WHO WE ARE

JCC Consultants Ltd. was set up in 2015 by John Needham to provide commercial diving services, as well as a high standard of training to individuals and companies in water safety and flood rescue, SCUBA diving, and first aid.

John is an experienced trainer, having delivered professional and vocational development courses and workshops in many subject areas throughout the UK and abroad for over 20 years.

John has been involved with marine and inland water rescue for over 15 years and through this work he consults national government agencies and departments, national and local NGOs regarding Search and Rescue policy, particularly relating to flood rescue operations.

 
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As Water and Technical Rescue Lead for the Community Rescue Service in Northern Ireland, John has trained and led the flood rescue and technical search and rescue teams. He is a Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician Instructor and is qualified to teach both Outreach Rescue and Skills for Justice water rescue qualifications. He is also a DEFRA Module 5 Water and Flood Incident Manager (Commander).

John is the Department Head for Water and Technical Rescue for Lowland Rescue, the national governing body for 34 Lowland Rescue teams across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. In this role he formulates national training and operational governance standards. He also consults with National Resilience.

In addition, John is a First Aid Instructor and a Search and Rescue team medic, having previously volunteer responded for the NHS Ambulance Service.

 

Through involvement with NATIONAL Search and Rescue ORGANISATIONS, John has trained and consulted WITH police, fire, AMBULANCE and serach and rescue organisations. sOME OF THESE ARE:

John has over twenty years experience as a diver and is a professional SCUBA Diver and Instructor. He is a qualified Professional Association of Diving Instructors SCUBA diving instructor and qualified commercial diver. 

Commercial diving services include safety diving, rescue diving, survey and support, archaeological diving and media diving.

He also holds a VHF radio licence and RYA powerboat qualifications.

If you are interested in engaging commercial diving services through JCC Consultants, please get in touch.

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