AS 2815.5-2006

1 - AS 2815.5-2006 TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONAL DIVERS - DIVE SUPERVISOR
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
6 - 1.1 SCOPE
6 - 1.2 APPLICATION
6 - 1.2.1 General
6 - 1.2.2 Occupational certification
7 - 1.3 PURPOSE AND UNITS OF COMPETENCY
7 - 1.3.1 Purpose
7 - 1.3.2 Units of competency
7 - 1.4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
8 - 1.5 DEFINITIONS
8 - 1.5.1 Element of competency
8 - 1.5.2 Performance criteria
8 - 1.5.3 Regulatory authority
8 - 1.5.4 Shall
8 - 1.5.5 Should
8 - 1.5.6 Unit of competency
8 - 1.6 SELECTION CRITERIA
10 - SECTION 2 TRAINING COURSE CONTENT
11 - SECTION 3 UNITS OF COMPETENCY
11 - 3.1 ROLE OF THE DIVE SUPERVISOR
11 - 3.1.1 General
11 - 3.1.2 Performance criteria for elements of competency
12 - 3.2 IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMS
12 - 3.2.1 General
12 - 3.2.2 Performance criteria for elements of competency
14 - 3.3 DIVING PHYSICS, PHYSIOLOGY AND ASSOCIATED CALCULATIONS
14 - 3.3.1 General
14 - 3.3.2 Performance criteria for elements of competency
14 - 3.4 MANAGE DIVING ILLNESSES AND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
14 - 3.4.1 General
15 - 3.4.2 Performance criteria for elements of competency
16 - 3.5 MANAGE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH DIVE OPERATIONS
16 - 3.5.1 General
16 - 3.5.2 Performance criteria for elements of competency
18 - 3.6 PLAN DIVE OPERATIONS
18 - 3.6.1 General
18 - 3.6.2 Performance criteria for elements of competency
20 - 3.7 CONDUCT DIVE OPERATIONS
20 - 3.7.1 General
20 - 3.7.2 Performance criteria for elements of competency
22 - 3.8 PLANT, EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
22 - 3.8.1 General
22 - 3.8.2 Performance criteria for elements of competency
24 - 3.9 MANAGE PEOPLE
24 - 3.9.1 General
24 - 3.9.2 Performance criteria for learning outcomes
26 - 3.10 SUPERVISE USE OF TOOLS IN A DIVE OPERATION
26 - 3.10.1 General
26 - 3.10.2 Performance criteria for elements of competency
28 - 3.11 SUPERVISE ON SITE CHAMBER OPERATIONS
28 - 3.11.1 General
28 - 3.11.2 Performance criteria for elements of competency
29 - 3.12 SUPERVISE WET BELL DIVING
29 - 3.12.1 General
29 - 3.12.2 Performance criteria for elements of competency
30 - SECTION 4 TRAINING PLANS, ASSESSMENT AND PLANNED EXPERIENCE
30 - 4.1 DEVELOPING THE TRAINING PLAN
30 - 4.1.1 General
30 - 4.1.2 Consultation with authorities
30 - 4.1.3 Compliance with occupational health and safety requirements and other Standards
30 - 4.1.4 Syllabus
31 - 4.1.5 Training records
31 - 4.1.6 Course outline
31 - 4.2 METHODS OF TRAINEE ASSESSMENT
31 - 4.2.1 General conditions
31 - 4.2.2 Assessment methods
31 - 4.2.3 Conditions of assessment
32 - 4.2.4 Practical work
32 - 4.2.5 Emergency management assessment
32 - 4.2.6 Ongoing general performance assessment
32 - 4.2.7 Theory assessments
32 - 4.2.8 Assessment of personnel with previous dive supervisory experience
33 - 4.3 STAFFING, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
33 - 4.3.1 Standards of instruction and competence of instructors and assessors
33 - 4.3.2 Equipment and facilities
33 - 4.3.3 Emergency first aid equipment

Specifies the training activities and competencies required for the training and certification of occupational dive supervisors who are to supervise on-shore occupational diving operations using self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) or surface-supplied underwater breathing apparatus (SSBA). Includes three levels of supervisor qualifications: for SCUBA diving, for no-decompression dives on SSBA and for unrestricted SSBA diving.

This Standard specifies the training activities and competencies required for training and certification of dive supervisors for occupational diving operations using self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) and surface-supplied underwater breathing apparatus (SSBA).This Standard specifies the training and competencies required for the following three levels of supervisor qualifications:(a) Occupational dive supervisor for SCUBA diving.(b) Occupational dive supervisor for no-decompression dives on SSBA.(c) Occupational dive supervisor for unrestricted SSBA air diving.NOTES:1 This Standard does not apply to supervision of diving operations conducted under the Commonwealth Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002 or State Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Acts.2 This Standard may be used to train and assess dive supervisors for any type of diving operation, however, for certification, it is necessary for the dive supervisor to be capable of effectively supervising the range of common general diving operations.3 This Standard is not intended to apply to the training of dive coordinators who supervise and coordinate scientific diving conducted in accordance with AS/NZS 2299.2. The training activities and competencies set out in this Standard may be useful as guidance for such training.

First published as AS 2815.5-2006.