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The Loading The Dive Boat Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- Trips
- Falls
- Heavy lifting injuries
- 2. Loading Scuba Gear
- Caught between objects
- Dropping heavy objects
- Falling gear
- 3. Boat Safety Checks
- Risk of fire
- Unsafe equipment
- 4. Equipping Divers
- Incorrect equipment usage
- Equipment malfunction
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- 5. Briefing Divers
- Miscommunication
- Lack of understanding
- 6. Maneuvering Boat
- Water hazards
- Collision risks
- 7. Locating Dive Spot
- Unsure of positioning
- Water currents/conditions changing
- 8. Anchoring Boat
- Improper use of anchor
- Anchor swing related injuries
- Underwater obstructions
- 9. Divers Entry Into Water
- Falls into water
- Incorrect diving form or disorientation
- 10. Monitoring Weather Conditions
- Changing tides/currents/weather
- Failure to observe changing conditions
- 11. Checking Divers are Surfacing Correctly
- Diver panic
- Ascending too quickly
- Losing control while surfacing
- 12. Assisting Divers Back on Boat
- Slips
- trips
- falls
- Cramps or fatigue in diver
- 13. Stowing Dive Gear
- Tripping hazards from gear
- Caught-between or pinching hazards
- 14. Returning to Shore
- Changing weather and sea conditions
- Navigation errors
- 15. Unloading Scuba Gear and Checking Returns
- Dropping heavy objects
- Caught between objects
- Falling gear
- Equipment loss/miscount
- 16. End of Day Checks
- Missed maintenance issues
- Cleaning chemical misuse
- 17. Docking and Securing Boat
- Collisions while docking
- Trips and falls while disembarking
- 18. Reporting and Documentation Errors
- Mistakes in data entry
- Inaccurate record keeping
- 19. Signout Procedures
- Incorrect procedures followed
- Missing equipment or diver
- 20. Review and Evaluation of Dive Day
- Inadequate review
- Missing key learnings or observations