Navigation for Extreme Diving in New Zealand
NZ Police National Dive Squad
Lynda Chanwai-Earle gets a personal tour through the headquarters of the New Zealand Police National Dive Squad in Wellington with head of the team, Senior Sergeant Bruce Adams to find out what drives the most selfless of our scuba elite.
Head quarters police national dive squad and maritime unit
Senior Sergeant Bruce Adams, Police National Dive Squad with the Lizzie (QE IV) the Police Dive Boat and the zodiac
Deedar III.
A dry suit for cold water.
BCD or bouyancy compensator device.
Bruce hold underwater camera.
Bruce holds a regulator (breathing apparatus).
The Kirby Morgan comms mask for keeping in touch with the surface.
Bruce holds the hard helmet for diving in effluent ponds and other extreme environments.
Bruce holds the underwater sonar.
Full face mask.
Dry-suits, wet-suits and comms mask.
The scupper on the vulcanised wetsuit.
Vulcanised rubber wetsuit for extreme conditions.
Jeff, a non-sworn volunteer maintains equipment.
Medical kits, oxygen, comms kits.
Air supply to diver underwater communication.
Underwater video equipment for forensics.
NZ Police Dive Squad member Constable Ben Filitata with his cycle.
Constable Geoff Bray, Dive Squad, Compressor Room.
Dive Squad Member Constable Hayden Bonny.
Dive Squad Member Sergeant Nigel Bullock.
Dive Squad members Constables Andrew Harlow and Seda Clayton-Greene.
NZ Army Dive Squad Sergeant Carl Crawford.
Dive Squad members Constables Luke Dennehy and Andrew Harlow.
Lieutenant Lee Pannett, NZ Army Dive Squad.
NZ Army Dive Team brief.
Pre dive buddy checks.
Pre dive buddy checks.
Giant stride entering the water off boat.
Diving on the site of the Frigate, Island Bay Wellington.
Keeping an eye on time.
Lieutenant Lee Pannett looking across Pencarrow Head, Wellington Harbour.
Looking down onto the aft deck Lady Elizabeth IV.
Maritime Unit Senior Launch Masters Richard Kennedy and Peter Comer.
Muscle power! NZ Army Dive Squad, Linton Base.
Navigation equipment and sonar showing the wreck of the Frigate Wellington.
NZ Police Maritime Unit Launch Masters Richard Kennedy and Peter Comer.
On board the helm of Lady Elizabeth IV.
On the bow of Lady Elizabeth IV.
Underwater navigation equipment.
Senior Launch Master and Skipper Rob Grant Lizzie IV
Lynda on crows nest.
Senior Launch Master Peter Comer on the Flybridge.
Senior Sergeant Bruce Adams and Snr Launch Master Rob Grant Lizzie IV.
Assisting resurfacing divers NZ Army Dive Squad.
Checking photos NZ Army Dive Squad Sergeant Trevor King.
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