DIVE 1131 - Underwater Work Lab

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Louisiana State University Eunice

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CAMPUS NAME AND ADDRESS: Young Memorial Campus 900 Youngs Road Morgan City, LA 70380 CIP CODE: 490304 CREDIT HOURS (Lecture/Lab/Total): 0/3/3 CONTACT HOURS (Lecture/Lab/Total): 0/90/90 CLASS LOCATION: Commercial Diving Classroom 031A, Shop 031, and Field 029 INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION: Roger Thacker, email: rthacker@theltc.net Steve Struble, email: sstruble@theltc.net COURSE DESCRIPTION: Use of lightweight diving equipment, procedures, and safety considerations while gaining practical experience in some underwater tasks. The course provides classroom instruction in nomenclature, theory, technique, and safety considerations of accomplishing work using various tools and equipment as well as practical water experience. PREREQUISITES: DIVE 1010 Diving Physics, DIVE 1030 Diving Physiology, DIVE 1040 Air Decompression, DIVE 1050 Dive Medicine, DIVE 1111 Marine Engines and Compressors, DIVE 1100 Diving Equipment (taken concurrently), Dive physical, Must have passed pre-pressure quiz and line-pull signal test. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Describe proper breathing on ascent. Describe proper use of the lifeline. Describe the guidelines fro ditching helmet of mask. Describe the proper method of dressing. Locate the air control valve. Locate the exhaust valve. Describe the proper use of the weight belt. Describe proper ditching of weights. Describe the proper method of securing the lifeline to the diver. Describe proper water entry. Use hand line signals. Find a lost object underwater. Assemble a flange underwater. Perform emergency procedures for loss of breathing gas. Remove a blank flange underwater. Use an angle descending line. Use an airlift underwater. Assemble a multiple bolt and flange project underwater. Describe safety precautions when using tools underwater. Demonstrate the proper maintenance and inspection of tools. Identify hand tools. Identify pneumatic tools. Identify hydraulic tools. Identify airlifts. Use tools in the water with proper safety precautions. Maintain tools. Use proper tending, communication, and timekeeping/chart procedures. Discuss lift bags. TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS: Wet suit, Weight belt. ATTENDANCE POLICY: In the Commercial Diving Program attendance limits are 30 hours per semester or 10% of any course. Exceeding these limits will result in being dropped from the program. An absence at test time will result in a zero for the test. EVALUATION AND GRADING: Evaluation is by performance tests. Each individual test must be passed with a grade of 70% or more. A student is allowed a maximum of 2 attempts to pass a test. If a grade of 70% is still not achieved the course must be repeated. If a test is passed on the 2nd attempt a maximum grade of 70% will be recorded regardless of the score achieved. An absence at test time is regarded as the first attempt and receives a zero. The student must also complete all assigned projects. The grading scale at Louisiana Technical College for all programs, except those regulated by a licensing board, is listed below. The students' transcript will include the letter grade only, not the percentage grade. 90% - 100% A 80% - 89% B 70% - 79% C 60% - 69% D 59% - Below F ACADEMIC HONESTY: Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited. In addition to other possible disciplinary sanctions, which may be imposed through the regular institutional procedures as a result of academic misconduct, your instructor will assign a zero for the exercise or examination that evidences academic misconduct for the first offense and assign an "F" for the course for repeated offenses.STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: The Louisiana Technical College complies with Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students with disabilities who seek accommodations must make their requests known by contacting the Disabilities Coordinator at the beginning of each semester. If a disability is identified later in the semester, a non-retroactive accommodation pl

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.lsue.edu

Phone Number:

(337) 457-7311

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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