Commercial diving/Basic seamanship, terminology and small boat operations
Relevance: Scuba diving, Surface supplied diving, Surface oriented wet bell diving.
Required outcomes:
- Describe diving from small boats including water entry and exit by divers and safety procedures
- Discuss small boat safety and emergency procedures as a crew member or passenger
- Identify and name relevant marine equipment and vessel components and state their function
- Discuss the various marine distress signals and their use
- Discuss the safe loading and stowage of dive equipment on small boats in terms of its effect on the boat’s stability
- Discuss the use of ropes in small boat use and diving from small boats