It is important to periodically review rescue diver skills in order to safely and effectively deal with a panicked victim in   the water.

Divers take turns playing the roles of both a panicked victim, then a rescuer.

Stressed and/ or exhausted divers can quickly turn panicked if not given the proper assistance. Divers review some basic tows and methods of assisting one another during this pool session.

The Do-si-do tow is used for an unconscious, non-breathing victim. Dominique demonstrates this method using Tim as a victim.

After getting comfortable with the skills using skin gear, the class switches to scuba and practices recovering divers underwater.

  Ray Busard watches the candidates carefully. Team members will decide by majority vote whether to promote   individual candidates to probationary member status after successful completion of the academy.

John Brooks, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, was kind enough to stop by at the pool to give the team and candidates the opportunity to try out some new full face masks with underwater communications. In this photograph, he is shown helping Charlie adjust the equipment.