IUC 401 TRAINING AND STANDARDS MANUAL PART A GENERAL PROCEDURES AND POLICY PART B DIVING COURSES PART C SNORKELLING COURSES ISSUED BY APPROVED BY NDO ISSUE DATE TECHNICAL 01 JAN 2017 COMMISSION IUC401 Revision No. 07 – 01-Nov-2018 Technical Commission General Procedures and Policy This page intentionally left blank. Page | 2 IUC401 Revision No. 07 – 01-Nov-2018 Technical Commission General Procedures and Policy RECORD OF REVISIONS Revision Number Revision Signature Date Incorporated by 1 Initial Issue 01.01.17 2 Ray Yeates TC 01.05.17 3 Ray Yeates TC 01.08 17 4 Ray Yeates TC 01.12.17 5 Ray Yeates TC 01.04.18 6 Ray Yeates TC 01.08.18 7 Ray Yeates TC 01.11.18 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Revision highlights Rev 1 Not applicable Rev 2 Updated TC, document designation IUC401, Corrected Max depth for Advanced Nitrox Diver Rev 3 Updated Snorkel section, added RNLI Sea Survival course, renamed Diver 1*, updated Dive buddy chart to reflect Diver 1* name change, Corrected Advanced Club diver depth limits in buddy chart. Rev 4 2018 Leading Diver course. Diver buddy chart revised, RDO update Rev 5 CFT/IUC Rules and recommendations updated, Advanced Club Diver new prerequisite added. Added overall Safety mark to LD module 3. Removed Coxn Instructor cert as pre-requisite for M2** Jury training. Rev 6 Added ISO and Sport Ireland references, breathing gas planning P12, Max depth for CFT diving P17, correction logging foreign dives P38. P156 snorkel instructor fitness standards to reflect ISO standard Rev 7 Sharing of incident data P39, Diver1* test P44, Diver 2* test P46/47 DFR/DFR instructor section revised, M2** order of juries requirement removed P96 Training notices 2018 Notice No 1/2018 Updated buddy breathing procedure Page | 3 IUC401 Revision No. 07 – 01-Nov-2018 Technical Commission General Procedures and Policy Page | 4 IUC401 Revision No. 07 – 01-Nov-2018 Technical Commission General Procedures and Policy USING THIS MANUAL If you find deficiencies in this manual or wish to highlight any areas or procedures that could be improved, please contact any member of the Technical Commission with your suggestions. The TC can be contacted through Head Office, and RDOs can be contacted directly, The Email is for head office is [email protected] Technical Commission Members 2018 Member Role Responsibility Ray Yeates NDO President of TC Documentation & Standards Officer Joe Fegan Member Jury Coordinator Damien Ryan Member Incidents Officer Thomas Moore Member Diver 1* update Dave Jackson Member Mon 3*** review Mark Stanley Member Rescue Diver review Ruarai O Brien Member CPR DFR and 02 admin Medhi Enterzary Member Diver 1* update and recurrent training Dermot Moynihan Member Diver 1* update, UW sports and Sport Ireland liaison Bernard Larkin National Snorkelling Officer Snorkelling RDO Members 2017 Martin Mc Gee RDO North 086 7968843 Don Mc Carthy RDO South 086 7968844 Thomas Moore RDO West 086 7968845 Stephen Smyth RDO South West 086 7968847 Fergal Mc Grath RDO South East 086 7968846 Mary O Donohue RDO Dublin South 086 7968842 Paddy Lambe RDO Dublin North 086 7968841 Bernie Mc Carrick RDO Midlands 086 7868848 Page | 5 IUC401 Revision No. 07 – 01-Nov-2018 Technical Commission General Procedures and Policy TABLE OF CONTENTS Part A General Procedures and Policies RECORD OF REVISIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 USING THIS MANUAL------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 TECHNICAL COMMISSION RULES ---------------------------------------------------------------- 11 TECHNICAL COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS ------------------------------------------- 12 REBREATHER DIVERS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 GUIDELINES FOR MIXED-GAS DIVING ---------------------------------------------------------- 18 DIVE BUDDIES, GRADES AND MAXIMUM DEPTHS ------------------------------------------ 20 FITNESS TO DIVE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 ATTENDANCE AT COURSES AND TESTS ------------------------------------------------------ 23 CFT GUIDELINES FOR JURY PRESIDENTS ---------------------------------------------------- 24 SUCCESS POLICY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 REPEATS POLICY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 APPEALS POLICY AND PROCEDURE ------------------------------------------------------------ 36 GUIDELINES FOR LOGGING FOREIGN DIVES AS PRE-REQUISITES FOR CFT/IUC QUALIFICATIONS AND DIVER EQUIVALENCE ------------------------------------------------ 39 INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------- 40 Page | 6 IUC401 Revision No. 07 – 01-Nov-2018 Technical Commission General Procedures and Policy Part B Diving courses TRY-A-DIVE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42 DIVER (CMAS DIVER*) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43 CLUB DIVER (CMAS DIVER**) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 DIVER COX’N --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49 DIVER COX’N INSTRUCTOR ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 DIVER FIRST RESPONDER -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 DIVER FIRST RESPONDER INSTRUCTOR ------------------------------------------------------ 56 RESCUE DIVER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 59 ADVANCED CLUB DIVER ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64 CLUB INSTRUCTOR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 65 LEADING DIVER (CMAS DIVER***) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 71 NATIONAL DIVER (CMAS DIVER****) -------------------------------------------------------------- 87 MONITEUR* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 88 MONITEUR** JUROR TRAINING -------------------------------------------------------------------- 95 MONITEUR** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 97 MONITEUR *** (CMAS MONITEUR***) ------------------------------------------------------------- 98 MONITEUR**** (CMAS MONITEUR****) --------------------------------------------------------- 105 DRYSUIT DIVER COURSE PRACTICAL--------------------------------------------------------- 106 SEARCH AND RECOVERY DIVER---------------------------------------------------------------- 108 SEARCH AND RECOVERY INSTRUCTOR ----------------------------------------------------- 110 FULL FACE MASK EXPERIENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------- 111 FULL FACE MASK INSTRUCTOR ----------------------------------------------------------------- 113 NITROX DIVER ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 114 NITROX INSTRUCTOR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 116 Page | 7 IUC401 Revision No. 07 – 01-Nov-2018 Technical Commission General Procedures and Policy Part B Diving courses continued ADVANCED NITROX DIVER ------------------------------------------------------------------------117 EXTENDED RANGE NITROX DIVER -------------------------------------------------------------120 EXTENDED RANGE NITROX INSTRUCTOR ---------------------------------------------------123 GAS BLENDER -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------124 GAS BLENDER INSTRUCTOR ---------------------------------------------------------------------126 INSTRUCTOR TRAINER (NITROX, ADVANCED NITROX OR EXTENDED RANGE NITROX) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------127 SPECIALITY COURSE INSTRUCTOR REQUIREMENTS------------------------------------128 VHF RADIO OPERATOR -----------------------------------------------------------------------------129 UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER----------------------------------------------------------------130 SEASEARCH --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------132 NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY COURSES ---------------------------------------------------------135 RNLI DIVER SEA SURVIVAL COURSE ----------------------------------------------------------138 Part C Snorkelling Courses SNORKEL GRADES AND BUDDY CHART ------------------------------------------------------141 TRY SNORKELLING -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------142 SNORKEL SAFARI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------144 SNORKEL SKILLS--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------147 ADVANCED SNORKEL SKILLS --------------------------------------------------------------------150 SNORKEL INSTRUCTOR ----------------------------------------------------------------------------153 Page | 8 IUC401 Revision No. 07 – 01-Nov-2018 Technical Commission General Procedures and Policy ABBREVIATIONS ABLJ Adjustable Buoyancy Lifejacket APD Ambient Pressure Diving AS Alternate (air or gas) Source