DIVE COMMITTEE

Goals of the Dive Committee

To provide a voice for the Rescue/Recovery Divers
To address issuses that are specific to Dive Rescue
To share developed dive training materials, drills, lesson plans, and presentations.
To support the MATRS goals:
- To enhance professionalism and quality of services to the membership and persons and organizations charged with the emergency handling of technical rescue incidents, in their efforts to protect and ensure life safety.
- To provide a unified voice of technical rescue incident response professonals in the formation of policies in regulatory negotiations and other issues in the technical rescue field.•
- To provide a means for continuing education and training.
- To provide a source for the general education of the public and other non-emergency agencies.
- Said corporation is designed to promote safety, education and standardized technical rescue training throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Facilitate interoperability between technical rescue organizations and/or groups.
- Enhance and promote the strategic goals for mobilization of technical rescue teams throughout the Commonwealth.

Note: 6 DEC 2024, MATRS is looking to bring together all divers in the membership to help launch a new committee focused on organizing and unifying dive operation efforts across Massachusetts’ technical rescue systems. If you’re ready to step up and make an impact, we need you!

Interested MATRS members should email Michael Lydon at lydo617@gmail.com with their name, email, department, and phone number.

Dive Committee:

Chair: Michael Lydon