SISOSCB001 — SCUBA dive in open water to a maximum depth of 18 metres

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What an assessment for SISOSCB001 must cover

54 assessable components: 4 elements (26 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 17 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Plan dives.

1.1Determine site, depth and duration of dives.
1.2Identify hazards and medical problems and assess risks associated with use of equipment, site, depth and duration of dives.
1.3Prepare dive plans for single and repetitive dives according to industry technical and safety criteria.
1.4Calculate no decompression limits and maximum operating depth.
1.5Use dive computer or dive tables, as required, to plan requirements.

2 Prepare for the dive.

2.1Select and assemble dive equipment suited to conditions and dive requirements, and check for safe working condition.
2.2Utilise dive computers or dive tables, as required, to finalise details of dive, according to industry technical and safety criteria.
2.3Confirm activity safety and emergency response procedures to ensure compliance during activities.
2.4Confirm protocols for communications between divers buddy and activity leaders.
2.5Fit and adjust equipment and exposure suit to self, in conjunction with buddy, to ensure comfort and safety.
2.6Complete buddy cross checks for all equipment.
2.7Participate in pre-dive roll call.

3 Complete dives.

3.1Utilise techniques to enter and exit the water according to conditions and own ability.
3.2Execute controlled descents and ascents with buddy and equalise at appropriate times.
3.3Adjust and maintain positive, neutral and negative buoyancy at appropriate times during dive.
3.4Control underwater swimming and navigate a basic course.
3.5Monitor depth and time throughout dive, according to planned dive tables or use of dive computer data.
3.6Monitor air supply, check pressure gauges regularly and communicate supplies with buddy.
3.7Use techniques that minimise damage to the diving environment throughout all activities.
3.8Participate in post-dive roll call and ensure dive log is completed.
3.9Disassemble SCUBA gear on completion of dive.

4 Maintain safety and complete rescues.

4.1Safely approach, and negotiate obstacles and hazards to minimise risk of injury.
4.2Maintain buddy contact, cooperation and communication throughout dive.
4.3Identify problematic or emergency situations promptly, and assist buddy with rescues.
4.4Self-rescue from problematic or emergency situations.
4.5Use an alternate air source and make controlled air sharing ascents.

Performance evidence

plan and complete four open water dives each for different parameters
prior to each dive, and at the water’s edge: - assemble own diving equipment - inspect all equipment for safety and serviceability - fit and adjust equipment to self, including appropriate weights, in conjunction with buddy - complete a BWRAF (buoyancy, weights, releases, air, final) check in conjunction with buddy
during each dive, use effective techniques to control: - entry and exit - descent and ascent - underwater swimming - buoyancy both underwater and at the surface - mouthpiece clearing for both snorkel and regulator - exchanges between regulator and snorkel, in-water at the surface - swimming at the surface using snorkel; fully geared - buddy contact, cooperation and communication, using correct signals for communication - navigation of a basic course with an underwater compass
across all dives, collectively participate in simulations to respond to problematic and emergency situations and: - clear partially and fully flooded masks - remove and replace mask underwater - remove and replace SCUBA system in-water at the surface - remove and replace weight system and SCUBA kit in water too deep in which to stand - use an alternate air source to provide air to and receive air from a diver, and make controlled air sharing ascents - provide buddy assistance for two situations
after each dive, disassemble SCUBA gear.

Knowledge evidence

organisational safety and emergency response procedures for diving activities
factors to consider when planning a dive: - dive location - objectives - abilities of self and buddy - depth and duration of dive - contingencies
features of diving environments, particularly those relevant to local conditions, sufficient to understand the impacts on diving activities and locations: - water conditions: - temperature and thermocline - visibility - movements, currents, waves, tides - density of fresh and salt water - topography; bottom and shoreline - aquatic life; animals and plants - weather conditions
hazards and techniques used to safely negotiate these: - surface hazards - overhead obstructions - entanglement and entrapment in natural and constructed features
special environmental features, including any cultural and heritage features, minimal impact techniques specific to diving environments, and why these are important to conservation
any local regulations specific to diving
how to use dive computers to: - determine no-decompression limits for single and repetitive dives - properly plan and execute a dive
features, function and operation of dive computers, and advantages of dive computers over dive tables when planning and completing dives
the physics of diving; the physical principles of matter and their application to diving activities and hazards: - sound - light - buoyancy - pressure and gas laws - temperature
for the following medical problems related to diving, the causes, prevention, symptoms, first aid and treatment: - direct effects of pressure during descent, types of squeezes and barotrauma: - mask - suit - ears - sinuses - lungs - teeth - direct effects of pressure during ascent: - gas expansion – ears, sinuses, lungs, stomach, intestines and teeth - lung over pressurization and overexpansion injuries - vertigo - indirect physiological effects of pressure: - decompression illness - nitrogen narcosis - carbon dioxide excess and relationship to overexertion - oxygen toxicity - shallow water blackout and relationship to hyperventilation - issues related to contaminated air - other physiological and psychological problems: - drowning and secondary drowning - carotid sinus reflex - inadequate ventilation (hypoventilation) - atmospheric issues – hypothermia, hyperthermia, sunburn - bite and sting injuries from aquatic animals and plants - issues related to use of medication, drugs and alcohol - fatigue and exhaustion - stress and panic - over confidence
for the following diving equipment, identifying features, functions, operation and, where relevant, how to fit and adjust for comfort and safety: - fins - face masks - snorkels - buoyancy control devices - exposure suits, booties and gloves of different grades suited to different conditions - weight ballast systems - cylinders and valves, cylinder support systems - regulators - submersible pressure gauges - alternative air sources of different types - timing devices - depth gauges - underwater compasses - floats and flags - lights - emergency equipment carried by dive operators: - signalling devices, acoustical and visual - first aid kits - oxygen kits
for all of the above equipment, how to inspect for safety and serviceability
the purpose and importance of pre and post-dive roll calls
inclusions of personal diving log books and the importance of completing after each dive
communication protocols used between divers, buddies and activity leaders: - hand signals - noise signals such as rapping on cylinder - use of slates - use of signalling devices, acoustical and visual
dive buddy systems and procedures used to: - cross check gear - maintain contact and cooperation - maintain common safety
techniques used to: - enter and exit the water - descend and ascend using safety stops - swim underwater and at the surface in diving gear - maintain buoyancy both underwater and at the surface - use an alternate air source to provide air to and receive air from a diver, and make controlled air sharing ascents - rescue self and buddy from problematic and emergency situations

Foundation skills

Reading: interpret detailed and familiar organisational safety and emergency response procedures.
Oral communication: use clear and unambiguous verbal and non-verbal communications to make intent known with diving buddy and support crew.
Numeracy: interpret and calculate numerical data involving pressures, percentages and depths.
Teamwork: work in harmony with a buddy diver to plan and complete safe dives.
Planning and organising: manage own timing to complete activities within planned timeframes.
Self-management: critically analyse all circumstances and implications to provide a prompt and considered response to rescue requirements.

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