Commercial diving/Act as a standby Diver
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Relevance: Scuba diving (Some outcomes - OC SCUBA surface and in-water standby)), Surface supplied diving (all outcomes - SSDE surface and in-water standby), Surface oriented wet bell diving (all outcomes - SSDE bellman and surface standby).
Required outcomes:
- Dress in as standby diver
- Complete all pre-dive checks
- Connect all relevant diving equipment
- Respond to emergencies, including constant communication with Diving Supervisor during deployment
- Follow the umbilical of a distressed diver in order to locate him
- Follow the emergency procedure to recover a distressed diver
- Maintain constant communication with Diving Supervisor during deployment
This is a practical module. The assessment will continue until the learner has demonstrated competence on more than one(three or more?) consecutive occasions. Assessment may be done by a supervisor appointed by the school to assess these skills.
Dress in as standby diver[edit | edit source]
Complete pre-dive checks[edit | edit source]
Connect diving equipment[edit | edit source]
Check gas pressure gauges[edit | edit source]
Communicate diver readiness progress[edit | edit source]
Respond to emergencies under the direction of the supervisor[edit | edit source]
Locate the distressed diver[edit | edit source]
Recover the distressed diver[edit | edit source]
(Also assist diver in difficulties.)
Communicate with supervisor[edit | edit source]
(also use initiative when communications fail)