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In Water Recompression Provider
This specialized classroom certification qualifies individuals to administer in-water recompression procedures as emergency first aid for suspected diving accidents, enabling time-critical emergency response before hyperbaric chamber access. You'll train on in-water recompression tables, patient assessment underwater, gas supply management, and comprehensive safety procedures for executing emergency recompression at depth in remote locations far from hyperbaric facilities. In Water Recompression Provider is critical for dive operations in isolated locations.
Prerequisites
IANTD Diving Medical Technician (DMT) or equivalent (not Rescue Diver as previously stated); age 21+. No diving experience required beyond DMT certification. No water-dive requirements beyond those in DMT training.
Standards
What a diver must demonstrate to pass this course — not always published by the certifying agency.
Providers must demonstrate competency in in-water recompression table application, patient assessment and communication underwater, oxygen delivery systems, decompression stop procedures, and emergency abort scenarios.
Instructors Teaching This Course
Thailand
Dive Centres Offering This Course
We're still building out the directory country by country, so this list isn't every instructor or dive centre teaching it in the world — more locations are coming soon.
Common questions about IANTD In Water Recompression Provider
What does IANTD In Water Recompression Provider training involve?
According to IANTD's published standards: Providers must demonstrate competency in in-water recompression table application, patient assessment and communication underwater, oxygen delivery systems, decompression stop procedures, and emergency abort scenarios.
Where can I take IANTD In Water Recompression Provider?
2 dive centres and 2 instructors in the TecDiveTools directory teach IANTD In Water Recompression Provider, in Thailand. Each is listed further up this page.