Police diving is a branch of professional diving carried out by police services. Police divers are usually sworn police officers, and may either be employed full-time as divers or as general water police officers, or be volunteers who usually serve in other units but are called in if their diving services are required.

The activities carried out by police divers include:

• search and recovery diving for evidence and bodies
• rescue diving for underwater casualties
• in France and perhaps elsewhere, diving to arrest submerged suspects underwater

See also

• Diving activities

Diving | Law enforcement techniques