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Key Points |
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Dive Leader training concentrates on the responsibilities
and safety aspects of leading an open water dive.
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Practical lessons in rescue management and rescue
skills will give you the confidence and ability to deal with those unforeseen
emergencies. |
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Leading a dive will develop
your enjoyment and experience as a diver. |
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Dive Leader Syllabus
This is the third diving grade in the BS-AC grade sequence, and the
next after Sports Diver. BS-AC consider the dive leader grade to be
equivalent to the PADI Divemaster level.
Definition
A Dive Leader can plan and lead a range of dives including those
requiring detailed dive, air and decompression requirements planning.
They have the skill and level of knowledge to progressively extend
both their own and others experience.
Dive Leaders are competent to marshal and supervise branch dives to
locations well known to the Branch or using experienced Charter Boat
skippers, or in conditions not normally described as 'challenging'.
(N.B. while dive leaders are permitted to act as marshals under BS-AC
rules, this does not apply in DUSAC, where dive marshals must be advanced
divers or above).
Dive Leaders can dive to a depth which is initially limited to 35m
but which can subsequently be extended progressively to a maximum of
50m. They can dive with any grade of diver including trainee Ocean
divers, on dives supervised by a Dive Marshal. Dive Leaders can also
progressively expand their own experience when diving with other Dive
Leaders.
Training for Dive Leader involves much greater emphasis on gaining
broader experience to supplement the 'formal' lessons.
Theory lessons |
DT1 |
The Role of Dive Leader |
Personal skill development,
building experience, site conditions, types of diving, no
clear surface diving, drift diving, night diving, deep diving,
Risk assessment, known and unknown sites, leading the less
experienced. |
| DT2 |
Cardio
Pulmonary Resuscitation |
Assessing
needs, priorities, clear airway, decision process, Artificial
Ventilation AV), Cardio Pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). |
| DT3 |
Oxygen
and Diving Incidents |
Oxygen,
decompression illness, burst lung, near drowning, shock,
Carbon Monoxide poisoning. |
| DT4 |
Casualty
Assessment |
Completing
the casualty assessment forms. |
| DT5 |
Oxygen
Administration Equipment |
Oxygen
cylinders and regulators, pocket masks, oxygen kits, oxygen
precautions. |
| DT6 |
Oxygen
Administration in Practice |
Practicalities,
administering oxygen, fluids, evacuation, missed decompression,
entonox, safety considerations. |
| DT7 |
Use
of Oxygen Administration Equipment |
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DT8 |
Dive Planning |
Dive objectives, site
information, charts, electronic position fixing, transits,
tides, tide tables, tidal flows, weather. |
| DT9 |
Rescue Management
1 |
Incident prevention,
Incident pit, safety, recovering casualties from the water,
first aid, records, emergency services, managing activities,
delegation. |
| DT10 |
Helicopter Operations |
Helicopter evacuations,
preparing for a lift. |
| DT11 |
Rescue management
2 |
Crowd control, media
management, incident reporting, legalities. |
| DT12 |
Role of the Dive Marshall |
Role of the dive marshal,
check lists, diver briefings, marshalling the dive, charter
boats, Shot lines, knots, lifting shot lines, Dealing with
emergencies. |
Dry Practical
Lessons |
DP1 |
Dive Marshalling 1 |
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| DP2 |
Dive Marshalling 2 |
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Open Water
Dives |
DO1 |
Open Water Lesson |
Mid-water deployment
of Delayed SMB |
| DO2 |
Dive Leading Demonstration |
Full demonstration
of dive leadership |
| DO3 |
Dive Leader Practice |
Practice dive leadership. |
| DO4 |
Shot Recovery |
Lifting bags, recovering
the shot, mid water deployment of DSMB. |
| DO5 |
Rescue Management Scenarios |
Practice management
of certain incident scenarios. |
| DO6 |
Diving and Rescue Skills
Review |
Mask clearing and AAS
ascents from 15m. |
| DO7 |
Rescue Skills Review |
Rescue from 15m, towing
with AV for 50m, CPR, Oxygen enriched CPR. |
Instruction
All instruction is to be carried out or supervised by
a Nationally Qualified Instructor, minimum Open Water Instructor. Other
instructor requirements are as follows:
| Grade |
Can instruct |
| Assistant OWI |
Classroom, sheltered water, open water - on site supervision |
| Theory Instructor |
Classroom - unsupervised |
| Practical Instructor |
Sheltered and open water - unsupervised |
| Club Instructor |
Classroom, sheltered water, open water - unsupervised |
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