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STARFLEET SCUBA RISK ASSESSMENT
PROTECTED DIVE SITES Address: 2374 Calle 1a, Isla Bocas del Toro, Panama Telephone: +507 757 9630 Fax: +507 757 9630 Email: info@starfleetscuba.com Website: www.starfleetscuba.com Opening Times 7 days a week 8.30am to 8pm Closed Christmas Day & New Year’s Day General Information On Site Shop? | YES | Compressor on-site? | YES – Up to 200bar | Refreshments? | YES – Lemongrass Restaurant on-site | Changing room and shower? | YES |
Diving information Maximum Depth | 28 metres | Levels of shelved areas | 2, 4 and 6 metres | Training Platforms | NO | Underwater features | 20m Wreck, 2 walls, swimthroughs | Marine life | Typical Caribbean | Access/exit arrangements for divers | YES – dock, boats and ladders | Seating area | YES | Night diving available | YES – on request with appropriate certification |
Safety Considerations Oxygen therapy on-site | YES – 2 sets | Qualified oxygen administrator on-site | YES – several | Safety/rescue boats | YES | Qualified first aider on-site | YES – all staff | Access for ambulance | YES | Access for helicopter | NO – access at airport 1 mile away | Emergency procedures on-site for missing/injured divers | YES | Emergency Siren | NO | Diver login and logout procedure | YES – registration on arrival | Minimum diver age | 12 | Facilities for dive groups | YES | Card checking mandatory | YES |
Additional Considerations for Student Divers To minimise the risk associated with this type of training, a water sills assessment and medical profile evaluation will be conducted during the first meeting of any course. Although it is not required that participants be expert swimmers, they should be comfortable in the water. The water skills assessment includes a swimming evaluation, weight recovery, floating and treading water and an underwater swim. The medical profile evaluation includes a medical history review & assessment of the participants general health related to the demands of scuba training. participants are screened for certain medical conditions that may predispose them too pressure related injuries or training related accidents or future diving accidents
Insurance Travel insurance is always reccommended. For your reference here is a link to Essential Travel, a company which specialises in travel insurance for scuba divers: http://insurance.essentialtravel.co.uk/scubainsurance.asp Health & Safety Policy For Starfleet Eco Adventures S.A. 1. Starfleet Eco Adventures S.A. (‘Starfleet’) is committed to conforming to the guidelines (although not required by law in Panama) under the: a. Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 b. Diving at Work Regulations 2. To achieve these objectives the Managing Director of Starfleet will have the main responsibility for all health & safety matters arising out of and in the course of Starfleet business including contract work undertaken outside of Starfleet’s usual operating area 3. Starfleet has arranged insurance against liability for death, personal injury and/or disease suffered by any of it’s employees and customers and members of the public if caused by negligence on the part of Starfleet 4. For their part, employees, volunteers and customers, agree contractually to comply with their individual duties under the relevant health & safety legislation. As such anyone diving with Starfleet are required to complete a liability release and assumption of risk before taking part in any Starfleet activities 5. In addition to providing an Accident book, Starfleet has instituted a system for reporting accidents, incidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences 6. Copies of this policy and other relevant risk assessment information relating to Starfleet activities will be made available on request Starfleet Scuba |
