UWS212 - Applied Diving II

Subject Title
Applied Diving II

Subject Description
This subject offers the student practical topside and in-water training in the use of a variety of diving equipment and hands-on experience with a variety of tools (hand and power). This allows the student to become thoroughly familiar with using diving gear while working underwater and to gain underwater experience in order to perform competently and capably in the diving industry.

Commercial diving is, by definition working underwater. It differs greatly from sport diving in purpose, in knowledge and stamina required, and equipment used. Diving is simply the means by which to get to the work, not an end in itself. There is no glory, only hard demanding work capable of sapping the physical and mental reserves of the diver. There is however a deep satisfaction for the person involved at being able to complete a task where few others can.

Work done in a marine environment usually necessitates a competent and trained diver at some point, if not throughout. This is true whether the job be for the inshore (construction) or offshore (oil industries). The key words are COMPETENT and TRAINED and this involves skills and knowledge both theoretical and practical.

Applied diving is one half the class time available to students in the practicum of the entire UWS program. Theoretical knowledge is of no use in the industry if the practical expertise is lacking; thus the importance and weight given to this particular component.

Credit Status
One credit in the Underwater Skills Program.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

1.       Explain correct, safe, and acceptable procedures of the diving industry.

2.       Identify and use diving equipment for on and off shore application

3.       Perform a series of increasingly more challenging tasks and exercised, allowing for the development and eventual refinement of skills, endurance and self-reliance

4.       Identify diving equipment and the principles/safety practices involved in their use.

5.       Demonstrate the safe setup, verification, troubleshooting of tools to solve problems underwater.

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