Tim Andro

Tim is the founder, owner, and head certifying instructor of Northeast Public Safety Divers. Tim began diving in 2005 and became in SDI and ERDI instructor in 2015. Over the course of his extensive dive career, Tim has accrued over 100 individual dive certifications and logged over 4,000 dives to depths over 200'. Tim is also an active firefighter (since 1999) and public safety diver on the Mahwah Fire and Rescue Co #1 Dive Rescue team, where he is also the Coordinator of that team since 2015. In his position as coordinator, Tim has commanded dive operations for the FBI, US Coast Guard, NY & NJ Port Authority Police, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and numerous other smaller jurisdictions. His expertise is widely recognized in the public safety dive community where he has been a speaker at numerous dive conferences and has received the ERDI "Outstanding Instructor Award" for 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Boston Sea Rover PSD Conference March 13th, 2026

Very excited to be hosting the Boston Sea Rover Public Safety Conference. We have a great line up of speakers, followed by hands on pool event with black out drills. We will also have OTS and Interspiro demoing gear at the pool. Check out the link to grab your tickets and don’t forget your gear!!!! …

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ICE DIVER REFRESHER

COME REFRESH YOUR ICE DIVE CERTIFACTION WITH NEPSD FEBUARARY 15th, 2026 We will provide the ice hole, the safety divers, and specialty equipment for you to have fun LOCATION: Bergen County, NJ: Site to be determinedCOST: $85 = Two Dives and Ice Refresher certificate REQUIRMENTS: Spots are limited, contact us to register: info@northeastpsd.com

ERDI Ice, NePSD Thin Ice Specialty, & UCI Ice Specialist January 30th, 31st, & Feb 1st, 2026

We are Excited as the cold weather is coming… And that means it’s time for ice diving! We are running Friday night classroom at hotel in Monticello NY, Saturday ice technician, & Sunday NePSD’s specialty Thin Ice Technician & UCI Ice Specialist that where both proudly designed by our owner & staff The UCI Ice …

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ERDI Underwater Crime Scene Investigation Course Jan 3rd & 4th , 2026

Welcome to the first steps towards shedding mediocrity and stepping up your underwater recovery game – We’re glad you’re here!! There is a lot of information contained on this page… so make sure you get to the bottom. What is this course about? The purpose of the ERDI Underwater Crime Scene Investigations program is to …

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IDIVE New England Spotlighted Our Owner Tim Andro

FROM IDIVE: Introducing our newest spotlight- Tim Andro!! Tim Andro is the founder, owner, and lead certifying instructor of Northeast Public Safety Divers. He has over 20 years of recreational and technical dive experience, including Advanced Trimix and Closed-Circuit Rebreather with depths over 200’, and has logged over 3,500 dives (including over 800 deco dives). …

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ERDI- NePSD Contaminated Water OPERATIONS Online, Is Back July 27th, 2025!!!!

If there is one category of diving that will separate the PSD from a recreational diver, it’s contaminated water. And if you are diving operations such as a body recovery, vehicle recovery, or even stagnant water, then you’re in contaminated water. All PSD dives are in contaminated water, we should be trained for contaminated water. …

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UCI Open Enrollment Program June 6,7,8, & 9th, 2025

Come join us in June for 4-days of UCI!! Check out the UCI program here https://www.ucidiver.com/underwater-criminal-investigator. Class will be held in Oakland NJ with the last day in the filed diving for guns and real evidence. Check out what our last UCI class did https://northeastpsd.com/announcements/uci-class-finds-human-remains/ We have very limited spots, and these classes fill fast, …

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