General Note on Risk Assessments

General Note on Risk Assessments

Risk assessments have been produced for the following areas of diving

-Pool Diving

-Stoney Cove Diving

-Shore Diving

-RIB diving

They are generic and will not suit all situations or take into account specific training needs. These risk assessments should be amended/added to on a dive-by-dive basis using the SEEDS system. Where training is concerned there is very specific information for each task, which is listed in the instructor manual. Copies of these can be found on the CD, which has been issued to instructors. If further copies are required then let DO know.

Should any of the risks become a reality then an incident, they should be first dealt with in the best way. After the event a diving incident report should be filled out as soon as possible and submitted to BSAC, with a copy going to the DO. Blank forms can be found on the BSAC web site or can be provided on a Tuesday night by the DO.

For more unusual diving, such as search and recovery, carrying out deep dives etc you should consider carrying out your own risk assessment specifically for this dive. A master document is provided for your convenience along with some key words to get you thinking about what to include. These should be submitted to the DO prior to embarking on the diving.

In addition to the risk assessments the following should also be adhered to for the following areas of diving.

-For all club trips and Advanced Diver is required on the trip

Shore diving

-Ensure that at least one dive marshal checking divers in and out, and that some form of communication is available to the emergency services.

- There is an O2 kit available.

-If night diving then have lights on the shore so that divers can make their way back.

-Ensure rope is available to help pull people back to the shore.

-To consider the provision of any other safety equipment

RIB diving

-Ensure there is at least one Diver Coxwain per boat with VHF skills.

-Ensure the Coast Guard is kept informed of your dive plans.

-Ensure all dry boxes and electrical equipment are on the boat and working, (spare keys,stand by radio fully charged etc should go out in the dry box.).

-Ensure o2 kit is available and working.

-Ensure dive planning has been carried out taking into account, tides etc.

-There is sufficient fuel on the boat to carry out the expected trip plus a reserve