ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Prepare for standby diver responsibilities

1.1 Diving equipment is inspected and donned for immediate readiness.

1.2 Emergency resources are prepared and positioned.

1.3 Dive plan and reaction to incidents are confirmed with dive supervisor and task-readiness is confirmed in the designated medium.

2. Perform standby duties during the dive

2.1 Overall awareness of the dive operation including the status of deployed diver/s is proactively maintained with dive supervisor.

2.2 Incidents are responded to immediately.

2.3 Deployed diver is located via life-line or float-line.

2.4 Emergency air supplies are ferried to submerged divers.

2.5 An unconscious diver is recovered from under the water to the surface platform.

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

Required Skills

assemble equipment

interpret orders

swim

Required Knowledge

dive equipment

dive physics

dive physiology and medicine

general boat awareness and safety

marine animal threats

marine hazards

oceanography

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 20 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 diver’s vocational focus.

Specific resources for assessment

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

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:

boats

ships

(semi) -permanent platforms

Open water environment includes:

day or night

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

marine animals

piers and jetties

pipelines

pollutants

propellers/thrusters

trapping hazards:

beams

culverts

gates

grottoes and caves

intakes and out-falls

nets

safety, anchor and communications lines

sewers

submerged ships, vehicles and structures

sluices

vessel rocking and associated movement

Diving equipment may include:

breathing system devices:

cylinder configuration:

single

pressure:

demand

positive

supply:

independent primary

buoyancy devices:

buoyancy compensator

weight belt

dive clothing:

gloves

facemask

fins

wet-suit (including booties and hood)

diving accessory equipment:

knife

watch

compass

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

air

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

injured diver

lost diver

Medium includes:

in-water

out-of-water