SCLEDA - South Carolina Law Enforcement Diver's Association

The SCLEDA fall training will take place on October 24-26th at 0800 hrs. at Lexington County Sheriff’s Department located at 521 Gibson Road, Lexington, SC 29072. Further training will be held at the Bundrick Island Marine Patrol Station.

Registration (0800-0830 at the station office) Training will begin promptly at 0830hrs.

The training will consist of 1 day of classroom education followed by 2 days of open water diving. The training will encompass an introduction to heavy lifting and recovery.

There will be four stations where participants will learn how to safely rig and recover:

• Plane/Jet ski

• Boat

• Car

• Anchor (staged lift)

Participants also get an opportunity to obtain certification from International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers (IANTD) – “Introduction to Heavy Lifting and Recovery” for an additional $75.00

Registration is $5.00 per person or $25.00 per a team of 4 or more. This is in lieu of the yearly membership fees due to the pandemic.

Lunch will be provided at a cost of $5.00 per person for training days 2 and 3. Lunch on day 1 will be on your own

All teams planning to attend, please email the SCLEDA President Greg Barefoot (gbarefoot123@gmail.com) by Monday, September 26, 2022 with the following information;

• Name of your team.
• Name of team members
• Type of dive equipment you will be bringing, dive truck w/cascade system, dive trailer, individual dive gear etc.

Note: Air fill stations will be limited so provide enough dive tanks for your team members for the day, if possible.

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Swift Water Training Sept 22-23, 2014: Team arrivals. Learn more.

Swift Water Training Sept 22-23, 2014: Search line setup and instructions. Learn more.

Swift Water Training Sept 22-23, 2014: Realistic training with ICS. Learn more.

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Swift Water Training Sept 22-23, 2014: Rotating dive teams. Learn more.

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Swift Water Training Sept 22-23, 2014: Dive units staging for searches. Learn more.

Swift Water Training Sept 22-23, 2014: Equipment trials with an Interspiro surface supplied air system. Learn more.

Swift Water Training Sept 22-23, 2014: Divers breaking between transitions. Learn more.

Swift Water Training Sept 22-23, 2014: An overlook of dive operations. Learn more.

Swift Water Training Sept 22-23, 2014: Placing a mannequin for underwater body recovery training. Learn more.

Swift Water Training Sept 22-23, 2014: Divers in tow for circuit rotations.Learn more.

Swift Water Training Sept 22-23, 2014: Two divers finishing the circuit. Learn more.

Swift Water Training Sept 22-23, 2014: The final swim to shore. Learn more.

Mission Statement

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Diver's Association is a non-profit organization committed to the safety of all law enforcement dive professionals in South Carolina. By providing advanced training, up-to-date unbiased equipment information, standardization of procedural guidelines, and development of a statewide database of available resources, law enforcement dive professionals will be able to safely and knowledgeably complete their assigned task to the benefit of their Agencies, their teams and the citizens of South Carolina.

Goal

The goal of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Diver's Association is to achieve safer diving for law enforcement professionals in South Carolina through education, training and the establishment of uniform safe standards.

Agencies Represented in Membership

SCLEDA has over 100 members representing the following agencies:

Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
Berkeley County Sheriff's Office
Charleston County Sheriff's Office
Charleston Police Department
Cherokee County Sheriff's Department
City of York Fire Department
Clarendon County Coroner's Office
Fort Mill Police Department
Georgetown City Fire Department
Greenville County Sheriff's Office
Lexington County Sheriff's Department
Newberry County Water Rescue and Public Safety Dive Team
Oconee County Sheriff's Department
Richland County Coroner's Office
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Rock Hill Police Department
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
South Carolina State Guard
Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office
Sumter County Sheriff's Office
Sumter Fire Department
Wateree Dive Center
York County Sheriff's Office

Membership Benefits

Membership with SCLEDA is a quick and easy process that allows both individuals and teams access to information and utilities that would not otherwise be available. Listed below are some of the many benefits of joining the association that is standardizing what is it to be a law enforcement diver in South Carolina.

Let us welcome you to SCLEDA with the following:

An up-to-date resource

Law enforcement diver news for current important information and events.
Medical diver information to relay bulletins and safety notes quickly.
Training opportunities including various topics relating to law enforcement dive professionals.

Centralized state-wide database

Agency lists for dive units and participating agencies providing contact information and capabilities.
Member lists including contact information, medical notes, emergency contacts, skills and certifications.
Equipment lists organized by dive unit providing assets and capabilities of each unit for multi-jurisdictional assistance.
Search capabilities allowing quick access to any of the information contained in the SCLEDA database system.
Secure encrypted database backups using government level standards (AES-256).
Secure encrypted passwords, to protect your data.

Report system

Provides a platform to generate PDF reports of an individual member, agency or the entire SCLEDA system.

Group e-mail system

Aids in the ability to send group and individual emails to member groups, units and dive team commanders.
Provides an efficient system for passing important information to various sized groups of SCLEDA and individual department related news.

On-line voting and election system

Voting anonymity so your vote is protected and confidential.
Accessible from any device capable of logging on to the website.
Viewable results to all members once voting is finished.

Multiple payment options

Meeting a variety of needs for you or your agency's expenses.
On-line secure credit card transactions processed through Pay-Pal, accepting a wide variety of companies.
Traditional check payments mailed or hand delivered.

SC Law Enforcement Diver's Association
P.O. Box 61191
Columbia, South Carolina 29260