DIVE OPERATIONS MANUAL : Rev. 170320 Presented By: “BUFFALO INDUSTRIAL DIVING COMPANY” 220 Katherine Street Buffalo, New York 14210 716-847-1111 Dive Operations Manual Buffalo Industrial Diving Company Rev 170320 Table of Contents POLICIES ................................................................................................................................. 5 BASIC BIDCO COMPANY POLICIES ................................................................................ 5 ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND FIREARMS ................................................................................ 6 CREW ............................................................................................................................................. 7 DIVING CREW WORK ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................ 7 PERSON IN CHARGE........................................................................................................... 7 DIVER .................................................................................................................................... 7 STANDBY DIVER ................................................................................................................ 8 TENDER ................................................................................................................................. 8 CHAMBER OPERATOR ....................................................................................................... 8 OTHER PERSONNEL ........................................................................................................... 9 DIVING OPERATIONS .............................................................................................................. 10 DIVING EQUIPMENT .......................................................................................................... 10 MAINTENANCE RECORDS ............................................................................................... 10 AIR TESTING ........................................................................................................................ 10 ENTERING AND LEAVING THE WATER ...................................................................... 10 LIVE BOATING ..................................................................................................................... 11 POSTING OF EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS .......................................................... 11 HAZARD ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................ 11 HAZARDOUS ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................ 11 OVERHEAD WORK ............................................................................................................. 11 LOCK OUT TAG OUT .......................................................................................................... 12 PRE-DIVE BRIEFING .......................................................................................................... 12 PRE-DIVE CHECK LIST ..................................................................................................... 12 POST DIVE CHECK LIST ................................................................................................... 13 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES .................................................................................................. 14 GENERAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 14 GAS SUPPLY ....................................................................................................................... 14 AIR COMPRESSORS .......................................................................................................... 14 RESERVE BREATHING SUPPLY ..................................................................................... 14 NON-MEDICAL EMERGENCY CONDITIONS ............................................................... 15 FIRE IN EQUIPMENT......................................................................................................... 15 COMPRESSOR OR SUPPLY HOSE FAILURE ................................................................ 15 SEVERANCE OF DIVER’S UMBICAL – GAS HOSE ONLY ......................................... 15 SEVERANCE OF DIVERS COMPLETE UMBILICAL .................................................... 15 BIDCO Marine Group, Inc. 2 Dive Operations Manual Buffalo Industrial Diving Company Rev 170320 COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE........................................................................................ 16 FOULED OR ENTRAPPED DIVER ................................................................................... 16 DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE.............................................................................................. 16 ACCIDENT PREVENTION ................................................................................................ 17 FIRST AID KIT .................................................................................................................... 17 MEDICAL EMERGENCIES ................................................................................................ 18 UNCONSCIOUS DIVER ON THE BOTTOM ................................................................... 18 NEAR DROWNING ............................................................................................................ 18 HYPOXIA ................................................................................................................................ 19 OXYGEN TOXICITY ............................................................................................................ 19 CARBON DIOXIDE TOXICITY (HYPERCAPNIA) ........................................................ 20 CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING ................................................................................. 21 NITROGEN NARCOSIS ....................................................................................................... 21 BAROTRAUMA ..................................................................................................................... 22 THERMAL STRESS .............................................................................................................. 22 INJURED DIVER IN THE WATER .................................................................................... 24 BENDS OR AIR EMBOLISM .............................................................................................. 24 NON-SPECIFIC EMERGENCY OR UNSAFE CONDITIONS ....................................... 25 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION............................................................................................ 25 WEATHER .............................................................................................................................. 25 OMITTED DECOMPRESSION ........................................................................................... 25 RECORD KEEPING .............................................................................................................. 26 PROCEDURES FOR HAZARDOUS / CONTAMINATED DIVING ...................................... 27 TRAINING .............................................................................................................................. 27 DEFINITION .......................................................................................................................... 27 PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION .................................................................................... 27 EQUIPMENT .......................................................................................................................... 27 DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES ............................................................................. 28 DIVING PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................ 29 DIVING TABLES ................................................................................................................... 29 TENDERS ................................................................................................................................ 29 LIVE BOATING AND RESTRICTED ASCENT ............................................................... 29 SELF CONTAINED DIVING (SCUBA) .............................................................................. 29 AIR DIVES .............................................................................................................................. 30 REPETITIVE DIVES ............................................................................................................. 30 BIDCO Marine Group, Inc. 3 Dive Operations Manual Buffalo Industrial Diving Company Rev 170320 MIXED GAS DIVES .............................................................................................................. 30 DEEP AIR DIVES .................................................................................................................. 30 HELIUM OXYGEN (HeO2) DIVES .................................................................................... 30 NITROX PROCEDURES ..................................................................................................... 30 CHAMBER PROCEDURES ....................................................................................................... 31 OXYGEN DECOMPRSSION ....................................................................................................