving Center’s address is 104 E Grove Street, Reno NV 89502.

• Sun block
• Sun hat and sun glasses
• Clothes for every condition (the weather changes fast here)
• Sturdy shoes (you will be climbing rocks)

If registration and money is received prior to March 31 - $95 per participant

If registration and money is received after March 31 - $125 per participant

Participants should plan on staying in Reno for a minimum of two nights. Because the academy is scheduled before the major tourist season, you should be able to find rooms at a reasonable rate. Here are a few ideas:

Seasons Inn (Reno) – Owned by one of our members family.

http://www.seasonsinn.com

John Ascuaga’s Nugget Hotel Casino

http://www.janugget.com/

Silver Legacy Resort Casino

http://www.silverlegacy.com

Lunch will be provided on Saturday. All other meals will be the participant’s responsibility. Sunday, we will all go out for pizza after the last dive, so please plan your budget accordingly.

The weekend of the Academy is also the weekend for University Nevada Reno’s Jazz Festival. Check out more about this at http://www.unr.edu/rjf/

If you plan on flying or driving over a pass, please be aware our last dive will be completed on Sunday by 12:00 noon. We will be at 4500 ft elevation and that day your max depth will be 60’ (equivalent of 70 ft sea level for no more than 20 minutes). Plan for the appropriate waiting period prior to departure.

You need to have ground transportation as we will be moving from location to location each day. If you are renting a vehicle, we would recommend a 4X4 as we still get snow up at Tahoe sometimes in April.

The Washoe County Sheriff’s Hasty Team has one of the longest standing dive units in the West. Started in 1971 the team now has over 40 rescue members including 18 public safety Divers. The experience of the primary instructors for this training average over 10 years each of public safety diving and many are ex-military divers, PADI instructors Dive Masters / Master Divers, and are team leaders the Hasty Team’ Dive Unit.

If you are panning on attending, please contact our team president so we can keep an eye out for your registration:

Kevin LeVezu

levezu@yahoo.com

You can find the registration form, medical questionair, and a copy of a flier for this academy by clicking on this link Registration Forms or by emailing Kevin at the link below. 

Mail completed application / release form, medical questionnaire and checks to:
Washoe County Sheriff’s Hasty Team, Inc.

911 Parr

Reno, NV 89512

Please make Check’s payable to: Washoe County Sheriff’s Hasty Team, Inc.

To reach us call:

(775) 348 – RESQ

Email:

Kevin LeVezu

levezu@yahoo.com