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Chapter 41 — 2
DIVE PLAN
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Boat operator's safety and equipment check.
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Dive plan — includes terrain information, navigation and emergency plan,
maximum depth, air supply, ascent rate, safety and decompression stops.
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Basic diving equipment check and maintenance.
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Dive responsibility, documentation and buddy system.
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Diving rescue equipment — includes BC, emergency air supplies,
alarm signals, etc
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Lost diver strategy, including EPIRB in open ocean.
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Diving rescue plan - includes boat / buoy / diver backups.
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First-Aid kit and resuscitation equipment. (See Chapters 39 and 40).
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Emergency contact numbers (local and elsewhere).
FOR DIVE OPERATORS
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Register trip plan with local maritime or port authority
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Rescue and resuscitation equipment and training
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Onboard observer and recorder (diver in/out times)
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Communication system. Satellite phone, radio etc
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A good lawyer!