Course curriculum

  • 01

    ALST Course Documents

    • INTERDIVE APPLICATION FORM

    • IMCA C003 - PAGE 73-78 SECTION D08 (ALST)

    • IMCA D013 - PAGE 12/49 SECTION 2.2

    • IMCA D022 - GUIDANCE FOR DIVING SUPERVISORS (GOOD OVERVIEW OF INFORMATION)

    • INTERDIVE SUPERVISOR HANDBOOK

  • 02

    INTRODUCTORY EXAM

    • ASSISTANT LIFE SUPPORT TECHNICIAN INTRODUCTORY EXAM
  • 03

    IMCA ALST

    • Introduction to the IMCA ALST Scheme

    • Diving Physics

    • Diving Physiology

    • General Safety Requirements

    • Management Planning - D022

    • Operational Planning - D014

    • General Diving Procedures

    • Surface Diving Procedures

    • Surface Supplied Mixed Gas

    • Gas Handling

    • Air Chambers

    • Closed Bell Diving

    • Saturation Chambers

    • ALST INTERIM EXAM

    • The basic understanding of the Reclaim system and how it operates

    • Hyperbaric Evacuation System

    • Documentation

    • Documentation & Audits

    • Support Locations

    • Dynamic Positioning

    • Norwegian & UK Legislation

    • Additional Opportunities

    • PPO2 Calculator

    • Bailout Duration Calculator

    • Divers Bell OBG

    • Bellman Bell OBG
  • 04

    Homework

    • DAY 1 ALST HOMEWORK

    • DAY 2 ALST HOMEWORK

    • DAY 3 ALST HOMEWORK

    • DAY 4 ALST HOMEWORK

    • DAY 5 ALST HOMEWORK

    • DAY 6 ALST HOMEWORK

    • DAY 7 ALST HOMEWORK

    • DAY 8 ALST HOMEWORK
  • 05

    IMCA Videos

    • IMCA Confined Space Video

    • IMCA Electrical Hazards Video

    • IMCA Grinding Wheel Safety Video

    • IMCA HAVS Video

    • IMCA Lifting Equipment Video

    • IMCA Lifting Operations Video

    • IMCA Line Of Fire Video

    • IMCA Manual Handling Video

    • IMCA Noise Video

    • IMCA PTW Video

    • IMCA Preventing Slips & Trips Video

    • IMCA Protect Your Eyes Video

    • IMCA TBT Video

    • IMCA Watch Your Hands Video

    • IMCA Working At Height Video

  • 06

    IMCA LST Examination Study Documents

    • IMCA LST Examination Information Note

    • D014 IMCA international code of practice for offshore diving

    • D017 Lost Bell Survival Trainers Guide

    • D023 Diving Equipment Systems Inspection Guidance Note (DESIGN) for surface orientated (air) diving systems

    • D024 DESIGN for saturation (bell) diving systems

    • D025 Guidance on Installation Based Diving Operations and the Evacuation of Divers from Installations

    • D036 Notes on neurological assessment of a diver

    • D036 Neurological assessment of a diver Video

    • D041 Use of Battery-Operated Equipment in Hyperbaric Conditions

    • D043 Marking and colour coding of gas cylinders, quads and banks for diving applications

    • D049 Code of practice for the use of high pressure jetting equipment by divers

    • D050 Minimum quantities of gas required offshore

    • D052 Guidance on hyperbaric evacuation systems

    • D060 Guidelines for lifting operations

    • D061 Guidance on health, fitness and medical issues in diving operations

    • IMCA Information Note 1394 - Diver and diving supervisor certification

    • DMAC01-Aide Mémoire for Recording and Transmission of Medical Data to Shore

    • DMAC07-Flying after Diving

    • DMAC13-Assessing Fitness to Return to Diving After Decompression Illness

    • DMAC15-Medical Equipment to be Held at the Site of an Offshore Diving Operation UPDATE

    • DMAC22-Proximity to a Recompression Chamber After Surfacing

    • DMAC26-Saturation Diving Chamber Hygiene

    • DMAC28-The Provision of Emergency Medical Care for Divers in Saturation

    • US Navy Rev 7 Manual

    • A Brief Guide to RIDDOR

    • L103 Commercial Diving Projects Offshore Diving at Work Regulations

    • Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

    • HSE Approved Diving Qualifications list

    • The Diving at Work Regulations 1997 SI 2776