On Friday March 23 the Beneath the Sea trade show in Seacaucus, NJ will host our annual PSD Conference. More details can be found at http://beneaththesea.org and here is a brief listing of the speakers and topics:

Faith Ortins of DUI Drysuits and Captain James Murray FDNY:
NFPA Contaminated Water Diving Standards
NFPA 1953 is ready to go out for comment. This seminar will address the questions of how the new proposed standard affect you and how can you get involved in the final development of the standard.

Blades Robinson: IADRS
Saved! What we can learn from success stories in public safety diving.

Sean Harrison: ERDI
Managing the Scene- Learn how surface support personnel can make all the difference in safety and effectiveness for a dive team

Bengt Kjellberg: Interspiro-
Using Surface Supply Systems to Minimize your Risk as a Dive Team

Erick Estrada: Videoray
Integrating ROVs with Side Scan Sonar to maximize Effectiveness

Tom Greenhalgh: NPSS
Managing the Physical and Mental Demands of Public Safety Diving

Feel free to PM me with questions or just post here.

Many thanks,
Jeff Heim