2017 – 2018
Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	Diving Business and Technology	
Career Cluster:	Hospitality & Tourism

AAS	
CIP Number	0249030400	
Program Type	College Credit	
Standard Length	62 credit hours	
CTSO	N/A	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	49-9092 – Commercial Divers	
CTE Program Resources 	http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml	

Purpose

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Hospitality & Tourism career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Hospitality & Tourism career cluster. 

The content includes but is not limited to develop, operate and manage recreational diving businesses such as those which proliferate Florida and other resort areas, and to perform underwater work in a safe and effective manner.  Diving technology career opportunities include research diving, public safety diving, underwater survey and inspection, underwater repair, maintenance and light construction, underwater photography and videography, dive locker management, dive equipment maintenance and sales, training and education, and other jobs. In addition to direct vocational qualification, students will be prepared to pursue upper-level college education and commercial diver training.  This program includes courses encompassing progressive certification through recreational diving supervisor and instructor, as well as certifications in diver rescue, diving emergency medicine, dive equipment maintenance and repair, and underwater computer technology. Additional course work encompasses work diving technology, including surface-air-supplied (SAS) diving and hyperbaric chamber operation.  

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Program Structure

This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of 62 credit hours.

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

A.	Diving Business and Technology Core Learning Outcomes
01.0	Demonstrate scuba diving skills at an exemplary level.
02.0	Demonstrate the skills required for scuba rescue and emergency medicine.
03.0	Identify the business aspects of recreational diving.
04.0	Demonstrate the skills required for underwater photography.
05.0	Demonstrate the skills required for scuba equipment maintenance and repair.
06.0	Demonstrate the skills required for diving using nitrox as a breathing gas mixture.
07.0	Demonstrate the skills required for computer based diving.
08.0	Demonstrate the skills required for recompression chamber operations.

B.	Professional Research Diving Specialization Learning Outcomes
09.0	Demonstrate the skills required for effective research diving.
10.0	Demonstrate proficiency in underwater scientific research and marine data collection methods.

C.	Professional Dive Instructor Specialization Learning Outcomes
11.0	Demonstrate the ability to effectively teach recreational scuba diving.
12.0	Demonstrate the skills required to supervise recreational divers.

D.	Introduction to Commercial / Work Diver Specialization Learning Outcomes
13.0	Demonstrate the skills required to supervise working divers.
14.0	Demonstrate the skills required to perform underwater work using both scuba and surface air supplied (SAS) diving equipment.

E.	Diving Medical Technician Specialization Learning Outcomes
15.0	Identify blood borne diseases.
16.0	Recognize and practice infection control procedures.
17.0	Recognize and respond to emergency situations.
18.0	Recognize and practice safety and security procedures.
19.0	Demonstrate an understanding of and apply wellness and disease concepts. 
20.0	Demonstrate legal and ethical responsibilities. 

2017 – 2018
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Program Title:	Diving Business and Technology	
CIP Number:	0249030400
Program Length:	62 credit hours	
SOC Code:	49-9092

The AAS degree requires the inclusion of a minimum of 15 credits of general education coursework according to SACS.  At the completion of this program, the student will be able to:	
Diving Business and Technology Core	
01.0	Demonstrate scuba diving skills at an exemplary level. The student will be able to:	
01.01	Define Archimedes’ Principle and its relationship to diver buoyancy.	
01.02	Identify the gas composition of typical breathing air.	
01.03	Define and explain the gas laws as they relate to diver buoyancy, air consumption and their physiological effects upon the diver.	
01.04	Explain pressure changes in the air vs. water and their physiological effects upon the diver.	
01.05	Explain how divers respond to the effects of water regarding temperature and light absorption.	
01.06	Explain cardiopulmonary anatomy and physiology as they relate to the physiological responses of diving.   	
01.07	Demonstrate the proper selection, care and use of basic scuba equipment including mask, fins, snorkel, buoyancy compensator, tank, regulator, instrumentation, exposure protection and weighting system; as well as auxiliary equipment such as knife, light and compass.	
01.08	Demonstrate effective pressure equalization techniques during ascent and descent.	
01.09	Demonstrate effective methods for entry and exit from the water.	
01.10	Demonstrate effective underwater buoyancy control. 	
01.11	Demonstrate effective surface procedures.	
01.12	Demonstrate effective underwater propulsion and navigation.	
01.13	Demonstrate effective surface and underwater communication.	
01.14	Demonstrate effective use of the PADI recreational dive planner.	
01.15	Demonstrate effective use of the diver buddy system.	
01.16	Effectively demonstrate multiple emergency out-of-air procedures.	
01.17	Identify and describe how to prevent and manage diving medical emergencies.	
01.18	Define and explain various diving environments as they relate to both diver safety and environmental preservation.	
02.0	Demonstrate the skills required for scuba rescue and emergency medicine.  The student will be able to:	
02.01	Identify the cause, signs, symptoms, treatment and prevention related to the psychological stress of scuba diving and rescue diving.	
02.02	Demonstrate the physical stamina necessary for sustained rescue swimming.	
02.03	Demonstrate the ability to recognize potential panicked divers prior to the full expression of an emergency situation.	
02.04	Demonstrate the ability to successfully rescue a conscious and unconscious scuba diver from the surface and underwater.	
02.05	Demonstrate the ability to perform rescue breathing on the surface of water too deep to stand in.	
02.06	Demonstrate several techniques used to successfully extricate an injured diver from the water.	
02.07	Demonstrate the ability to conduct an effective search for a missing diver. 	
02.08	Demonstrate the effective use of repetitive dive tables in conducting a deep dive rescue.	
02.09	Demonstrate the ability to conduct rapid neurological field examinations.	
02.10	Demonstrate how to appropriately deliver oxygen to a breathing and non-breathing diver.	
02.11	Demonstrate how to deliver oxygen to a conscious and unconscious diver.	
02.12	Demonstrate the skills required for effective field emergency medical management of diving injuries including decompression illness, drowning, hypothermia, marine life injuries and conventional trauma.	
02.13	Demonstrate the ability to effectively hand off a diving accident victim to the EMS.	
03.0	Identify the business aspects of recreational diving.  The student will be able to:	
03.01	Outline the components of a good business plan.	
03.02	State the requirements for an appropriate dive facility location.	
03.03	Compare rent vs. purchase benefits when considering facility location.	
03.04	Describe the optimum layout for a dive facility.	
03.05	Estimate the standard recurring overhead costs for a dive facility.	
03.06	Determine the legal and insurance requirements for a dive facility.	
03.07	Identify the components for an employee policy and procedure manual. 	
03.08	State the requirements of local, state and federal laws as they apply to the employees of the dive facility.	
03.09	Describe the job description, salary and benefits for each position of the dive facility.	
03.10	Determine the product composition for the retail portion of the dive store.	
03.11	Describe the training requirements for a good sales force.	
03.12	Utilize the DEMA directory to identify dive store suppliers.	
03.13	List the techniques that may be used to merchandise the retail stock in the dive shop.	
03.14	State the methods of inventory control and their application in the dive store.	
03.15	Define margin, profit and cost per square foot as it applies to retail sales.	
03.16	Establish a price strategy after considering total fixed and variable costs.	
03.17	Describe the legal compliance requirements for a charter dive boat for hire. 	
03.18	Select the optimum dive boat for various types of diving by comparing hull types, propulsion, capacity, operating costs and special features.	
03.19	State the common items that are necessary for all boats that charter dive trips.	
03.20	Determine fixed and variable costs associated with the boat.	
03.21	Compare lease/independent contractor vs. purchase when considering a dive boat.	
03.22	Identify equipment repair facility requirements for tools, workspace, repair costs and technician qualifications.	
03.23	List all costs and operating requirements for a clean air fill station.	
03.24	Describe considerations for rental equipment in a dive facility.  	
03.25	Estimate the depreciation costs for the service operation of the dive facility.	
03.26	Identify the physical requirements for the dive instruction program.	
03.27	List the requirements for the scuba diving instructional staff.	
03.28	Create a dive instruction program based on various customer categories.	
03.29	Compare the different training agencies and their features.	
03.30	Establish a competitive pricing program for dive instruction based on total facility costs and profit expectations.	
03.31	Develop an advertising and marketing plan for a hypothetical dive facility.	
03.32	Demonstrate how PC based automation can improve the efficiency of a dive facility.	
04.0	Demonstrate the skills required for underwater photography.  The student will be able to:	
04.01	Identify the components of an underwater camera.	
04.02	Define shutter speed, aperture, depth of field, subject reflectivity, bracketing, available light exposure.	
04.03	Describe how the properties of light underwater impact underwater photography.	
04.04	Explain the interaction between camera, lens, shutter, film speed, light and focus.	
04.05	Identify the parts of an underwater strobe.	
04.06	Describe the application of artificial light to underwater photography.	
04.07	Describe composition as it applies to underwater photography.	
04.08	Demonstrate proper maintenance of underwater photography equipment.	
04.09	Identify the uses of different focal length lens. 	
04.10	Take a series of pictures underwater and create a portfolio.	
05.0	Demonstrate the skills required for scuba equipment maintenance and repair.  The student will be able to: 	
05.01	Identify the materials used in the construction of buoyancy compensator devices (BCD).	
05.02	Identify the cleaning procedures for a BC.	
05.03	Describe and demonstrate common repairs on a BCD.	
05.04	Identify the materials used in the construction of a wetsuit.	
05.05	Describe the appropriate cleaning and stowing procedures for a wetsuit.	
05.06	Describe and demonstrate common repairs on a wetsuit.	
05.07	Identify the materials used to construct a first stage regulator.	
05.08	Identify the different types of first stage regulators.	
05.09	Describe the mechanics of various first stage regulators.	
05.10	Identify the common parts of various first stage regulators.	
05.11	Explain the principle of cause and effect.	
05.12	Explain the process of problem solving different first stage regulator maladies.	
05.13	Identify appropriate tools used for common first stage regulator repairs.	
05.14	Identify the correct pressure testing devices for first stage regulators.	
05.15	Complete a pressure test on a various first stage regulators.	
05.16	Perform first stage regulator repairs.	
05.17	Identify the different types of ancillary equipment attached to first stage regulators.	
05.18	Identify the different types of second stage regulators.	
05.19	Identify the materials used to construct various second stage regulators.	
05.20	Explain the functional theory of the different types of second stage regulators.	
05.21	Identify the parts of various second stage regulators.	
05.22	Explain the process of problem solving different maladies in second stage regulators.	
05.23	Identify appropriate tools used for common second stage regulator repairs.	
05.24	Identify the correct testing devices for second stages.	
05.25	Perform a pressure test on various second stage regulators.	
05.26	Perform common repairs on second stage regulators.	
05.27	Identify the materials used in the construction of different types of scuba cylinders.	
05.28	Identify the DOT, OSHA, CGA, and scuba industry standards for visual cylinder inspection.	
05.29	Identify the DOT standards for hydro testing scuba tanks.	
05.30	Perform a visual inspection on a scuba cylinder.	
06.0	Demonstrate the skills required for diving using nitrox as a breathing gas mixture.  The student will be able to:	
06.01	Define enriched air nitrox (EANx).	
06.02	List nitrox advantages and limitations.	
06.03	Explain nitrox history and current trends.	
06.04	List partial pressure considerations when using mixed gasses.	
06.05	Define central nervous system (CNS) and pulmonary oxygen toxicity.	
06.06	Determine the percent of CNS exposure.	
06.07	Describe how nitrox is used in recompression therapy.	
06.08	Define Dalton’s Law, oxygen dose and maximum operating depth.	
06.09	Utilize the best mix equation.	
06.10	Explain the equivalent air depth concept.	
06.11	Demonstrate the ability to use nitrox tables to plan a dive within recreational limits.	
06.12	Explain the equivalent air depth concept for recompression therapy and operation.	
06.13	Demonstrate how to use a nitrox computer.	
06.14	Explain how nitrox is mixed and analyzed.	
06.15	Describe the equipment requirements for nitrox diving.	
06.16	Conduct repetitive dives using nitrox mixtures.	
06.17	Identify the partial pressure limit of oxygen for recreational diving.	
06.18	Identify the systems available for gas blending, their advantages and equipment requirements.	
06.19	Blend an appropriate nitrox mix for a dive within recreational limits.	
06.20	List special considerations for deep dives.	
06.21	Describe emergency decompression procedures.	
07.0	Demonstrate the skills required for computer based diving.  The student will be able to:	
07.01	Define tissue compartment, M value, nitrogen absorption, and no decompression limits.	
07.02	Describe situations when slow compartments will determine the no decompression limit.	
07.03	Describe situations when fast compartments will determine the no decompression limit.	
07.04	Explain the Navy 120-minute compartment and the DSAT 60-minute compartment.	
07.05	Describe the limits of decompression theory and current experiments in no-decompression, repetitive, and multi-level diving.	
07.06	List the differences in U.S. Navy, DSAT, Buhlmann Tables, and the PADI RDP and eRDPmL.	
07.07	Demonstrate how to plan a dive using the U. S. Navy, DSAT tables and the PADI RDP and eRDPmL.	
07.08	Define staged decompression and demonstrate how U. S. Navy dive tables are used to plan staged decompression.	
07.09	Define the purpose of a dive computer and list the data displays shared by all computers.	
07.10	Define multilevel diving.	
07.11	Explain why more decompression time may become available when ascending to a shallower depth after reaching the no-decompression limit at a deeper depth.	
07.12	Explain the limits of tables in multilevel diving.	
07.13	Compare the performance of different dive computers in multi-level diving.	
07.14	Compare and contrast the performance of various dive computers in repetitive diving.	
07.15	Explain the recommended procedures for ascent with any dive computer or table.	
07.16	Explain why dive computers should be relied upon for limited decompression only.	
07.17	Identify the features to consider when selecting a dive computer.	
07.18	State the safety rules that apply to diving with a dive computer.	
07.19	Demonstrate how to operate a dive computer on the surface, subsurface and emergency decompression mode.	
07.20	Describe how to download information from a dive computer to a PC.	
07.21	List the hazards of multilevel diving and how to avoid each.	
07.22	Identify the equipment needed for a multilevel dive and plan a multilevel dive with contingency plans for computer failure.	
07.23	Compare slow and fast tissues compartments.	
07.24	Describe how the controlling compartment determines the no decompression limit.	
08.0	Demonstrate the skills required for recompression chamber operations.  The student will be able to:	
08.01	Identify the functions of a recompression chamber.	
08.02	Identify the different types of recompression chambers.	
08.03	Identify the materials that recompression chambers are constructed from.	
08.04	Identify the US Coast Guard standards required for a recompression chamber.	
08.05	Identify the DOT requirements for a recompression chamber.	
08.06	Identify the ASME standards for a recompression chamber.	
08.07	Identify the NFPA requirements for a recompression chamber.	
08.08	Describe the maintenance requirements for a recompression chamber.	
08.09	Explain the physiological aspects of running a treatment in a recompression chamber.	
08.10	Explain the treatment tables for operating a recompression chamber.	
08.11	Calculate the air requirements for running different treatment tables.	
08.12	Calculate the oxygen requirement for running different treatment tables.	
08.13	Research the medical requirements for running a treatment table.	
08.14	Conduct a simulated medical treatment in a recompression chamber.	
Professional Research Diving Specialization	
09.0	Demonstrate the skills required for effective research diving.  The student will be able to:	
09.01	Demonstrate scuba diving skills including buoyancy control and navigation at a level that permits safe and effective underwater survey and data collection.	
09.02	Explain basic research methodology, including experimental design.	
09.03	Describe marine archeological studies as they apply to preserving the fragile cultural artifacts of the Florida Keys.	
09.04	Relate marine environmental studies to the preservation of the fragile marine ecosystems of the Florida Keys.	
09.05	Demonstrate state-of-the-art underwater data collection, recording and preservation procedures for the scientific study of archaeology, physical oceanography, biology, etc.	
09.06	Discuss the interrelationships between natural ecological systems and underwater archaeological sites within different depositional environments.	
09.07	Explain the importance of research and public education programs in resolving conflicts relative to preserving the natural and cultural resources of the Florida Keys.	
10.0	Demonstrate proficiency in underwater scientific research and marine data collection methods. The student will be able to:	
10.01	Demonstrate competency in research diving techniques and procedures to support scientific research projects.	
10.02	Demonstrate the use of transects and quadrats to quantify the distribution and abundance of sessile marine organisms within a defined research area. 	
10.03	Demonstrate methods for conducting quantitative surveys of the distribution and abundance of fishes within a defined research area. 	
10.04	Demonstrate state-of-the-art underwater data collection, recording and preservation procedures necessary to support biological and archaeological research. 	
10.05	Demonstrate the basic knowledge necessary to conduct statistical analysis of the scientific data collected.	
10.06	Synthesize what was learned about research diving and other data collection techniques through a presentation, project or case study. 	
Professional Dive Instructor Specialization	
11.0	Demonstrate the ability to effectively teach recreational scuba diving.  The student will be able to:	
11.01	Identify instructional techniques and learning styles.	
11.02	Identify the domains of Bloom’s taxonomy.	
11.03	Define learning.	
11.04	Define teaching.	
11.05	Identify the laws of learning.	
11.06	Identify factors that enhance learning.	
11.07	Identify the elements of oral communication.	
11.08	Describe the application of training aids.	
11.09	Describe how empathy, motivation, reinforcement, anxiety and fear apply to teaching and learning.	
11.10	Identify the components of a knowledge development presentation.	
11.11	Identify the components of a confined water presentation plan.	
11.12	Prepare and conduct an open water presentation.	
11.13	Prepare and conduct a knowledge development presentation.	
11.14	Prepare and conduct a confined water presentation.	
11.15	Prepare and conduct an open water presentation.	
12.0	Demonstrate the skills required to supervise recreational divers. The student will be able to:	
12.01	Demonstrate the ability to work with students in training at various levels as an instructional assistant. 	
12.02	Demonstrate the ability to prepare a group dive plan for recreational divers, including a briefing, dive profiles, safety considerations, contingency and emergency plans. 	
12.03	Demonstrate the ability to effectively manage a dive from the surface in the local environment which includes boat diving. 	
12.04	Demonstrate the ability to effectively manage a dive using in-water supervisions.	
12.05	Identify the various programs a divemaster may conduct in the recreational industry and demonstrate the ability to conduct selected programs. 	
12.06	Supervise a recreational dive.	
12.07	Identify the various elements of management and control of a recreational dive and demonstrate effective utilizations of these elements. 	
12.08	Identify the correct emergency procedures for a recreational dive. 	
Introduction to Commercial / Work Diver Specialization	
13.0	Demonstrate the skills required to supervise working divers.  The student will be able to:	
13.01	Identify the various elements of management and control of a working dive and demonstrate effective utilization of these elements.	
13.02	Demonstrate the ability to prepare a group dive plan, to include briefing, dive profiles, safety considerations, contingency and emergency plans for a work dive.	
13.03	Demonstrate the ability to effectively manage a working dive from the surface in the local environment, which includes boat diving.	
13.04	Demonstrate the ability to effectively manage a working dive using both in-water and out of water supervision.	
13.05	Identify the OSHA requirements for conducting a working dive.	
13.06	Identify and utilize appropriate equipment for a working dive.	
13.07	Describe and utilize an appropriate work dive station setup.	
13.08	Identify the correct emergency procedures for a working dive.	
13.09	Identify the operational procedures for conducting a working dive.	
13.10	Identify the required documentation for a working dive.	
13.11	Supervise a working dive.	
14.0	Demonstrate the skills required to perform underwater work using both scuba and surface air supplied (SAS) diving equipment.  The student will be able to:	
14.01	Identify the OSHA standards that apply to work diving.	
14.02	Distinguish between work diving and recreational scuba diving.	
14.03	Identify the appropriate equipment for scuba work diving.	
14.04	Identify the correct procedures for scuba work diving.	
14.05	Identify the training requirements for scuba work diving.	
14.06	Identify environmental concerns for scuba work diving.	
14.07	Participate in a work dive as both surface support and diver.	
14.08	Perform a scuba work dive.	
14.09	Identify the OSHA standards that apply to SAS work diving equipment.	
14.10	Distinguish between scuba work diving and SAS work diving.	
14.11	Identify the correct equipment for SAS diving.	
14.12	Identify the required maintenance for SAS equipment.	
14.13	Identify the correct air sources for SAS work diving.	
14.14	Identify the correct procedures for SAS diving.	
14.15	Identify the training requirements for SAS diving.	
14.16	Identify the environmental concerns for SAS diving.	
14.17	Identify the required documentation for a SAS work dive.	
14.18	Identify the required skills for a SAS work dive.	
14.19	Perform a SAS work dive. 	
Diving Medical Technician Specialization	
15.0	Identify blood borne diseases. The student will be able to:	
15.01	Recognize emergency diseases and disorders.	
15.02	Distinguish between fact and fallacy about the transmission and treatment of diseases caused by blood borne pathogens including HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis B. 	
15.03	Identify community resources and services available to the individuals with diseases caused by blood borne pathogens.	
15.04	Identify “at rick” behaviors which promote the spread of diseases caused by blood borne pathogens and the public education necessary to combat the spread of these diseases.	
15.05	Apply infection control techniques designed to prevent the spread of diseases caused by blood borne pathogens to the care of all patients following Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines.	
15.06	Identify the legal aspects of HIV/AIDs, including testing. 	
16.0	Recognize and practice infection control procedures. The student will be able to:	
16.01	Define principles of infection control including standard and transmission based precautions.	
16.02	Describe medical and surgical asepsis and practice procedures such as hand-washing and isolation.	
16.03	Describe how to dispose correctly of biohazardous materials according to appropriate government guidelines such as OSHA.	
17.0	Recognize and respond to emergency situations. The student will be able to:	
17.01	Record and monitor vital signs.	
17.02	Describe legal parameters relating to the administration of emergency care.	
17.03	Obtain and maintain training or certification on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), automated external defibrillator (AED), foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO) and first aid.	
17.04	Recognize adverse drug related emergencies and take appropriate first aid action.	
18.0	Recognize and practice safety and security procedures. The student will be able to:	
18.01	Recognize safe and unsafe working conditions and report safety hazards.	
18.02	Demonstrate the safe use of medical equipment.	
18.03	Explain and apply the theory of root- cause analysis.  	
18.04	Identify and describe methods in medical error reduction and prevention in the various healthcare settings.	
18.05	Identify and practice security procedures for medical supplies and equipment.	
18.06	Demonstrate personal safety procedures based on Occupations Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) regulations including standard precautions.	
18.07	Recognize Materials Data Safety Sheets (MSDS) and comply with safety signs, symbols and labels.	
18.08	Demonstrate proper body mechanics and ergonomics.	
18.09	Demonstrate the procedure for properly identifying patients.	
18.10	Demonstrate procedures for the safe transport and transfer of patients.	
18.11	Describe fire, safety, disaster and evacuations procedures.	
18.12	Discuss The Joint commission patient safety goals (www.jointcommission.org ) and any other applicable accrediting/regulatory agency guidelines.	
19.0	Demonstrate an understanding of and apply wellness and disease concepts. The student will be able to:	
19.01	Describe strategies for prevention of diseases including health screenings and examinations.	
19.02	Identify personal health practices and environmental factors which affect optimal function of each of the major body systems	
19.03	Identify psychological reactions to illness including defense mechanisms.	
19.04	Identify complementary and alternative health practices.	
19.05	Discuss the adverse effects of the use of alcohol, tobacco, and both legal and illegal drugs on the human body and apply safety practices related to these and other high risk behaviors.	
19.06	Explain the basic concepts of positive self-image, wellness and stress.	
19.07	Develop a wellness and stress control plan that can be used in personal and professional life.	
19.08	Explore and utilize the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s current food guidelines (http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/dietary-guidelines). 	
19.09	Recognize the steps in the grief process.	
20.0	Demonstrate legal and ethical responsibilities. The student will be able to:	
20.01	Discuss the legal framework of the healthcare occupations including scope of practice legislation.	
20.02	Explain practices that could result in malpractice, liability, negligence, abandonment, false imprisonment and fraud.	
20.03	Demonstrate procedures for accurate documentation and record keeping.	
20.04	Interpret healthcare facility policy and procedures.	
20.05	Explain the “Patient’s Bill of Rights”.	
20.06	Identify standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).	
20.07	Describe advance directives.	
20.08	Describe informed consent.	
20.09	Explain the laws governing harassment, labor and employment.	
20.10	Differentiate between legal and ethical issues in healthcare.	
20.11	Describe a code of ethics consistent with the healthcare occupation.	
20.12	Identify and compare personal, professional, and organizational ethics.	
20.13	Recognize the limits of authority and responsibility of health care workers including legislated scope of practice	
20.14	Recognize and report illegal and/or unethical practices of healthcare workers.	
20.15	Recognize and report abuse including domestic violence and neglect.	
20.16	Distinguish among the five schedules of controlled substances.	

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations that include scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, emerging technologies, tools and equipment, as well as, experimental, quality, and safety procedures are an integral part of this career and technical program/course. Laboratory investigations benefit all students by developing an understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of empirical work, as well as the skills required to manage, operate, calibrate and troubleshoot equipment/tools used to make observations. Students understand measurement error; and have the skills to aggregate, interpret, and present the resulting data. Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students.

Laboratory activities for this program encompass a wide variety of both physical and natural environments including classrooms, a pool and an open water facility for student teaching; computer stations; equipment repair, storage and distribution areas (dive locker); actual and simulated underwater work stations in open water both inland and offshore; and diver delivery stations on docks, beaches and boats. Cooperative arrangements with local businesses allow advanced students to interact with real customers in the actual working environment. Laboratory activities range from basic motor skill development through the performance of complex underwater tasks, as well as diving supervision and teaching. Students participate in actual underwater work projects and serve as teaching assistants in actual courses. Equipment employed in laboratory activities includes both scuba and SAS diving equipment including helmets, umbilicals and compressors; wet and dry exposure suits; wireless and hard–wire underwater communications equipment; harnesses and tethers; and underwater computers, hand tools, cameras and other research instruments. The primary laboratory, an on-campus, open water, all weather underwater training area (UTA), contains abundant marine life, archeological artifacts (timbers from an actual treasure galleon) a sunken boat, submerged vehicles including a school bus, a large aeration system, and several work diving simulators. The UTA is served by a hard-wire underwater communications system that enables surface personnel to interact directly with those underwater.

Special Notes

The State of Florida is the world’s leading employer in the business of recreational diving. Many of these businesses, along with other employers of underwater workers, are represented on the A.A.S. Degree Advisory Committee for Diving Business and Technology. Classes involving diving are sometimes conducted at the site of these businesses, which represent a regular source of employment of students, often even before completion of their degree. Interaction with special classes conducted regularly for diving employees of such agencies as the Florida Department of Transportation, South Florida Water Management District, public safety agencies, and Federal agencies such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provide degree-seeking students with an opportunity for first-hand experience with careers in diving technology.

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities to meet individual needs and ensure equal access. Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors. Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education. Accommodations change the way the student is instructed. Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems. Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

Certificate Programs

A College Credit Certificate consists of a program of instruction of less than sixty (60) credits of college-level courses, which is part of an AS or AAS degree program and prepares students for entry into employment (Rule 6A-14.030, F.A.C.).  This AAS degree program includes the following College Credit Certificates:

	Introduction to Commercial/Work Diving (0249030405) – 10 credit hours
	Fundamentals of Professional Diving (0249030404) – 17 credit hours
	Professional Dive Instructor (0249030403) – 15 credit hours
	Diving Medical Technician (0249030402) – 14 credit hours
	Professional Research Diving (0249030401) – 14 credit hours

Standards for the above certificate programs are contained in separate curriculum frameworks.

Additional Resources

For additional information regarding articulation agreements, Bright Futures Scholarships, Fine Arts/Practical Arts Credit and Equivalent Mathematics and Equally Rigorous Science Courses please refer to:
http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml.