Diving Safety: Technical Oversight

NAVFAC SOUTHEAST
Diving Safety
Technical Oversight
Mike Hynes and John Davis

29 June 2012
Diving Coordinator
Supervision
Quality Control
Quality Assurance
2 Activity/Title/Group/Section,etc. 8/20/2012
Contract Requirements
•EM 385-1-1 is applicable to contracted

activities only as it is referenced in the
contract document.
Section 30 – Diving Operations

Quality Assurance
•A systematic process of oversight of

contract activities to assure that
general, special, and technical
provisions of the contract are followed.
Delegated Authority
•Authority delegated to named

individuals in writing by the COR
specifying actions which can be taken
by the named individual on behalf of the
COR
– Designated Dive Coordinator
– Alternate Dive Coordinator
– Diving Safety Inspectors
EM 385-1-1
Section 30
Contract Diving
6 Activity/Title/Group/Section,etc.
30.A General
•Failure to comply with this section is cause
for cessation of operations
–Any request for variance must be put in
writing and approved by HQUSACE
•Command may elect to implement and
enforce more conservative diving
requirements
•Diving not to be utilized if the work objective
can be done by other means
30.A General
• Surface supplied air (SSA) to be used
whenever practical
–SSA is required when communication is

required to direct movement of cranes, etc.
•Live boating requires prior approval of DDC
30.A General
•Training to be documented IAW 29 CFR 1910-
410
–Must be from a commercial diving school,
military school, or from an Assoc of Diving
Contractors accredited school, or;
–Meet the requirements of ANSI/ACDE-01
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30.A General
•A current Assoc of Diving Contractors
Commercial Diving Certification Card may be
used instead of a training certificate
•Contractors must show evidence of
experience consistent with scope of work
–Minimum of 1 year experience
–4 working dives with similar exposure
–1 in prior 6 months
30.A General
•Dive team members to have current First Aid, CPR
and Emergency O2
•Contract diving operations to be inspected/monitored

by USACE employees trained by USACE approved
training or equivalent
30.A General
•Contractor to provide certificate signed by physician

stating that divers have been examined within the
previous 12 months and are fit to dive
30.A General – Required Submittals
•The following submittals must be reviewed
and accepted by DDC prior to start of dive
operations:
–Contractor’s Safe Practices Manual
–Dive Operations Plan
–AHA
–Emergency Management Plan
–Dive Personnel Qualifications
Safe Practices Manual
•Safety procedures and checklists
•Assignments and responsibilities of dive team
•Equipment certifications and checklists
•Emergency procedures for fire, weather, etc.
•Requirements for inspections
•Copy of OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart T and the
contractor’s method of compliance
•US Navy air tables
•Sample of dive log sheets
Safe Practices Manual
•Sample of repetitive dive worksheets
•US Navy table of no-decompression limits
•US Navy residual nitrogen tables
•Outline of medical qualifications required for divers
and procedures for confirming those qualifications
•Outline of admin and recordkeeping procedures
Dive Operations Plan
•Name of contractor/subcontractor
•Contract number
•Date of dive plan submission
•Name of dive supervisor preparing plan
•Names and duties of dive team members
•List of dive equipment to be used
•Types of diving platform to be used
•Detailed description of the mission
•Dates, times, duration and location of operation
•Diving mode used – SSA, SCUBA, and description of
backup
•Nature of work to be performed and tools used
•Surface and underwater conditions
•Maximum single dive bottom time for planned depth
•Names of personnel involved in topside support, I.e.,
crane operator, etc.
•Means of communication used
•NOTE: The Dive Operations Plan will include the
following statement: “If for any reason the dive plan
is altered in mission, depth, personnel, or equipment,
the DDC will be contacted in order to review and
accept the alteration prior to actual operation.”
Activity Hazard Analysis
•Identification of task or activity:
•List of hazards anticipated or possible with the task
•Means of mitigating each hazard listed
•Assignment of Risk Assessment Code
Emergency Management Plan
•Location and phone number of nearest operational
recompression chamber
•Location and phone numbers of hospital
•Location and phone number of USCG Rescue
Coordination Center (if appropriate)
•Description of emergency victim transport plan
•Procedure and means of activating emergency
services
•Procedures to deal with entrapped or fouled diver
Emergency Management Plan
•Actions taken upon loss of vital support equipment
•Actions taken upon loss of gas supply
•Action taken upon loss of communication
•Lost diver plan
•Injured diver plan
•Fire
•Diver blow-up or rapid ascent
•Diver loss of consciousness
•Injury/illness of surface crew with diver in water
30.A General
•Pre-dive conference with all personnel involved
•Post-dive debriefing - AAR
Dive Log
•Dive log is required for each diver / each dive
–Full name
–Date and location of dive
–Maximum depth and bottom time
–Surface interval
–Breathing mode used
–Dive group classification
–Water and air temps
–Decompression stops
–Date and time of last dive
•Copies of dive log submitted to DDC after completion
Pre-Dive Checklist
•Pre-dive checks are performed prior to each dive
–Breathing gas supply
–Equipment function
–Safety equipment on site
–Lockout-tagout procedures followed
–Crane signals reviewed
–Welding cutting prodecures
–Blasting procedures
–Pre dive briefing
Manning Levels
SCUBA Untethered, 0 TO 100 FT
Supervisor 1
Divers (In visual contact 2
Stand-by diver * 1
________________________________________
TOTAL TEAM 4
* The stand-by diver must be sufficiently free of residual nitrogen to
allow for 25 minutes of bottom time at the working depth without
exceeding no decompression limits
Manning Levels
SCUBA, tethered with communication, 0 TO 100 FT
Supervisor 1
Diver (in water) 1
Tender 1
Stand-by diver * 1
________________________________________
TOTAL TEAM 4
* The stand-by diver must be sufficiently free of residual nitrogen to
allow for 25 minutes of bottom time at the working depth without
exceeding no decompression limits
Manning Levels
Surface Supplied Air, 0 TO 100 FT
Supervisor 1
Diver (in water) 1
Tender 1
Stand-by diver * 1
________________________________________
TOTAL TEAM 4
* The stand-by diver must be sufficiently free of residual nitrogen to allow for 25 minutes of
bottom time at the working depth without exceeding no decompression limits
Manning Levels
Surface Supplied Air, 101 TO 199 FT
Supervisor 1
Communications /Console Operator 1
Diver (in water) 1
Tender 1
Stand-by diver * 1
Stand-by diver tender 1
________________________________________
TOTAL TEAM 6
* The stand-by diver must be sufficiently free of residual nitrogen to allow for 25 minutes of of
Manning Levels
Surface Supplied Mixed Gas

Supervisor 1
Diver (in water) 1
Tender 2
Stand-by diver * 1
Life Support Technician 1
________________________________________________
TOTAL TEAM 6
* The stand-by diver must be sufficiently free of residual nitrogen to allow for 25 minutes of
Scientific Snorkeling
•Snorkeling is considered diving and requires
approval of DDC
•Used only for environmental assessment. Not used
for structural inspections
•Snorkeling to be QA’d by diving inspectors
•Not allowed in water greater than 5 ft in depth
•Snorkelers and observers / assistants to be certified
divers
•An observer / assistant to accompany each snorkeler
within 50 ft. Equipped with PFD, throw bag, etc.
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NAVFAC SOUTHEAST

Mike Hynes and John Davis

•EM 385-1-1 is applicable to contracted

Section 30 – Diving Operations

•A systematic process of oversight of

•Authority delegated to named

–SSA is required when communication is

•Live boating requires prior approval of DDC

•Contract diving operations to be inspected/monitored

•Contractor to provide certificate signed by physician

•Post-dive debriefing - AAR

Surface Supplied Mixed Gas

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