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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine rescue requirements and prepare for rescue.
   • Identify divers in need of rescue and determine their condition.
   • Assess situation, identify hazards promptly, assess risks and manage to avoid injury to self and others.
   • Determine appropriate rescue methods and techniques for situation, according to degree of urgency and condition of divers in need of rescue.
   • Select rescue equipment according to requirements.
   • Assess abilities, establish a chain of command and allocate roles and responsibilities to others.
   • Provide clear and concise instructions and confirm rescue crew understanding of roles, communication protocols and rescue actions.
   • Implement rescue operations according to organisational policies and procedures for emergency response.
2. Rescue divers.
   • Use equipment and rescue techniques appropriate to situation.
   • Provide reassurance and clear and concise instructions to divers being rescued.
   • Rescue divers on surface, using techniques appropriate to situation.
   • Assist responsive divers to surface and to reach boat or shore.
   • Bring unresponsive divers to the surface, provide in-water rescue breathing, and tow to boat or shore.
   • Maintain safety of self, others and rescuees throughout rescue operations.
   • Evaluate and monitor condition of rescued divers and determine need for first aid, medical treatment or evacuation.
   • Utilise underwater search patterns to locate missing divers.
3. Use supplemental oxygen.
   • Assess diver casualty to identify need for supplemental oxygen.
   • Administer oxygen, as authorised by organisation and allowed under local law.
4. Debrief and complete reports.
   • Participate in incident management debrief and identify future response improvements.
   • Complete required incident reports according to organisational procedures.