Thriving Islands Dive Plan 
Please fill out this form and submit for all dives conducted with Thriving Islands
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Estimated Bottom Time Per Dive *
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Hydrostatically tested within 5 years and visually inspected within 1 year? *
Oxygen Kit at Dive Location *
First Aid at Dive Location *
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Describe the dive plan: *
Nearest Medical Treatment Facility:
Juan F Luis Hospital 4007 Estate Diamond Ruby, Christiansted VI 00820
14 miles (30 minutes) by car
340-778-6311
 
Nearest Recompression Chamber Facility:
ROY LESTER SCHNEIDER HOSPITAL
9048 Sugar Estate
St Thomas, VI 00801
47 miles away
340-776-8311 or 340-277-9733 
Local EMS Phone Number :
911
340-773-2237
Local Coast Guard Phone Number :
787-289-2040
or
787-279-7778
Divers Alert Network Contact
919-684-9111
or
www.diversalertnetwork.org
Buddy system that allows for effective communication and lost diver procedure: 
  • Divers always dive in a group of 2 or more
  • Divers stay close enough to maintain visual communication and assist if needed.
  • If a diver does lose their buddy they search for 1 minute and safely ascend to the surface. If the diver has a SMB they should deploy it before reaching the surface.
Hazards, Prevention, & Response
  • Hazards: Currents, swell, low visibility, boat activity, venomous marine life, DCS.
  • Prevention: Check conditions and only enter from shore if it is safe, stay within visibility of your buddy during the dive, carry a SMB/inflatable safety sausage and reel, carefully scan the area for stonefish, rays and cnidarians when touching the seafloor.
  • Response: Abort dive if swell or current become unsafe, monitor site on diver of any interaction with venomous marine life and administer first aid as needed. Call emergency response services if needed. What for signs and symptoms of DCS, if present administer oxygen and seek local medical help; including hyperbaric chamber is advised by DAN or a doctor. 
Diver  1 Name *
Diver  1 Phone Number *
Diver  1 Emergency Contact and Phone Number *
Diver  2 Name *
Diver  2 Phone Number *
Diver  2 Emergency Contact and Phone Number *
Diver  3 Name
Diver  3 Phone Number
Diver  3 Emergency Contact and Phone Number
Diver  4 Name
Diver  4 Phone Number
Diver  4 Emergency Contact and Phone Number
Diver  5 Name
Diver  5 Phone Number
Diver  6 Name
Diver  6 Phone Number
Diver  6 Emergency Contact and Phone Number
Thriving Islands Dive Plan Policy 
Any diver has the right to refuse to dive without fear or penalty if:
  • They feel the conditions are unsafe or unfavorable
  • The dive violates their maximum level of training within their formal dive certification
All dive plans are based on the competency of the least experienced diver.

An ascent rate of 30 ft per minute and a precautionary stop at 15 ft. (5m) for three minutes should be made for each dive of 30 ft or deeper.

For all diving conducted under hazardous conditions, a plan should be formulated to deal with such conditions.

All divers using dive computers to plan dives and indicate or determine decompression status should follow the recommended surface intervals from PADI. Plans should be conservative and maximize surface intervals. 

A diver should wait at least 18-24 hrs before flying or traveling to altitude after any dive.

An emergency plan should be reviewed with each diver including the following: emergency contact information, nearest recompression chamber, nearest hospital and means of transportation. 
Diving Accident Emergency Management Plan
This information should be disseminated to all divers and all diving support personnel.

These procedures should be followed in response to a pressure-related diving accident (decompression sickness or arterial gas embolism).

EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE: 
  1. Evaluate Airway, Breathing, and Circulation (ABCs) and initiate CPR if necessary.
  2. Immediately provide the victim with oxygen at the highest partial pressure possible. If conscious, use demand valve to deliver 100% oxygen, if unconscious and breathing , use the non-rebreather mask at 15 lpm, If not breathing use pocket mask with supplemental oxygen at 15 lpm.
  3. Maintain the victim on oxygen during the transport back to the agreed location or until assistance arrives. Keep the victim comfortable and supine. If able and not experiencing an altered level of consciousness, have the victim drink water, guard against weather exposure, and monitor for signs of shock. 
  4. Secure equipment, if possible.
COMMUNICATION
  1. Immediately inform emergency medical services of the accident or contact the Coast Guard if needed over the VHF radio on channel 16. 
  2. Immediately contact Divers Alert Network for medical and evacuation advice. 
  3. If necessary begin transport to the nearest evacuation location. 
CONTACTS

In an emergency, contact local EMS at 911 and 340-773-2237 
Then call DAN at +1-919-684-9111
Non-emergency DAN Medical Information number
+1 (919) 684-2948, Option 4
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. ET

TREATMENT with Oxygen
  • A victim of a pressure-related injury should be transported to a recompression chamber as soon as possible, by the most expedient means available. The victim should remain on oxygen at the highest amount available until arriving at the chamber.
  • For relatively short transport times (a few hours) the victim may remain on oxygen continuously. For longer transportation the victim should be kept on intermittent oxygen/iar schedule to delay the onset of pulmonary oxygen toxicity. A recommended schedule is 2 hrs oxygen, 10 minutes off. This schedule may be modified at a doctors discretion. 
  • For any long-term administration  of oxygen at high partial pressure (greater than 0.5 ATA), the oxygen exposure must be carefully monitored and recorded. Generally, if the expected time of oxygen administration will be several days, a patient should not receive more than 1000 minutes of oxygen in any single 24 hour period. Longer periods of pulmonary recovery time must be scheduled into the treatment regime.
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