Commercial diving/Act as a standby Diver

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).

Cross reference to: Commercial diving/Standby Diver Procedures and Commercial diving/Standby diver practical assessment checklist

Required outcomes:

1. Dress in as standby diver
2. Complete all pre-dive checks
3. Connect all relevant diving equipment
4. Respond to emergencies, including constant communication with Diving Supervisor during deployment
5. Follow the umbilical of a distressed diver in order to locate him
6. Follow the emergency procedure to recover a distressed diver
7. 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.

Connect diving equipment

Recover the distressed diver

(Also assist diver in difficulties.)

Communicate with supervisor

(also use initiative when communications fail)