UNRESTRICTED SURFACE SUPPLIED DIVER PROGRAM (USSD)
- Above all the correct and safe way of conducting commercial diving operations.
- Hazard identification.
- Emergency preparedness and Emergency procedures.
- Work safely in hyperbaric operations.
- Implement emergency procedures for a surface-supplied diving operation.
- Maintain effective working relationships within dive or hyperbaric operations team.
- Apply knowledge of anatomy, physiology and diving physics to diving. Basic First Aid, CPR
AED and Emergency Oxygen administration. - Assess diving casualty and assist with treatment of diving conditions.
- Ensure health and safety in occupational diving in compliance with legislation.
- United States Navy Treatment tables.
- US Navy and Canadian decompression tables and procedure’s. Utilize and maintain surface-supplied diving equipment.
The practical use of over 11 different types of dive helmets. - Underwater communications using 2 wire and 4 wire systems and Line signals.
- Underwater Video.
- Using Wet Bells and Launch and recovery systems.
- Undertake pre-dive preparations for a surface-supplied diving operations.
- Undertake underwater deployment in a surface-supplied diving operation.
- Underwater construction techniques.
- Undertake post-dive procedures for a surface-supplied diving operation.
- Perform underwater work with Hydraulic and Pneumatic powered tools.
- Perform underwater work using cutting and welding. Top side cutting and welding.
Perform underwater construction work tasks. - Identify basic safety and statutory requirements for underwater explosives work.
- Perform underwater tasks for a diving operation using lift bags. Underwater Salvage.
Underwater Rigging. Commercial Scuba Diving. Ships Husbandry.
Underwater Inspections. Dredging , Airlifts and Water Jets. - NDT Inspections including Magnetic Particle Inspection and Ultrasonic Inspection techniques.
- Work effectively in the occupational diving industry. Use of mixed gas in occupational diving operations. Inland and Offshore diving procedures.