DIVING SAFETY MANUAL 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS REVISION LOG ...................................................................................................................................................................7 PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................................................8 SECTION 1.00 – GENERAL POLICY ..................................................................................................................................9 1.10 SCIENTIFIC DIVING STANDARDS ........................................................................................................................9 Purpose ......................................................................................................................................................................9 Scientific Diving Definition .................................................................................................................................... 10 Scientific Diving Exemption .................................................................................................................................. 10 1.20 OPERATIONAL CONTROL ................................................................................................................................. 11 1.30 CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS BY ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS ........................... 16 1.40 RECORD MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................................. 16 SECTION 2.00 – DIVING REGULATIONS FOR SCUBA (OPEN CIRCUIT, COMPRESSED AIR) ................................... 18 2.10 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................. 18 2.20 PRE-DIVE PROCEDURES .................................................................................................................................... 18 Dive Plans ............................................................................................................................................................... 18 Pre-dive Safety Checks .......................................................................................................................................... 19 2.30 DIVING PROCEDURES ....................................................................................................................................... 20 Solo Diving Prohibition ......................................................................................................................................... 20 Refusal to Dive ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 Termination of the Dive ........................................................................................................................................ 20 Emergencies and Deviations from Regulations ................................................................................................ 20 2.40 POST-DIVE PROCEDURES ................................................................................................................................. 21 Post-Dive Safety Checks ........................................................................................................................................ 21 2.50 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.............................................................................................................................. 21 2.60 FLYING AFTER DIVING OR ASCENDING TO ALTITUDE (OVER 1000 FEET/304 meters) ............................. 21 2.70 RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................. 21 Personal Diving Log ............................................................................................................................................... 21 Required Incident Reporting ................................................................................................................................ 22 SECTION 3.00 – DIVING EQUIPMENT .......................................................................................................................... 24 3.10 GENERAL POLICY............................................................................................................................................... 24 3.20 EQUIPMENT ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 Regulators ............................................................................................................................................................... 24 Breathing Masks and Helmets ............................................................................................................................. 25 Scuba Cylinders...................................................................................................................................................... 25 Backpacks ............................................................................................................................................................... 25 Gauges .................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Flotation Devices ................................................................................................................................................... 25 Equipment for Determination of Decompression Status: Dive Tables, Dive Computers ............................ 26 Additional Equipment ........................................................................................................................................... 26 3.30 AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................................................... 27 Handheld Underwater Power Tools ................................................................................................................... 27 3.40 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 27 First-Aid Supplies and Communications ............................................................................................................ 27 Diver’s Flag .............................................................................................................................................................. 27 Compressor Systems – University of Washington Controlled ......................................................................... 27 Oxygen Safety ........................................................................................................................................................ 28 Air Storage Vessels ................................................................................................................................................ 28 Record Keeping ...................................................................................................................................................... 28 3.50 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................ 29 Record Keeping ...................................................................................................................................................... 29 Compressor Operation and Air Test Records .................................................................................................... 29 3.60 AIR QUALITY STANDARDS ................................................................................................................................ 30 SECTION 4.00 SCIENTIFIC DIVER CERTIFICATION AND AUTHORIZATIONS ............................................................ 31 4.10 PREREQUISITES.................................................................................................................................................. 31 Administrative ........................................................................................................................................................ 31 Entry Level Diver Certification.............................................................................................................................. 31 Medical Examination ............................................................................................................................................. 31 Swimming/Watermanship Evaluation ................................................................................................................ 31 4.20 TRAINING ........................................................................................................................................................... 32 4.30 DIVER CERTIFICATION AND AUTHORIZATIONS ............................................................................................. 35 Diver-In-Training (DIT) Authorization .................................................................................................................. 35 Scientific Diver Certification ................................................................................................................................