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Perform diving for scientific purposes

Perform diving for scientific purposes

Unit of competency
National Code
AHCLPW305A
State Code
D6896
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
10/06/2011
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
18/06/2014
Field of Education
010907 - Marine Science
Original Release Date
18/06/2014
Nominal Hours
55
Description
This unit covers the process of scientific diving required to support scientific research, monitoring and inspection roles associated with places or areas of significance and defines the standard required to: plan to carry out a dive; prepare to dive; carry out pre-dive checks; monitor dive conditions; respond to incidents and amend dive procedures if necessary; debrief dive team; store diving equipment.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Plan diving operations
  • 1.1. Objectives of dive are determined to enterprise guidelines, to diving standards and occupational health and safety guidelines.
  • 1.2. Number and type of dives to complete objectives are assessed to develop a dive program.
  • 1.3. Equipment and personnel required for dive operations are determined.
  • 1.4. Appropriate people are consulted about the dive objectives and proposed program.
2. Prepare for diving operations
  • 2.1. Equipment and personnel required for dive operations are obtained.
  • 2.2. Appropriate notification and consents for dive plans are given and obtained.
  • 2.3. Equipment condition is checked to legislative, manufacturers', enterprise and code of practice requirements.
  • 2.4. Faulty equipment is sent for repair or discarded.
  • 2.5. Consumables requirements are assessed and sourced.
  • 2.6. Personnel are checked for competence and possession of a current medical clearance.
  • 2.7. Safety and emergency procedures for the dive program are developed to enterprise requirements and codes of practice.
3. Conduct dive
  • 3.1. Personnel and equipment are transported safely to dive site.
  • 3.2. Communications procedures are established for dives in remote areas.
  • 3.3. Pre-dive checks are performed to enterprise requirements and codes of practice.
  • 3.4. Final assessment on environmental factors is completed before entering the water.
  • 3.5. Dives are completed to procedures, safe working practices, defined objectives, enterprise requirements, codes of practice, legislation.
  • 3.6. Dives are conducted within the parameters of the special dive plan, including entry, descent, working on dive objective and exit.
  • 3.7. Dive procedures are amended within enterprise requirements, codes of practice and personal authority in light of dive conditions, and any changes to dive objectives.
  • 3.8. Dives are suspended or cancelled where safety or equipment operation considerations warrant.
  • 3.9. Dives are completed to objectives or suspended where personnel have completed allowed number of dives.
  • 3.10. Equipment is removed from site at completion of dives.
  • 3.11. Dives are logged to enterprise and legislative requirements and codes of practice.
4. Debrief diving team
  • 4.1. Procedures applied during dive and outcomes of dive are reviewed by dive team promptly after dive.
  • 4.2. Procedures and dive plans are amended to enterprise requirements or codes of practice to reduce dive risks including safety and diver health, and improve dive efficiency and effectiveness.
  • 4.3. Dive debriefing is recorded to enterprise and legislative requirements and codes of practice.
5. Check and store equipment
  • 5.1. Dive equipment is checked for condition and operation to manufacturer's instructions, enterprise requirements and codes of practice.
  • 5.2. Faulty equipment is sent for repair or discarded to enterprise requirements.
  • 5.3. Equipment is stored to manufacturers' and enterprise requirements.
  • 5.4. Equipment use is recorded to enterprise, manufacturers' and legislative requirements.
  • 5.5. All equipment is tested according to statutory requirements.
6. Review diving program
  • 6.1. Dive plan is reviewed in light of debriefing, outcomes achieved, risk assessments and safety analysis, and future requirements.
  • 6.2. Review conclusions are recorded and reported to enterprise requirements.
7. Respond to diving incidents
  • 7.1. Dive operations are continually monitored to identify potential or actual maladies.
  • 7.2. Dive operations are suspended or cancelled where potential or actual maladies have been identified.
  • 7.3. A rescue approach is developed where required to enterprise requirements, or codes of practice.
  • 7.4. Diver first aid is applied to injured or distressed personnel.
  • 7.5. Emergency authorities are notified where assistance is required.
  • 7.6. Procedures and dive plan are reviewed in light of risks identified and potential or actual malady.
  • 7.7. All incidents are recorded on the enterprise/agency register.
RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.
Diving operations may include:
operations that are scientific investigation
monitoring of marine/coastal/freshwater environment, including ecosystems, communities, populations
sea bed forms
marine wrecks
search and rescue
ground truthing.
EVIDENCE GUIDE
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:
plan to carry out a dive
prepare to dive
carry out pre-dive checks
monitor dive conditions, respond to incidents and amend dive procedures if necessary
debrief dive team
store diving equipment.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
S2621 RTD3508A Perform diving for scientific purposes Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
BAR55 AHCLPW305 Perform diving for scientific purposes Unit of competency