Commercial Diving

Commercial Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (CSCUBA) Diving Supervisor

About This Course

Approved for 20 SDU points

This course specifies the competencies required for training and certification of diving supervisors for commercial diving operations using Commercial Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (CSCUBA). The course outlines the competency and training requirements for Inland/Inshore Level 3 diving supervisor qualification: Commercial SCUBA Diving Supervisor (No decompression; maximum depth 30m) and describe the competency requirements to train dive supervisors to safely and competently plan and supervise diving operations involving CSCUBA.

This standard is prepared by the Workplace Safety & Health Council (WSHC) in consultation with the Commercial Diving Association (Singapore). It should be understood by the user of this standard that the requirements contained herein are the minimum acceptable levels. The training and assessment of commercial diver trainees is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the relevant legislations, codes of practices, technical advisories and guidelines e.g. Workplace Safety and Health Act (WSHA), Code of Practice for Diving at Work (Singapore Standards SS511) and Technical Advisory (TA) for Inland/Inshore Commercial Diving Safety and Health.

This Standard is Part 2 of the standards relevant to the training and certification of commercial divers, where the requirements of authorities and industry demand a prescribed standard of training and competence to ensure an adequate degree of safety and performance during diving operations. With this standard, it provides the authorities, training providers and trainees a summary of the minimum competencies required by CSCUBA Diving Supervisors, and details the minimum content of a training course for imparting these competencies to a trainee occupational dive supervisor.

Learning Objectives

This competency standard outlines the minimum requirements for commercial diving supervisors to work safely and competently, and to be trained/certified as a Commercial SCUBA (CSCUBA) Diving Supervisor. This competency standard is intended to provide understanding, describes the theory requirements, practical application of diving knowledge, techniques required to supervise dives while using CSCUBA to a maximum depth of 30m (99fsw) with no decompression diving.

Course Content

CORE Competency Units

Legislation and Standards
Advanced Diving Theory: Physics
Advanced Diving Theory: Physiology
Dive Planning
Documentation and Records
Leadership and Communication

SPECIFIC Competency Units

CSCUBA Diving equipment, Systems, Procedures and Practices
Conduct CSCUBA Diving Operations

Who Should Attend

Suitable for individual who are already qualified as CSCUBA Diver and aspires to further their commercial diving career in Singapore.

Class Size

A minimum of 4 candidates are required to start the training.

Entry Requirements

The trainee must be in possession of a valid certificate of medical fitness.
Be at least 21 years of age.
Be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, decimals and fractions.
Be able to calculate percentages; and transpose and solve simple formulas, e.g. gas laws.
Understands written and verbal communications in English, and be able to communicate easily with other persons. Note: This is particularly important where trainees or instructors are of differing nationalities.
Be trained and qualified as a CSCUBA Diver; with a minimum of 1 year experience and a minimum of 150 dives logged as a CSCUBA Diver
- Claims to such experience must be supported with a portfolio of certified and/or formally logged supporting evidence.
Able to demonstrate sufficient maturity, leadership and management skills through provision of a letter of suitability for training as a diving supervisor provided by a recognized commercial diving employer.
Holds a certificate of MOM Occupational First Aid (Including CPR + AED) and Diving First Aid (Diving First Aid may be included in the training/assessment process)
Trained in management of risks (MOM Accredited Risk Assessment course)

Working Categories for Inland / Inshore Commercial Diving (0 - 30 metres)

Includes but not limited to underwater inspection and photography; environmental management; scientific diving; aquaculture; aquariums; underwater film production; police and emergency services rescue response.

Note: All dives are to be No Decompression diving.

Assessment and Certification

There will be many group work activities such as conduct a job specific dive briefing/ tool box talk meeting, preparation of dive plan, develop emergency response procedure, develop a dive plan, complete dive logs/reports etc.

Candidates are assessed throughout the training period and by a multiple-choice examination on the final day of the course. Upon successful completion and passed the diving supervisor training and course assessments, the delegate will be awarded with KBA Training ‘Certificate of Completion— CSCUBA Diving Supervisor’ and the CDAS ‘CSCUBA’ Diving Supervisor Card.

Note:

This Standard does not apply to diving operations conducted within the Offshore Oil & Gas industry.
This Standard may be used to train and assess dive supervisors for any type of diving operation in the type of diving method (CSCUBA) the certification is relevant to. However, for certification to be awarded it is necessary for the diving supervisor to be competent at effectively supervising a range of common general diving operations.
Course Fee: S$2,134 – Subject to GST and inclusive of CDAS ‘CSCUBA’ Diving Supervisor Card (delegate must fulfil the criteria set by CDAS before the certification) but not CDAS Membership

Course Funding

1. Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Grant – Up to 70% subsidy (eligibility criteria apply). Absentee Payroll (AP) approved.

*Final grant amount subject to SkillsFuture Singapore Agency (SSG) approval.

Eligibility: The general eligibility criteria are listed as follows:

Companies are registered or incorporated in Singapore
Supportable cost components (such as Course fees) are fully sponsored by companies
Trainees are employees who are either Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents (PR) of Singapore
Trainees have achieved at least 75% attendance and have sat for all examinations if the course leads to certification

NETT Fee payment. Company will pay KBAT the unfunded portion of the course fee. The training grant application submitted by the company is first routed to the training organisation for endorsement, before routing to SSG. Training organisation is responsible to submit the claim to SSG upon course completion. Upon approval of the claim, the course fee funding will be disbursed to the training organisation and Absentee Payroll funding, if applicable, will be disbursed to the company.

2. SkillsFuture Credit. All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit from the government to pay for a wide range of approved skills-related courses. Visit the SkillsFuture Credit website (www.skillsfuture.gov.sg) to choose from the courses available on the Training Exchange course directory. Contact us for more information.

3. PSEA (Post-Secondary Education Account). All Singaporeans aged 30 and below can use their PSEA from the government to pay for a wide range of approved skills-related courses. Click here for more information.
* Eligibility criteria apply to all above funding.