Diving Safety Officer (DSO) Diving Control Board (DCB)

1. Diving Safety Officer (DSO) Diving Control Board (DCB)

2. Objectives • List 5 responsibilities of the DSO. • Discuss Safety concerns for the DSO. • Describe the role and authority of the Dive Control Board. • List 9 administrative issues of concern to the DSO.

3. Main Points • DSO Responsibilities • Safety concerns. • Dive Control Board • Administrative concerns

4. Responsibilities of the Diving Safety Officer (DSO) • Responsible for the conduct of the scientific diving program • Conduct of training and certification • Approval of dive plans • Maintenance of dive records • Ensuring compliance with standards and relevant regulations

5. Safety Concerns • The DSO may not delegate responsibility for the safe conduct of the local diving program • Shall suspend diving operations that he/she considers unsafe or unwise. • Conflict with science?

6. Dive Control Board • Shall be guided in the performance of the required duties by the Dive Control Board (DCB). • The Diving Control Board has autonomous and absolute authority over the scientific diving program. • DCB must be made up of a majority of active scientific divers. • Operational responsibility for the conduct of the local diving program will be retained by the Diving Safety Officer.

7. Administrative Concerns • Medical current • Diver’s logs current • Equipment service current • Certifications current • CPR current • First Aid current • 02 current • Certification level • Dive plans • Letter of Reciprocity (LOR)/Verification of Training

8. The DSO is the representative of the dive program with whom you will have the most interaction. • The primary responsibility of the DSO is safety.

9. Main Points • DSO Responsibilities • Safety concerns. • Dive Control Board • Administrative concerns

10. Objectives • List 5 responsibilities of the DSO. • Discuss Safety concerns for the DSO. • Describe the role and authority of the Dive Control Board. • List 9 administrative issues of concern to the DSO.