Unit 8: Planning and Organizing Dives

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Unit 8Planning and Organizing Dives

• Planning
• Organizing staff and participants
• Rules, policies, and regulations
• Preparing for the activity

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Student PerformanceBy the end of the lesson you
will be able to

• Explain the planning and organizing process.
• List the principal planning steps.
• Organize staff and participants.
• Develop and apply rules, policies, and
  regulations.
• Prepare for a diving activity.

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Planning

• Principal steps of planning
• Establishing objectives
• Objectives focus planning
• Organizing staff
• What roles must be filled?
• Identifying equipment requirements
• Scheduling the activity
• Minimize conflicts
• Alternative site / times

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Planning (continued)

• Gathering information
• What, when, where, how, how much
• Communicate with participants
• Organizing dive travel
• Anticipate foreseeable problems
• Pay attention to details
• Communicate with participants

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Planning (continued)

• Evaluating diving conditions
• Knowing dive participants
• Planning for emergencies

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Organizing staff

• Activity leader
• Activity divemaster
• Dive team leader
• Qualified assistants
• Training assistants

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Organizing participants

• Buddy teams
• Dive teams
• Motivating divers

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Rules, policies, and regulations

• Rules
• Policies
• Regulations
• Enforcement

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Preparation

• Checklists
• Fact sheets
• Pre-activity meetings / socials
• Organizing equipment
• Prepare briefing outlines

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End of Unit 8 Planning and Organizing Dives

• Planning
• Organizing staff and participants
• Rules, policies, and regulations
• Preparing for the activity

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Student PerformanceBy the end of the lesson you
will be able to

• Explain the planning and organizing process.
• List the principal planning steps.
• Organize staff and participants.
• Develop and apply rules, policies, and
  regulations.
• Prepare for a diving activity.