Elements and Performance Criteria
- Use and maintain scuba dive equipment
- Select scuba dive equipment to match diver's build and experience
- Use scuba dive equipment to industry technical and safety criteria
- Explain and demonstrate maintenance required to meet manufacturer's recommendations
- Calculate non-decompression timesto industry technical and safety criteria
- Demonstrate use of buoyancy control device (BCD) to establish positive, negative and neutral buoyancy
- Perform scuba dives to a maximum depth of 18 metres
- Describe correctly physics and physiology in relation to scuba diving and divers
- Consider all factors effecting site selection and ensure selected scuba dive site meets safety criteria of industry
- Perform entries to and exits from the water to meet industry technical and safety criteria
- Maintain buddy system at all times
- Demonstrate emergency out of air techniques
- Give, recognise and respond to hand signalsin accordance withindustry technical and safety criteria
- Complete diveswithin industry accepted dive safety limits
- Perform scuba dive rescues
- Explain and demonstrate first aid for potential scuba dive incidents to industry technical and safety criteria
- Identify diving related hazards in relation to their causes, symptoms, effects and prevention
- Demonstrate emergency out-of-air techniquesto meet industry technical and safety criteria
- Demonstrate self and buddy rescue techniquesto meet industry technical and safety criteria