Ballard’s Sup School

Question 1

Define Situational Awareness.

Answer 1

A detection of elements in the environment within a volume of space and time. The comprehension of their meaning, and the projection of their status in the near future.

Question 2

Define Analytical decision making?

Answer 2

Identify problems, generate options, use strategies to evaluate options concurrently, implement the preferred option.

Question 3

Define Rule Based decision making?

Answer 3

Using an established set of rules to achieve a solution once the problem has been diagnosed

Question 4

Define Recognition Primed decision making?

Answer 4

Making decisions in a time limited high stress situation based on experience, reading the situation, selecting a course of action, and generating a solution.

Question 5

What do the Navy and CG program manuals say regarding having emergency equipment available on the side?

Answer 5

“Emergency equipment will be as close as practical” NDM
“At a minimum the following emergency care equipment must be located at or in proximity of the dive side.” CPM Vol I

Question 6

Diving platform requirements per NDM? 6-10

Answer 6

Be seaworthy.
-Include Coast Guard required lifesaving and other safety gear
-Have a reliable engine
-Provide room for divers to dress
-Be able to carry all diving safety equipment.
-Have a well trained crew.
-Carry other safety equipment required by unit SOP.

Question 7

What is the treatment for a diver that makes an uncontrolled ascent from 50fsw or shallower and is symptomatic?

Answer 7

Immediate recompression to 60fsw in the chamber for initial response. TT5 is not appropriate. Recommend TT6 for depths 50fsw or shallower.

Question 8

What is the treatment for a diver that makes an uncontrolled ascent from deeper than 50fsw and is showing symptoms?

Answer 8

100% O2, collect vitals en route to chamber. Immediate recompression to 60fsw, contact UMO. Recommend continuing to depth of significant relief not to exceed 165fsw and coming out on TT6A.

Question 9

What are the primary objectives of recompression treatment?

Answer 9

Compress a gas bubble to restart blood flow, allow more time to reabsorb gasses, saturate the body with concentrated O2.

Question 10

Define In-Depth ORM.

Answer 10

Used before job implementation. (i.e. Dive Brief, Mission Brief, training/work-up dive.)

Question 11

In Time Critical Risk Management: What are the 3 conditions you are Assessing?

Answer 11

Task loading, human factors, additive factors.