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The course is the base point for all professional who want to embark a career of the IMCA Assistant Life Support Technician. These are specialists who help to maintain safe conditions for divers living and working under pressure during the whole period of saturation diving operations.

Objective:

The main goal the course is to familiarize participants with the duties and responsibilities of the Assistant Life Support Technician in accordance to IMCA requirements as well as introduce them to the equipment and processes involved in divers’ life support.

Course content:

• Diving physiology;
• Gas physical features, gas handling and toxicity;
• Thermal balance;
• Plant and equipment;
• Diver’s psychology;
• Diving systems overview;
• Life support systems;
• Emergencies and diver medicine;
• Hygiene;
• Practical exercises.

Target Audience: Professionals looking for a career in a diving industry.

Pre-requisites: There are no particular entry requirements, but prior knowledge of physics would be an advantage.

Duration: 10 days.