Amron 8225-HP, Instruction Manual

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SAFETY & REGULATIONS
PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS 3.2
1.
Each dive team member shall have the experience or training necessary to perform assigned
tasks in a safe and healthful manner. The person operating the AMCOMMAND II must be
trained in the proper operating procedures, and emergency operating procedures.
2. It is the responsibility of the designated person in charge of the diving operation to be on-site
at all times. He is responsible for all aspects of the diving operation affecting the safety and
health of dive team members.
3. The dive shall be terminated when:
1. A diver requests termination.
2. A diver fails to respond to instructions.
3. Diver communications are lost and can not be re-established quickly.
4. A diver begins to use diver carried back-up breathing air, or location reserve breathing air.
5. Operational conditions deteriorate to a point where safe diving can not be guaranteed.
AIR SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS 3.3
WARNING
Regardless of the type of air supply being used for surface supplied diving; the diver must always have a
back-up supply of air. Generally this is in the form of a bailout bottle. The back-up air supply must be
adequate to return the diver to the surface, if the dive requires in-water decompression this must be
accounted for also.
1. The diver's air supply may originate from a low-pressure air compressor, high-pressure air cylinders,
or a combination of both. Regardless of the source, the air must meet certain established standards
of purity and must be supplied in an adequate volume for breathing.
2. The air supply requirements depend upon the specific factors of each dive such as depth, duration,
level of exertion, and type of diving system (helmet/hat) being used. It is the dive supervisor's
responsibility to ensure that an adequate supply of air is available and on site for the planned dive.
This includes sufficient back-up air to safely return the diver to the surface in the event the primary
supply of air is lost.
3. Low-pressure compressors used for breathing air should be specifically designed for diving.
Compressors used to supply air to the divers shall be equipped with a volume tank which has a
check valve on the inlet side, a pressure gauge, relief valve, drain valve, and a proper filtration
system. The output of the air compressor system shall be tested for air purity every 6 months by
means of an air sample.
4. Air compressor intakes shall be located away from and up-wind of, areas containing exhaust or other
contaminants.
5.
NOTE: OSHA Regulations require a decompression chamber capable of recompressing the diver
at the surface to a minimum of 165 FSW (6 ATA) shall be available at the dive location for a
surface-supplied air diving to depths deeper than 100 FSW.
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