For those of you who think Im a dive Nazi for insisting on pre-dive checks, here is something from a DAN article on their research projects: In the summer of 2012 DAN conducted a study on the effect of predive-checklist use on the incidence of diving mishaps. The study was conducted in four different locations with the help of DAN summer interns. More than 1,000 divers volunteered for the study. Findings indicate that the incidence of mishaps (such as out-of-air emergencies, buoyancy problems, buddy separation, exceeding planned depths or time) was reduced in divers who received predive checklists before diving in comparison with divers who were not given checklists but who could have used their own. While most training agencies teach the use of predive checklists, it appears that many divers do not use them in unsupervised diving. We hope the demonstration of efficacy this study provides will help support a campaign for an improved culture of safety in diving that includes the use of predive checklists. Checklists are effective tools for preventing human errors and reducing injuries and fatalities; to read more about this study, see Safety 101 in this issue of Alert Diver.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:19:10 +0000
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