D.2. Medical Screening) Any member who 1s interested in serving on the
“Dive Team” will consent to being medically screened by the designated
Physician. The medical screening will be designated to evaluate the member’s
fitness for the “Dive Team” assignment. The complete screening criteria will be
made available for the member’s to review before the screening takes place.
Each year prior to the “Medical Screening” members will agree in writing to
participate with the “Dive Team” for the fiscal year following the Medical
screening.
Medical test and results will be kept confidential between the Physician and
the member. If after the medical screening the member chooses to be an active
team participant, then those medical records will be maintained and supervised by
the teams designated physician, facility or agency.
D.3. Procedure: Nashua Fire Rescue will post for the team assignment and
will initially train twenty members in order to maintain a regular four member
Rescue Dive Team available on a daily basis.
Limit: 40 Members 10 — Officers 30 — Fire Fighters
One Captain will be regularly assigned as the Dive Team Captain
In the event more members sign for the team than this pre-determined
staffing allows, the members with the most seniority will be allowed to continue in
the traming process for certification and regular assignment, provided medical
screening shows qualified.
In order to participate in the initial “Rescue Dive Team” training members
must be Padi/Naui “Open Water Certified”. Prior to the mitial “Rescue Dive
Team” training to ensure a sufficient number of members are available for team
operation the Fire Department agrees to make the “Open Water” certification
program available. The “Open Water” certification program will be offered during
regular duty hours and qualified on duty members will be allowed to participate.
It is agreed that all members of the team will be at a base level of training,
that being Padi/Naui Basic Open Water certified prior to start of Rescue Dive
Tramimg. In the event that a member who signs for the team is not certified the
department agrees to provide Educational Assistance per Article 31, and no over-
time will be paid for all hours of required traming. The base level the Initial
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