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DIVINGDETAILS, SAFETYANDEMERGENCY
ACTIONPLANS
On ce you h ave decided wh er e you wil l be divin g,
you n eed to gath er al l th e appr opr iate in for m ation
to pr esen t to you r depar tm en t. Th ey wil l wan t to
k n ow 1) coor din ates of th e l ocation 2) th e n ear est
h ospital 3) th e n ear est h yper bar ic ch am ber ,if an y
4) qu al ification s of al l stu den t diver s 5) pr oof of
dive in su r an ce for al l stu den t diver s. W ith th is
in for m ation , you can th en cr eate an Em er gen cy
Action Pl an . Th is pl an sh ou l d in cl u de a detail ed
pr otocol for h ow to h an dl e an divin g em er gen cy
situ ation . Th is pl an can var y by l ocation an d dive
in ten tion s. For in stan ce, if you ar e pl an n in g to
con du ct a scien tific m eth od wh il e u n der water ,
th er e m ay be specific safety r equ ir em en ts you
sh ou l d in cl u de ver su s a tr adition al r ecr eation al
dive. Th is cou l d in cl u de h ow to tr eat a wou n d
r eceived fr om th e equ ipm en t, or fr om h an dl in g
poten tial l y dan ger ou s m ar in e l ife.

A pr ocedu r e for h ow to con du ct
a safety br iefin g sh ou l d
accom pan y you on you r cou r se.
Th is br iefin g sh ou l d be given to
al l stu den t diver s r egar dl ess of
th eir divin g exper ien ce.
Con fir m th at stu den ts h ave
cu r r en t dive in su r an ce
pr otection an d h ave stu den ts
com pl ete a In Case of
Em er gen cy in for m ation for m

with detail ed in for m ation on
em er gen cy con tact, al l er gies
an d per tin en t in for m ation for
m edical ser vices. If stu den ts ar e
r equ ir ed to com pl ete AAUS
tr ain in g, th en r equ est a l etter of
r ecipr ocity fr om you r
u n iver sity's Dive Safety Officer.
If you ar e u sin g a h ost, pr ovide
al l of th is in for m ation to th e

h ost. M ak e n ote of an y
special dive equ ipm en t
you n eed or wil l br in g.

W e can pr ovide you
an exam pl e of an
Em er gen cy Action
Pl an th at you can
adapt for you r n eeds.