Overview

Assistant Life Support Technicians assist the Life Support personnel to carry out the vital and responsible job of maintaining safe conditions for divers living and working under pressure during saturation diving operations worldwide. They must be able to operate high pressure equipment, mix heliox diving mixtures, monitor the saturation chamber environment and as part of a team carry out pressurisation and decompression, identify and treat decompression illness and other pressure related injuries and be able to deal with a variety of emergency situations, from fire in the chamber to hyperbaric evacuation.
Course Objectives

This training course is designed as a basic course for new entrants to the IMCA Life Support Technician scheme. The scheme commenced in 1984 to provide for all personnel engaged in life support, forming new entrants through to the most senior grade, within a structured career progression.
Course Content

The course provides a comprehensive theory and practical element which prepares the new entrant for work as an Assistant LST. Experienced Diving and Life Support Supervisors provide professional tuition on the following topics:

Diving Physics Legislation
Gas Handling
Gas Toxicity
Thermal Balance
Plant & Equipment
Anatomy & Physiology
Life Support Systems
System Monitoring
Emergencies
Diving Systems
Hygiene
Practical