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BSAC
DIVE LEADER
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'.
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.
COURSE CONTENT
The Dive Leader course consists of:
- 12 Classroom lessons _ these include the oxygen administration
module which can be undertaken at any time after qualifying as
an Ocean Diver
- Theory assessment
- 2 Dry practical lessons
- 7 Open water lessons
- 20 dives - (which may include open water lessons) minimum 600
minutes underwater time
Open water diving should
encompass experience of at least five of the following: planned
decompression dive, navigation dive, low (1.5-3m) visibility dive,
night dive, wreck dive, drift (1-1.5kn) dive, wall dive.
Of the 20 dives, at least
six should be from boats, on at least eight the student should act
as dive leader, and at least ten dives should be to greater than
25m depth.
The student should also
act as Dive Marshall on at least two occasions additional to the
dry practical lessons.
LESSON SUMMARY
| Lesson Code |
Lesson
Title |
Key
components |
| DT1 |
The Role of Dive Leader |
Leading experienced and less experienced
divers, anticipating underwater conditions, developing own experience |
| DO1 |
DSMB Use |
Mid-water deployment |
| DO2 |
Dive Leading demo |
Leading lesser experienced divers |
| DO3 |
Dive Leading Practice |
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| DT2-7 |
Oxygen Administration module |
(Can be done from Ocean Diver) |
| DT8 |
Dive Planning |
Role of DM, Planning, Introduction to
practical use of charts, tides, weather |
| DO4 |
Shot Recovery |
Simple lift and shift; full lift |
| DT9 |
Rescue Management part 1 |
Incident prevention, anticipation and
management |
| DO5 |
Rescue Management Scenarios |
Practical scenarios |
| DT10 |
Helicopter operations |
Operating boats with helicopters, lifting
techniques |
| DT11 |
Rescue Management part 2 |
Activities following on from an incident |
| DO6 |
Diving and Rescue skills - review |
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| DO7 |
Rescue skills Review |
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| DT12 |
The Role of the Dive Marshal |
For known sites |
| DP1 |
Dive Marshalling - 1 |
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| DP2 |
Dive Marshalling - 2 |
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Note:
BSAC DIVERS, Sports Divers
and above, are Technical divers trained to undertake Decompression
diving.
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