3.3.4 Dive Operations Flashcards
A secondary air supply system that involves an alternate second stage regulator provided by either a separate dedicated second stage or a multi purpose second stage regulator coupled with a buoyancy compensator inflator valve.
Alternate air system
An individual using breathing apparatus and conducting dives outside the parameters of recreational diving.
Public Safety Diver
Underwater diving related to team operations and training, performed by a member, group or agency of a community or government recognized public safety or water rescue team.
Public Safety Diving
A nationally recognized Public Safety Dive certifying agency that provides the following: a nationally recognized public safety diving training standards, a nationally recognized public safety diving curriculum, and a mandatory continuing education/skills maintenance program.
Public Safety Dive Specific Training
An independent secondary underwater breathing system.
Redundant air system
The diver performing the in water operation.
Primary diver
An onsite diver available to assist another diver in the water, who is already operating at the sire. This diver is able to deploy immediately.
Safety diver
A diver fully dressed with on a mask and fins needing donned. Backup to the safety diver.
90% diver
An individual trained in the responsibilities of diver safety that provides control of search patterns from the surface of the water.
Tender
The area that is identified by the IC, Safety officer, or Dive Team Leader that poses a risk to personnel such that personnel must be in PFD’s.
Water Hazard Zone
No person shall engage in diving operations unless they are currently certified as what? (3)
Open water
Advanced
Public Safety Diver
NFPA # and section to which all IMFD divers shall adhere?
NFPA 1670, section 9.2
What are the annual physical training requirements for IMFD divers?
1 basic pool skills
5 open water training dives
What are the dive requirements for the three year recertification interval?
18 open water dives
Who is responsible for notifying a diver when they have not met the minimum annual training requirements?
Dive Team Leader
In a viable dive rescue situation without a secondary diver yet available, what MUST occur with regard to the primary diver?
tethered to a shore line
Recovery mode dives in non-tidal waters shall be conducted how?
requesting another agency with full face mask/drysuit capability.
No dives will be conducted at depths greater than what?
100’
What safety stop interval is recommended?
3’ (or 5’)
What types of exams will divers undergo upon exiting the water?
Neuro
Physical
To what level will all divers be certified?
Technician
To what level will all line tenders be certified?
Awareness
_____ and ______ dives are outside the scope of and training of the dept and shall not be conducted.
Enclosed or confined space
Hand sweeps of a vehicles interior can be conducted up to what level of the divers body inside the vehicle?
up to arms length
When the last seen time of a victim exceeds ______ the operational mode will switch to what?
recovery
When the operational mode is moved to recovery, who becomes lead on the incident?
LCSO
How many cutting tools is the diver required to carry?
two
How many flash lights is the diver required to carry?
two
A safety bottle with two regulators should be hung at what depth?
15ft
How many divers are necessary to conduct a dive in deeper water?
two
What is the max dive time at the mohawk, regardless of depth?
20 minutes
How is max dive time calculated?
start of descent to start of ascent
What is the max depth at the mohawk?
90ft
Divers will begin their ascent with a minimum of ______psi?
1000
Divers will make a safety stop at ____feet for ____ minutes?
15 feet
5 minutes
Anytime a diver is required to surface due to injury, equipment failure, or out of air emergency, the diver will be treated as if they have encountered a what?
pressure related injury
Any boat used as a last seen point cannot be moved or used for any other purpose until when?
A recovery has been made.
Who should damaged or missing equipment be reported to?
Dive team leader or logistics
First and second stage regulators shall be of what type?
Environmentally sealed
What is the visual inspection interval for scuba cylinders?
12 months
What is the hydrostatic testing interval for scuba cylinders?
5 years
Who is responsible for maintaining a record of each dive?
the diver
Who is responsible for maintaining records for all scuba equipment, including inspection and testing records, maintenance, and damage reports?
Logistics
All accidents requiring recompression or that result in serious injury or death shall be report to whom? (2)
Dive team leader
Ops chief
Shift dive team leaders shall have at least how many years dive experience with IMFD?
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