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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required Skills

assemble equipment

interpret orders

Required Knowledge

dive physiology and medicine

general boat awareness and safety

marine animal threats

Evidence Required

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to maintain readiness timings throughout the dive

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over a variety of tasks performing the duties of a standby diver at least twice and locating and recovering an unconscious diver from a depth of m to the surface

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be conducted in the ocean supported by questioning on shore or aboard vessels

When practicable assessment should relate to the divers vocational focus

Specific resources for assessment

Access to a complete range of diving safety and accessory equipment and a dive platform

Range Statement

The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

Platforms may include:

(semi) -permanent platforms

Open water environment includes:

oceans, seas, lakes and rivers

sub-surface conditions:

current (0-2 knots)

visibility (0 metre +)

temperature (0 degrees +)

surface and sub-surface hazards such as:

anchor drop zones

cathodic protection devices

electrical cabling

inlets and sonar/radio frequency hazards

piers and jetties

propellers/thrusters

trapping hazards:

grottoes and caves

intakes and out-falls

safety, anchor and communications lines

submerged ships, vehicles and structures

vessel rocking and associated movement

Diving equipment may include:

breathing system devices:

cylinder configuration:

independent primary

buoyancy devices:

buoyancy compensator

wet-suit (including booties and hood)

diving accessory equipment:

communications slate

facemask/mouthpiece ensemble

safety equipment:

diver's safety lines

Inspecting diving equipment may include:

anchorage of safety lines

confirmation of necessary equipment

function of apparatus

buoyancy device

general fit and form

security of buckles and attachments

Emergency resources may include:

breathing system and devices (see above)

buoyancy devices (see above)

safety equipment (see above)

Incidents may include:

diver with equipment malfunction

Medium includes: