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Hazard	Who	Risk Evaluation	Controls	Immediate measures to deal with consequences if risk does occur
Conditions not suitable for training exercise	Dive Boat Cox	Low	Dive cox's are trained to evaluate suitability of dive site and weather.	Cancel training.
Trainees are not yet skilled divers	Trainee	Medium	All trainees will be supervised by a nationally qualified instructor. Instructor / trainee ratios in accordance with BSAC recommendations.	Instructor will be in contact with trainee at all times and is trained to instruct novice divers.
Training using North Harbour when others are using it.	Dive Boat Cox	Low	Serenity cox will follow agreed procedure and give advanced warning of a training exercise to harbour management. Divers will deploy SMBs at all times and Serenity will fly a dive flag .	Cox will be responsible for safety and will recall divers if necessary.
Proximity to unexpected vessel in North Harbour	All	Medium	Serenity cox will be responsible for monitoring any unexpected traffic in the north harbour and ensuring continued safety of the divers in the water.	Serenity Cox will alert other boat to presence of divers and recall divers if necessary.
Medical problem underwater	All	Medium	All divers will have signed a medical self-declaration or have been referred to a Medical Referee.	Serenity Cox will be trained in BLS and will contact Emergency services if necessary.
Injury on Serenity	All	Low	All divers will be given a boat safety brief.	Serenity Cox will be trained in BLS and will contact Emergency services if necessary.
Running out of air	All divers	Low	All SCUBA sets fitted with cylinder pressure gauges and trained to monitor gas usage.	Buddy is trained to give extra gas from an alternate air source.
Entanglement in nets/lines/under-water obstructions	All divers	Medium	All divers carry appropriate cutting implement, such as filament line cutter, wire snips, diving knife, etc.	Assistance from buddy
Diver Separation	All Divers	High	Divers to dive in buddy pairs at all times.	Divers follow standard procedure for lost buddy and return to the surface immediately. Re-establish contact.
Reduced underwater visibility	All Divers	High	Divers trained in low visibility water.	If buddy pair loose contact, follow lost buddy procedure. Training will be cancelled if visibility is too bad.