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SUBJ/NAVSAFECOM ANNUAL DIVING SAFETY ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE SUMMARY//
REF/A/DOC/OPNAVINST 3150.27D//
AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 3150.27D, NAVY DIVING POLICY AND JOINT MILITARY
DIVING TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING PROGRAM.//
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ERIC.J.NABORS.MIL@US.NAVY.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  NAVAL SAFETY COMMAND (NSC) HOSTED THE FIRST ANNUAL
DIVING SAFETY ASSESSMENT (DSA) CONFERENCE IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA ON 13 FEBRUARY 2024.
THE CONFERENCE WAS ATTENDED BY 36 ECHELON II THROUGH IV COMMANDS.
2.  THE FOLLOWING TOPICS WERE DISCUSSED:
    A.  SANITIZED 2023 FLEET DIVING SAFETY ASSESSMENT RESULTS.
    B.  CHANGES TO THE DIVING SAFETY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.
    C.  THE ADDITION OF COMMAND SELF-ASSESSMENT GRADING.
    D.  TRENDS.
    E.  COMMON DISCREPANCIES.
3.  FLEET FEEDBACK WAS RECEIVED ON THE DSA PROGRAM.  THERE WERE 13
RECOMMENDATIONS.
    A.  THE FOLLOWING FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE ACCEPTED:
        (1) REASSESS THE GRADED WEIGHT OF REPEAT DISCREPANCIES AND ADJUST IF NECESSARY.
        (2) POM FOR NSC STAFFING INCREASE WITH GREATER MEDICAL STAFF.
        (3) INCREASE INDIVIDUAL MEDICAL READINESS REVIEWS FOR ASSESSED COMMANDS.
        (4) MATCH DORI AND DSA CHECKLIST REQUIREMENTS.
        (5) PUBLISH QUARTERLY POST-DSA HIGHLIGHTS.
    B.  THE FOLLOWING FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS WERE TABLED FOR FUTURE
CONSIDERATION:
        (1) ADD HIGH/MODERATE/LOW RISK CLASSIFICATIONS TO DSA GRADES.
        (2) MATCH DORI AND DSA REQUIREMENTS FOR INCORRECT SKED ANCHOR DATES.
        (3) STANDARDIZE CPR QUALIFICATION PROCESS FOR NAVY PERSONNEL.
        (4) ADD CORRECT BY DATES TO DSA DISCREPANCIES.
    C.  THE FOLLOWING FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS WERE REJECTED:
        (1) CHANGE DSA GRADING VERBIAGE TO SAT/UNSAT. SAT/UNSAT DOES NOT
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT GRANULARITY INTO THE HEALTH OF UNIT DIVING PROGRAMS. ABOVE
AVERAGE UNITS SCORE IN THE TOP FIVE PERCENT OF ALL DIVING UNITS.  AVERAGE UNITS ARE
SCORING ON PAR WITH THE MAJORITY OF DIVING UNITS.  BELOW AVERAGE AND
SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE ARE SELF EXPLANATORY.
        (2) REALIGN DSA TEAMS TO MIRROR DORI TEAM COMPOSITION.  NSC DOES NOT
HAVETHE REQUIRED MANNING OR BILLET STRUCTURE TO MIRROR THE DORI TEAMS.
FUTURE CHANGES TO REFERENCE A MAY ASSIST IN CHANGING THE NSC BILLET STRUCTURE AND MANNING. CONSIDER THIS CHANGE IN THE FUTURE.
        (3) CEASE CONDUCTING DORI INSPECTIONS ON U.S. COAST GUARD (USCG)
UNITS. THE USCG DIVING PROGRAM IS NOT MANNED TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIC AND PROFICIENT INSPECTION TEAM.
        (4) RELEASE AN AIG MESSAGE REITERATING DIVE PHYSICAL AND PHYSICAL
HEALTH ASSESSMENT (PHA)REQUIREMENTS.  THE PHYSICAL AND PHA REQUIREMENTS ARE
WELL ESTABLISHED IN EXISTING INSTRUCTIONS.  AN AIG IS UNNECESSARY, BUT THE
REQUIREMENTS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE SPRING 2024 DIVING SAFETY LINES
NEWSLETTER TO ENSURE UNIT AWARENESS.
4.  A RECORDING OF THE CONFERENCE IS AVAILABLE ON MICROSOFT TEAMS IS POSTED
ON THE NSC SECURE WEBSITE.  UNITS THAT WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND CAN VIEW THE
CONFERENCE RECORDING BY CONTACTING THE ABOVE LISTED POC OR VISITING THE
DIVING PAGE ON THE NSC SECURE WEBSITE.
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