Humboldt State University Scientific Diving Program
Rich Alvarez - Diving Safety OfficerSteve Monk - Scuba Instructor
FacilitiesNew Pool in the Kinesiology and Athletics Complexbull13feetdeepbullLargerDeepEndbullWehavefit42Diversdoingaskillsreview
New Compressor SystembullRIX4VX25cfmNitroxcompressorbull8AirStoragebanksbull4NitroxStorageBanksbull12fillwhips
Program SupportMSF Funds awarded by Dean of CPSbull$6229topayfortravelofstudentinstructorsbull$2000topayIntermitentHourlyWorkersbullDSOSalary
Increased support on a Departmental Level forbullTravelofFaculty
Instructor Trainer WorkshopbullSteveMonkandRichAlvarezatUCSCinMarchbullAssistingwithCIMIITC
CourseDirectorWorkshopforRichAlvarez ITCatHSUwithinthenextyear
HSU Dive Program Activity Spring 2011bull5ScubaClassesBeginningAdvancedUnderwaterPhotoRescueDANOxygenProviderbull11FieldStudyStudents(DivemasterCandidates)bull101totalDivers
PE 262 Beginning Scubabull23Studentsbull2tripstoMendocino
PE 362 Advanced Scubabull32Studentsbull1triptoMendocinobull1triptoTrinidadbull1triptoCatalina
USCrsquosMarineLabPE 382 Underwater Photobull15students
1triptoMendocinoPE 470 Rescue diverbull8Students
1triptoTrinidad101 Total Diversbull993divesbull33210minutesofbottomtimebull132fswDeepestDive
Projects Supported by the Dive ProgramAcoustic Doppler (tsunami tracker) in Humboldt BayGraduate ResearchbullSMURF(JuvenileRockfishsurvey)inTrinidadbullAbalonecomparisonofTrinidadandMendocino
Undergrad ResearchbullArcheologicalsurveyofPortugueseBeachbullReefcheckCaliforniaSurveysofTrinidadCrescentCityandMendocino(MPAbaselinedata)
What students do with the minorThisyear15students(sofar)wentontogetsum-merjobsinternshipsorcareerpositionsinawidearrayofdivingrelatedjobsHereisalistofthosejobsandsomethatourrecentalumshavebullNatureConservancyCoralReefRestorationDiv-inginternshipinVirginIslands
bullCatalinaSeacampScubaDiveStaff(6) OneofourUndergradswaspromotedtoAs-sistantDiveDirector
bullDirectorofGuidedDiscoveriesandDiveDirectorvisitedHSUforinterviews
bullMontereyBayAquariumAssistantDivingSafetyOfficer(HSUAlum)
bullWaterQualitysurveysinBelizewiththeSmithso-nianInstitute
bullChannelIslandsNationalPark(1currentstudent1recentgrad)
bullReefcheckCaliforniaNorth-CentralMPAmoni-toringcoordinator
bullAAUSDauphinIslandMarineLabtech(2)bullUSNavyPinipedresearch
ScrippsUniversityNorthernHawaiianIslandMonitoring
bullUniversityofHawaiiResearchvesselbullPISCO(1undergradand1recentgrad)bullAlaskaSeaLifeCenterbullVariousDivestoresasstaff
TwoHarborsDiveCenter(2students)
29 CFR Ch XVII Subpart T 1910401 ndash Labor (OSHA)(iv)DefinedasscientificdivingandwhichisunderthedirectionandcontrolofadivingprogramcontainingatleastthefollowingelementsADivingSafetyManualBDivingControlBoard
Appendix B to Subpart T - Guidelines for Scientific Diving1divingcontrolboardmajorityareactivescientificdivers-autonomousandabsoluteauthorityoverpro-gramoperations
2purposeofdivingisadvancementofscience3scientificdiverisobserveranddatagathererand4scientificdiversusescientificexpertiseunderwater
AAUS OM AAUS RelationshipbullAAUSconsensualstandardsaretheAAUSOMscientificdivingminimumbullItistheresponsibilityoftheAAUSOMtoreviewandaugmentthesestandardstofittheirprogramiftheydeemitnecessary
bullThesecompletedstandardsbecometheAAUSOMoperationalstandardsbullTheliabilityrelatedtothesestandardsfallsupontheAAUSOMnotAAUS
Community OutreachbullBeachcleanupsorganizedbystudentsintheHSUScubaClubbullClassroompresentationstolocalelementaryandjuniorhighstudentsbullWorkwithNorthcoastRegionalStakeholderrsquosgrouptoprovideinputandadviceontheMLPAprocess
Program SupportMSF Funds awarded by Dean of CPSbull$6229topayfortravelofstudentinstructorsbull$2000topayIntermitentHourlyWorkersbullDSOSalary
Increased support on a Departmental Level forbullTravelofFaculty
Instructor Trainer WorkshopbullSteveMonkandRichAlvarezatUCSCinMarchbullAssistingwithCIMIITC
CourseDirectorWorkshopforRichAlvarez ITCatHSUwithinthenextyear
HSU Dive Program Activity Spring 2011bull5ScubaClassesBeginningAdvancedUnderwaterPhotoRescueDANOxygenProviderbull11FieldStudyStudents(DivemasterCandidates)bull101totalDivers
PE 262 Beginning Scubabull23Studentsbull2tripstoMendocino
PE 362 Advanced Scubabull32Studentsbull1triptoMendocinobull1triptoTrinidadbull1triptoCatalina
USCrsquosMarineLabPE 382 Underwater Photobull15students
1triptoMendocinoPE 470 Rescue diverbull8Students
1triptoTrinidad101 Total Diversbull993divesbull33210minutesofbottomtimebull132fswDeepestDive
Projects Supported by the Dive ProgramAcoustic Doppler (tsunami tracker) in Humboldt BayGraduate ResearchbullSMURF(JuvenileRockfishsurvey)inTrinidadbullAbalonecomparisonofTrinidadandMendocino
Undergrad ResearchbullArcheologicalsurveyofPortugueseBeachbullReefcheckCaliforniaSurveysofTrinidadCrescentCityandMendocino(MPAbaselinedata)
What students do with the minorThisyear15students(sofar)wentontogetsum-merjobsinternshipsorcareerpositionsinawidearrayofdivingrelatedjobsHereisalistofthosejobsandsomethatourrecentalumshavebullNatureConservancyCoralReefRestorationDiv-inginternshipinVirginIslands
bullCatalinaSeacampScubaDiveStaff(6) OneofourUndergradswaspromotedtoAs-sistantDiveDirector
bullDirectorofGuidedDiscoveriesandDiveDirectorvisitedHSUforinterviews
bullMontereyBayAquariumAssistantDivingSafetyOfficer(HSUAlum)
bullWaterQualitysurveysinBelizewiththeSmithso-nianInstitute
bullChannelIslandsNationalPark(1currentstudent1recentgrad)
bullReefcheckCaliforniaNorth-CentralMPAmoni-toringcoordinator
bullAAUSDauphinIslandMarineLabtech(2)bullUSNavyPinipedresearch
ScrippsUniversityNorthernHawaiianIslandMonitoring
bullUniversityofHawaiiResearchvesselbullPISCO(1undergradand1recentgrad)bullAlaskaSeaLifeCenterbullVariousDivestoresasstaff
TwoHarborsDiveCenter(2students)
29 CFR Ch XVII Subpart T 1910401 ndash Labor (OSHA)(iv)DefinedasscientificdivingandwhichisunderthedirectionandcontrolofadivingprogramcontainingatleastthefollowingelementsADivingSafetyManualBDivingControlBoard
Appendix B to Subpart T - Guidelines for Scientific Diving1divingcontrolboardmajorityareactivescientificdivers-autonomousandabsoluteauthorityoverpro-gramoperations
2purposeofdivingisadvancementofscience3scientificdiverisobserveranddatagathererand4scientificdiversusescientificexpertiseunderwater
AAUS OM AAUS RelationshipbullAAUSconsensualstandardsaretheAAUSOMscientificdivingminimumbullItistheresponsibilityoftheAAUSOMtoreviewandaugmentthesestandardstofittheirprogramiftheydeemitnecessary
bullThesecompletedstandardsbecometheAAUSOMoperationalstandardsbullTheliabilityrelatedtothesestandardsfallsupontheAAUSOMnotAAUS
Community OutreachbullBeachcleanupsorganizedbystudentsintheHSUScubaClubbullClassroompresentationstolocalelementaryandjuniorhighstudentsbullWorkwithNorthcoastRegionalStakeholderrsquosgrouptoprovideinputandadviceontheMLPAprocess
Projects Supported by the Dive ProgramAcoustic Doppler (tsunami tracker) in Humboldt BayGraduate ResearchbullSMURF(JuvenileRockfishsurvey)inTrinidadbullAbalonecomparisonofTrinidadandMendocino
Undergrad ResearchbullArcheologicalsurveyofPortugueseBeachbullReefcheckCaliforniaSurveysofTrinidadCrescentCityandMendocino(MPAbaselinedata)
What students do with the minorThisyear15students(sofar)wentontogetsum-merjobsinternshipsorcareerpositionsinawidearrayofdivingrelatedjobsHereisalistofthosejobsandsomethatourrecentalumshavebullNatureConservancyCoralReefRestorationDiv-inginternshipinVirginIslands
bullCatalinaSeacampScubaDiveStaff(6) OneofourUndergradswaspromotedtoAs-sistantDiveDirector
bullDirectorofGuidedDiscoveriesandDiveDirectorvisitedHSUforinterviews
bullMontereyBayAquariumAssistantDivingSafetyOfficer(HSUAlum)
bullWaterQualitysurveysinBelizewiththeSmithso-nianInstitute
bullChannelIslandsNationalPark(1currentstudent1recentgrad)
bullReefcheckCaliforniaNorth-CentralMPAmoni-toringcoordinator
bullAAUSDauphinIslandMarineLabtech(2)bullUSNavyPinipedresearch
ScrippsUniversityNorthernHawaiianIslandMonitoring
bullUniversityofHawaiiResearchvesselbullPISCO(1undergradand1recentgrad)bullAlaskaSeaLifeCenterbullVariousDivestoresasstaff
TwoHarborsDiveCenter(2students)
29 CFR Ch XVII Subpart T 1910401 ndash Labor (OSHA)(iv)DefinedasscientificdivingandwhichisunderthedirectionandcontrolofadivingprogramcontainingatleastthefollowingelementsADivingSafetyManualBDivingControlBoard
Appendix B to Subpart T - Guidelines for Scientific Diving1divingcontrolboardmajorityareactivescientificdivers-autonomousandabsoluteauthorityoverpro-gramoperations
2purposeofdivingisadvancementofscience3scientificdiverisobserveranddatagathererand4scientificdiversusescientificexpertiseunderwater
AAUS OM AAUS RelationshipbullAAUSconsensualstandardsaretheAAUSOMscientificdivingminimumbullItistheresponsibilityoftheAAUSOMtoreviewandaugmentthesestandardstofittheirprogramiftheydeemitnecessary
bullThesecompletedstandardsbecometheAAUSOMoperationalstandardsbullTheliabilityrelatedtothesestandardsfallsupontheAAUSOMnotAAUS
Community OutreachbullBeachcleanupsorganizedbystudentsintheHSUScubaClubbullClassroompresentationstolocalelementaryandjuniorhighstudentsbullWorkwithNorthcoastRegionalStakeholderrsquosgrouptoprovideinputandadviceontheMLPAprocess
29 CFR Ch XVII Subpart T 1910401 ndash Labor (OSHA)(iv)DefinedasscientificdivingandwhichisunderthedirectionandcontrolofadivingprogramcontainingatleastthefollowingelementsADivingSafetyManualBDivingControlBoard
Appendix B to Subpart T - Guidelines for Scientific Diving1divingcontrolboardmajorityareactivescientificdivers-autonomousandabsoluteauthorityoverpro-gramoperations
2purposeofdivingisadvancementofscience3scientificdiverisobserveranddatagathererand4scientificdiversusescientificexpertiseunderwater
AAUS OM AAUS RelationshipbullAAUSconsensualstandardsaretheAAUSOMscientificdivingminimumbullItistheresponsibilityoftheAAUSOMtoreviewandaugmentthesestandardstofittheirprogramiftheydeemitnecessary
bullThesecompletedstandardsbecometheAAUSOMoperationalstandardsbullTheliabilityrelatedtothesestandardsfallsupontheAAUSOMnotAAUS
Community OutreachbullBeachcleanupsorganizedbystudentsintheHSUScubaClubbullClassroompresentationstolocalelementaryandjuniorhighstudentsbullWorkwithNorthcoastRegionalStakeholderrsquosgrouptoprovideinputandadviceontheMLPAprocess