Scuba diving safety for the superyacht industry An Ocean’s Pro Presentation Scuba diving safety for the superyacht industry Afternoon all and thanks for taking the time to attend this presentation. This is obviously the last one before lunch so I hope you can hang in there and I’ll try and share with you some good tips for safe scuba diving from SuperYachts. Oceans Pro is a new brand that we’re in the process of launching to deal with pretty most leisure scuba diving requirements a yacht might have. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask and feel free to come and see me at the end to discuss further.

What we’ll cover…. Who is Alex, who are Diamond Diving? A bit about Diver Training Our take on diving in the Superyacht Industry Oceans Pro Basic equipment maintenance and storage Emergency Assistance Plans Managing client expectations and demands Maintaining diving and rescue skills Ocean Reef Full Face Mask and Communications So, basically over the next hour or so I’ll cover the following topics. Will properly introduce myself and explain a bit more about who Diamond Diving are, and the work we’ve done with yachts so far over the past few years…. I’m going to talk a bit about the realities of good quality diver training, and go over our take on scuba diving in the SuperYacht Industry. I’ll talk to you a bit about the new brand we’ve launched to offer leisure diving services to the Yachting Industry which is called Oceans Pro We’ll also go though a few tips about basic dive equipment storage and maintenance which includes a few of the things to avoid that we’ve encountered over the past few years. The importance of well drilled Emergency Assistance Plans when crew or guests are diving from the boat . Managing client expectations and the importance of doing the paperwork correctly The importance of maintaning good diving and rescue skills And a bit about Full Face Masks with Communications and their applications in diving…

Alex and Diamond Diving Course Director since 2012 Working with yachts on various scuba requirements for last five years PADI Award winning dive centre Ocean Reef Training Centre PADI Superyacht Diver Specialty We’re based in Golfe Juan and have been a PADI Instructor Training centre since 2013. We’ve also twice received awards from PADI, firstly for being the best new PADI centre in France in 2009 and secondly for our implication in the dive industry. Over the past few years we’ve worked more and more often with the yachting industry in training crew , providing Instructors or Guides for Yachts with clients wanting to dive in the immediate locality. We also now run a specific PADI training course aimed at DiveMasters and Instructors dealing dealing with the specific demands of guiding and teaching from Yachts. Also, and more about this later, we’ve recently become a training centre for Ocean Reef Integrated Full Face Masks which have a number of useful applications for diving from Yachts, not least the underwater communications possibilities.

A bit about PADI and Diver Training PADI is the largest diver training organisation in the world Commercial organisation Few instructors and centres teach 100% to the training standards Powerful and well known brand Our firm belief that being a good guide or Instructor is a full time job Many of you will have heard about PADI. The name has become so synonymous with leisure scuba diving that it has now entered common language as a subsitute for “learning to dive” or “getting my Open Water certificate” people now talk about getting myPADI. It is unashameably a commercial organisation , a market leader that does an enormous amount in the world of scuba diving above and beyond designing courses and being a training provider and professional membership organisation. PADI is a powerful and well known brand that provides reassurance, which we believe is particularly important in this market. . However all of that said the quality of training that anyone receives as an individual diver really does depend on the attitude, experience and competence of the individual instructor. So choosing the right one for your crew or guests is very important!

Our take on diving in the SuperYacht Industry Liability issues scare people Diving scares people Occasionally “cavalier” attitude Planning diving for guests often last minute Crew training issue due to other priorities and high staff turnover Many yachts have high end equipment that barely gets used All of this is a shame! Over the past few years we’ve noticed a few factors and trends that tend to influence diving in the SuperYacht Industry.

What are the essentials of safe diving practices? Evaluation of weather and diving conditions Always being conservative Well practised Emergency First Aid for diving Adapted Emergency Assistance plans to local environment Recognising that diving needs good and continued training and needs to be done regularly Specific types of diving need specific training

A new brand launched by us with Helena Widegren dedicated to Leisure Scuba for the Yachting Industry Equipment Servicing Standard Crew Training Bespoke Crew Training Supply of guides and instructors worldwide. Dive itinerary research. PADI Superyacht Diver Specialty Ocean Reef Full Face Mask & Communications Sales, Consultancy and Training Environmental aspect in all that we do (Project Aware)

A few interactive questions! After how long a period of diving inactivity should an individual do a skills refresher? Is a medical certificate necessary to pass a diving course? What are the most common causes of scuba diving accidents? How do you know what the correct amount of weight is to carry whilst scuba diving? Why is correct weighting so important? What is Nitrogen Narcosis? What is Decompression Illness and Sickness?

Basic Equipment Storage and Maintenance Common errors Tanks : Hydrostatic testing every two years. Do not stock empty! Compressors : Service annually, air quality check annually, respect cartridge change intervals Computers : battery changes Regulators : Service annually Rinse properly in fresh water and dry after each use No excessive exposure to sunlight

Emergency Assistance Plans Smooth evacuation and care of an injured diver Oxygen kit location and training Practice rescue scenarios (roles and reponsibilities) Contacts numbers of local emergency services Nearest recompression chamber Helicopter evacuation Insist on best quality dive travel insurance (DAN)

Managing client expectations and demands Get client diving requirements early. How much diving, when, what kind of diving. Fun diving or courses? Know and understand certification level, number of logged dives and date of last logged dive Respect PADI depth standards Correct paperwork (medical, liability and risks, safe diving practices) If a client is interested in diving for a charter try and get this information early. If this is going to be a specific diving charter planning is important, but equally this applies if they just want to do a one off dive. If you are going to outsource to a local dive centre the more notice that you can give them the better, particularly if the client wishes to dive during a “high season” period. Local dive centres will need time to plan around existing obligations. Obviously it is important to understand the client’s certification level, the number of logged dives and the date of the last logged dive. This will enable the dive professional you are using to have a reasonable idea of the capacities of the particular diver, before seeing them in the water. From a liability point of view I cannot underline the importance of using the right paperwork at all times. This plays a huge role in managing risks and legal protection, protecting the dive professional you’ve got on board the yacht or that you have brough it as external help.

Managing client expectations and demands Insurance Skills and theory review systematic if layoff of few months or more without diving No alcohol! Research dive sites in advance Local guide Deal with this in PADI SuperYacht Diver course The importance of having very good insurance cannot be overstated. We recommend an organisation called Divers Alert Network or DAN for short. The coverage is excellent and I’d suggest making it a requirement that guests and crew that dive all have their own DAN Insurance. Next point….even a very very experienced diver can get rusty if they have a layoff off a few months of more. For less experienced divers the motor skills that were becoming reflexes are now off being so, and the knowledge behind the why we do things gets very rusty very quickl y aswell.

Maintaining diving and rescue skills Practice skills and dive regularly Complex motor skills Same for any technical outdoor activity Dive training to at least Rescue level Rescue scenarios including Emergency Assistance Plan

Ocean Reef Full Face Masks Comfort Warmth Ease of breathing Adaptability Field of vision Less risk of losing regulator

Ocean Reef Full Face Masks Safety advantages Communications applications Hull inspections Fouled propellers Items lost overboard Fouled anchors Specific training required Making training, guiding safer

Ocean Reef Communication options Wireless communications : 200 to 500 metres range Quality relates to environment Hardwire option with perfect quality (standard length 50 metres) Surface communication units

Summary Oceans Pro : new brand offering leisure scuba diving solutions to the yachting industry Safe diving practices Equipment storage and care Emergency Assistance plans Managing client expectations Maintaining diving and rescue skills Safety applications of Ocean Reef Integrated Diving Masks and Communications

CONTACT Alex Diamond : +33(0)615305223 Helena Widegren : + 46(0)733369996 www.oceanspro.net