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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Operate a surface supply panel
  2. Conduct dive operations

Required Skills

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

Required Skills

conduct buddy breathing

conduct ditching drills

conduct lost buddy drills

conduct unconscious companion diver drills

fit and check SSBA

identify distress and illness in others at depth

inspect SSBA for serviceability and functionality

monitor SSBA equipment and gauges

recover and clear mask and mouthpiece

refurbish SSBA postdive

switch from SSBA primary to the reserve air system

Required Knowledge

dive physics

dive physiology and medicine

general occupationaldiving safety awareness

hazards to the umbilical

marine animal threats

marine hazards

oceanography

relevant references and Australian Standards

safe operating ranges for airsupplies

SSBA dive equipment characteristics and limitations

surface supply panel characteristics and limitations

Evidence Required

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

Assessment must confirm the ability to

arrange for others to check equipment maintain equipment during the dive

conduct inwater checks

conduct inwater checks

implement contingency and emergency drills including

buddy breathing

ditching drills

unconscious companion diver drills

handle nonfunctional surface control panel items

handle nonfunctional surface control panel items

handle nonfunctional equipment items

handle nonfunctional equipment items

operate and maintain the surface control panel during the dive

prepare equipment for the dive

prepare the surface control panel for dive

recover and clear mask and mouthpiece

refurbish the surface control panel postdive

refurbish the surface control panel postdive

refurbish equipment postdive

refurbish equipment postdive

safely enter and exit the water appropriate to the launch platform equipment and conditions

switch from primary to the reserve air system

Consistency in performance

Competency will be demonstrated over a minimum of ADAS Pt dives and through the operation of the surface supply panel on four separate occasions that includes the following requirements

a range of surface and subsurface hazards

a range of surface and subsurface hazards

current knots

day and night

oceans seas lakes and rivers

subsurface conditions

subsurface conditions:

temperature degrees

visibility metre

Table below outlines the minimum dives required by this Unit of Competency At the time of printing this contributed towards the achievement of an ADAS Pt licence however divers seeking ADAS licensing need to confirm details with ADAS

Table

Condition

No of Dives

Bottom time

Remarks

Between m

Between 030m

Represents total accrued refer ADAS Pt Unrestricted

Special Qualifiers

m dive

2830 m dive

Zero visibility

Depth m

Depth: 29 m

Night mins sunsetsunrise

Depth m

Other

x boat dives

x shore dives

x sim decom stops using lazy shot amp stage

The tables below are not relevant to this Unit of Competency but at the time of printing contributed towards the achievement of an ADAS Pt licence SSBA diving to metres Divers seeking Pt licensing need to confirm details with ADAS

Depth range

Type of dive

Min No of dives

Min time on bottom for dives minutes

Objective

metres

Training

min

SurD O drill

m

Assessment

min

m

Assessment

min

m

Training

min

Work task SurD O drill

m

Training

min

Work taskinwater decompression

Work task/inwater decompression

m

Training

min

Work task SurD O drill

m

Assessment

min

Work task SurD O drill

m

Training

min

Work task SurD O drill

m

Assessment

min

Work task SurD O drill

m

Assessment

min

Work taskinwater decompression drill

Work task/inwater decompression drill

Inwater decompression drills in the above table are to be conducted as follows

Inwater decompression drills in the above table are to be conducted as follows:

dive in the to metre depth range remaining at the selected depth from the table below for at least the time in column and conducting in water decompression for a simulated bottom time of at least that in column

Depth

Time at selected depth

Simulated inwater decompression for bottom time of

Simulated inwater decompression for bottom time of:

metres

minutes

minutes

dive in the to metre depth range remaining at the selected depth from the table below for at least the time in column and conducting in water decompression for a simulated bottom time of at least that in column

Depth metres

Time at selected depth minutes

Simulated inwater decompression for bottom time of minutes

Simulated inwater decompression for bottom time of: (minutes)

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency will be assessed in the ocean for all practical assessments supported by questioning on shore or aboard vessels

When practicable assessment should relate to the divers vocational focus

Specific resources for assessment

Access to complete range of SSBA diving safety and accessory equipment


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.

Open water environment may include:

day or night

oceans, seas, lakes and rivers

subsurface conditions:

current (0–2 knots)

visibility (0 metre +)

temperature (0 degrees +)

surface and subsurface hazards such as:

anchor drop zones

cathodic protection devices

electrical cabling

inlets and sonar/radio frequency hazards

marine animals

piers and jetties

pipelines

pollutants

propellers/thrusters

trapping hazards:

beams

culverts

gates

grottoes and caves

intakes and outfalls

nets

safety, anchor and communications lines

sewers

submerged ships, vehicles and structures

sluices

vessel rocking and associated movement

Associated equipment includes:

gauges

main and reserve air supplies

umbilicals

Operator level maintenance includes:

basic deservice

communications checks

depth monitoring

line pressure settings

primary and secondary air supplies

SSBA includes:

bailout cylinder and assembly

facemask ensemble, either:

full mask

mouthpiece/halfmask

umbilical

Dive contingencies include:

air supply stoppage

buddy breathing

companion diver

flooded mask/helmet

fouled surface supply

umbilical blockage/choking

umbilical rupture