DEFWDV025 — Dive using self-contained underwater breathing apparatus in open water to a maximum depth of 30 metres

1 Prepare for a SCUBA diving operation

• 1.1Follow a dive plan using industry approved decompression tables and obtain supervisor’s clearance in accordance with organisational procedures
• 1.2Select, prepare and test equipment in accordance with manufacturer specifications and organisational policies and procedures
• 1.3Inspect equipment for serviceability, quarantine any unserviceable equipment and report defects to dive supervisor
• 1.4Confirm independent safety check of fit and function of equipment

2 Enter and exit the water

• 2.1Position markers in the water to identify presence of divers
• 2.2Conduct in-water leak test at the surface to ensure the integrity and functionality of equipment
• 2.3Perform entry and exit techniques at the assigned entry and exit points

3 Descend to, and ascend from, depths ranging from zero to 30 metres

• 3.1Complete pre-dive buoyancy checks
• 3.2Maintain measured and controlled breathing and finning
• 3.3Implement dive descent, decompression and dive ascent techniques in accordance with dive plan and safety procedures
• 3.4Maintain awareness of, and distance from, surface and sub-surface hazards
• 3.5Ensure minimal disturbance to bottom to enable maximum visibility and a safe work environment
• 3.6Undertake checks to ensure safety to surface

4 Identify and manage dive-specific emergencies and problems

• 4.1Monitor relevant risk factors throughout dive to manage threats and personal safety in accordance with risk assessment
• 4.2Recognise signs and symptoms of compression and/or decompression related problems in self and others
• 4.3Implement compression and/or decompression immediate corrective action in accordance with dive plan and safety procedures
• 4.4Recognise and manage temperature related hazards in self or others and implement appropriate controls in accordance with risk assessment
• 4.5Recover spatial awareness when balance is lost under conditions of zero visibility
• 4.6Recover any lost and/or separated diver

5 Communicate underwater

• 5.1Inspect electronic communications device and accessories for serviceability and fit
• 5.2Transmit and receive messages using electronic communications devices and communication protocols
• 5.3De-service and stow electronic communications device and accessories in accordance with manufacturer specifications

6 Perform a simple navigation leg underwater

• 6.1Maintain compass bearing underwater
• 6.2Estimate and maintain distance for a constant swim rate underwater

7 React to individual and group contingencies and/or emergencies

• 7.1Clear flooded face mask and blocked mouthpiece and refit
• 7.2Resolve failed primary breathing system and manage irrecoverable malfunctions in accordance with dive plan
• 7.3Manage lost and severed safety lines
• 7.4Manage significant systemic failures through ditching drill and emergency surfacing drill in accordance with dive plan and safety procedures

8 Operate, inspect and maintain SCUBA breathing gas and personal dive equipment

• 8.1Inspect and maintain equipment in accordance with manufacturer specifications
• 8.2Conduct post-activity serviceability tests and re-stow dive and communications equipment in accordance with manufacturer specifications, dive standards and organisational policy and procedures
• 8.3Quarantine and tag unserviceable equipment and report defects in accordance with organisational procedures

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