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Diving Safety Manual Revision 3.2 Original Document: June 22, 1983 Revision 1: January 1, 1991 Revision 2: May 15, 2002 Revision 3: September 1, 2010 Revision 3.1: September 15, 2014 Revision 3.2: February 8, 2018 WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION i WHOI Diving Safety Manual DIVING SAFETY MANUAL, REVISION 3.2 Revision 3.2 of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Diving Safety Manual has been reviewed and is approved for implementation. It replaces and supersedes all previous versions and diving-related Institution Memoranda. Dr. George P. Lohmann Edward F. O’Brien Chair, Diving Control Board Diving Safety Officer MS#23 MS#28 [email protected] [email protected] Ronald Reif David Fisichella Institution Safety Officer Diving Control Board MS#48 MS#17 [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Laurence P. Madin John D. Sisson Diving Control Board Diving Control Board MS#39 MS#18 [email protected] [email protected] Christopher Land Dr. Steve Elgar Diving Control Board Diving Control Board MS# 33 MS #11 [email protected] [email protected] Martin McCafferty EMT-P, DMT, EMD-A Diving Control Board DAN Medical Information Specialist [email protected] ii WHOI Diving Safety Manual WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION DIVING SAFETY MANUAL REVISION 3.2, September 5, 2017 INTRODUCTION Scuba diving was first used at the Institution in the summer of 1952. At first, formal instruction and proper information was unavailable, but in early 1953 training was obtained at the Naval Submarine Escape Training Tank in New London, Connecticut and also with the Navy Underwater Demolition Team in St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. The link to the pioneer Scripps research diving program also began in 1953 with a series of correspondence between W.H.O.I. chief diver David M. Owen and Conrad Limbaugh, chief diver at Scripps. "A Manual for Free Divers, With Especial Reference to the Aqua- Lung," written by Mr. Owen, first appeared as an Institution technical report in December, 1953, and later was published in book form. Institution Memorandum #14- 55, dated August 2, 1955, established a formal set of regulations for W.H.O.I. divers based, in large part, on the Scripps rules. These regulations were later updated as Institution Memoranda #19-55, "Additional Safety Requirements for Self-Contained diving off Institution Docks, #4-71, "Safety and Training Regulations for Underwater Diving", #3-71, "Institution Diving Policy", and #7-77, "OSHA Standard for Commercial Diving Operations." The Institution Diving Control Board accepted the first version of the W.H.O.I. Diving Safety Manual (DSM) in June 1983. As an organizational member of the American Academy of Underwater Science, the Institution must adhere to the AAUS Standards for Scientific Diving. This major revision is intended to bring the Institution’s DSM into compliance with the most current version of the AAUS standards while allowing for the continuation of some local procedures. Surface-supplied diving minimum personnel requirements conform to the Association of Diving Contractors (ADC) Consensus Standards. Special thanks are given to the National Association of Underwater Instructors for granting permission to reproduce their dive tables. _________________________________ Edward F O’Brien Diving Safety Officer iii WHOI Diving Safety Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1.00 GENERAL POLICY . 1-1 1.10 THE SCIENTIFIC DIVING STANDARDS . … 1-1 1.11 Purpose . 1-1 1.12 Scientific Diving Definition . ……. 1-1 1.13 Scientific Diving Exemption . … 1-1 1.14 Review of Standards . .. 1-2 1.20 OPERATIONAL CONTROL . 1-2 1.21 Institution Auspices Defined . 1-2 1.22 Diving Safety Manual . 1-2 1.23 Diving Safety Officer (DSO) . 1-3 1.24 Diving Control Board (DCB) . 1-4 1.25 Instructional Personnel . 1-4 1.26 Lead Diver . 1-5 1.27 Surface Support Team Members . 1-6 1.28 Standby Diver . 1-6 1.29 Waiver of Requirements . 1-6 1.30 CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS . 1-7 1.31 Consequence of Violation of Regulations by Scientific Divers . 1-7 1.32 Consequence of Violation of Regulations by Organizational Members………. 1-7 1.40 RECORD MAINTENANCE. 1-7 1.41 Availability of Records . 1-7 2.00 DIVING REGULATIONS FOR SCUBA (OPEN CIRCUIT, COMPRESSED AIR) 2-1 2.10 INTRODUCTION. 2-1 2.20 PRE-DIVE PROCEDURES. 2-1 2.21 Approval . 2-1 2.22 Dive Plans . 2-1 2.23 Diving from Vessels or Facilities Not Controlled by WHOI . 2-2 2.24 Pre-dive Safety Checks . 2-2 2.30 DIVING PROCEDURES . 2-3 2.31 Solo Diving Prohibition . 2-3 2.32 Refusal to Dive . 2-3 2.33 Termination of Dive . 2-3 2.34 Emergencies and Deviations from Regulations- 2-4 2.40 POST-DIVE PROCEDURES . 2-4 2.41 Post-Dive Safety Checks. 2-4 2.42 Equipment . 2-4 2.50 DIVING AT HIGH ALTITUDES . 2-4 iv WHOI Diving Safety Manual 2.60 FLYING AFTER DIVING . 2-5 2.70DIVING AT THE ISELIN MARINE FACILITY PIER . 2-5 2.71 Notification . 2-5 2.72 Pier Safety . 2-5 2.73 Site Survey . 2-5 2.80 DIVING FROM VESSELS . 2-5 2.81 Coastal Operations Utilizing Small-to Intermediate-Sized Vessels . 2-5 2.82 Diving From a Non-Anchored Vessel (e.g., Drift Diving or Live Boating . 2-6 2.83 Diving at Sea . 2-7 2.90 OPERATION RECORDKEEPING . 2-7 2.91 Record of Dive . 2-7 2.92 Personal Diving Log . 2-8 2.93 Incident Reporting . 2-8 3.00 DIVING EQUIPMENT. 3-1 3.10 GENERAL POLICY . 3-1 3.20 MINIMUM REQUIRED INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT FOR SCUBA DIVING . 3-1 3.21 Exposure Suit . 3-1 3.22 Mask, Fins, Snorkel . 3-1 3.23 Knife . 3-1 3.24 Time/Depth Instrumentation . 3-1 3.25 Quick Release Devices . 3-1 3.26 Buoyancy Compensator . 3-1 3.27 Submersible Pressure Gauge…………………………………………………… . 3-2 3.28 Regulators . 3-2 3.29 Scuba Cylinders . .. 3-2 3.30 REQUIRED SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AT THE DIVE SITE. 3-2 3.31 First Aid Supplies . .. 3-2 3.32 Warning Signals . 3-2 3.33 Communication Devices for Summoning Emergency Assistance . 3-2 3.34 Decompression Tables . 3-2 3.35 Emergency Assistance List. 3-3 3.36 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Diving Safety Manual . .. 3-3 3.40 AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT. 3-3 3.41 Hand Held Underwater Power Tools . 3-3 3.50 BREATHING MASKS AND HELMETS . 3-3 3.60 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE . 3-3 3.61 Repair Technician/Facilities. 3-3 3.62 Scuba Regulators . 3-3 3.63 Scuba Cylinders & Other Refillable Compressed Gas Cylinders . 3-3 3.64 Buoyancy Control Devices . ..