FEMAGLOBAL Pte Ltd

DDC - Basic Diving & Hyperbaric Chamber Operators Course

Course Structure

The course addresses the historical development of today’s recompression chamber, basic diving physics, potential issues associated with compressed gas treatment together with safe practical hands-on control panel operation for diving a Multiplaced Chamber. 

 This is a practical based course where you will learn and perform hands on Chamber Operations which encompasses operating the recompression chamber & control panel for the management and prevention of Diving & Compressed Air Injuries. You will learn:

1.  The fundamental practical techniques of chamber compression, decompression, ventilation and practical application to Bounce Diving, US Navy Treatment Tables (TT5, TT6, TT6A) and SOAKS.
2.  Diving & Compressed Air Exposure Screening for prevention, treatment and management of diving & compressed air related injuries will be highlighted.
3.  The importance of associated chamber operations equipment like Air Banks, O2 Banks, Fire Suppression Systems, Air/Gas overboard dump areas, Air Intake areas, Compressors, Air Receivers, Filtrations Systems, Gas analyzers etc for  safe treatment.
4. To recognize, prevent and manage potential complications during treatment by clinically observation or with the use of chamber emergency procedures and protocols with be explained. 

This training is conducted in conjunction with FEMA Clinic & Surgery, Flinders EMA Pte Ltd, FEMAGLOBAL Pte Ltd together with Educational Partner CSM Academy Pte Ltd and Worksite Training Partner EF Consult Asia Pte Ltd

Program Director, Program Faculty, Clinical Faculty, Education Partner, Worksite Training Partner

The DDC (Diver Decompression Chamber) Basic Diving & Hyperbaric Chamber Operation Course is conducted under FEMAGLOBAL Pte Ltd by Dr Kevin U-Jyn Chan a Registered Medical Doctor, Designated Workplace Doctor (Occupational Medicine), Diving & Hyperbaric Medicine Physician (Level 2 D), Maritime & Offshore Physician and Family Physician. He underwent his basic medical training in Australia and further training in Occupational, Diving, Hyperbaric, Maritime, Offshore Medicine and Family Physician Training in Singapore, Norway, Australia, UK-Aberdeen, USA. He is the Chief Medical Physician of FEMA Clinic & Surgery and is a Director of Flinders EMA Pte Ltd.

 This Practical Academic Course is delivered together with Educational Partner CSM International Pte Ltd which was established in 2005. CSM Academy International is a Private Education Institute (PEI) conducting Healthcare and Service Management Programs ranging from Basic Certificates to Master Programs.

 This Hands On Chamber Operators Course involves the Candidate Operating our Real Live Operational Ready Diving and Hyperbaric Chambers for Management of Diving Injuries like Decompression Illness Type 1, Type 2 as well as  Arterial Gas Embolism for both Diving & Compressed Air Work Personnel. To ensure  candidates are able to operate the Chambers successfully and safely we work together with our Worksite Training Partner and local industry leader EF Consult Aisa Pte Ltd who is involved with the supply of turnkey Compressed Air Diving & Hyperbaric Chambers and Chamber Operators for underground compressed air tunnelling projects both locally in Singapore and Internationally.

This Course in Basic Emergency Diving First Aid for Occupational Divers equips the occupational diver with the basic knowledge and skills to identify, treat and manage the various occupational diving related  emergencies and injuries. The course forms the foundation of diving first aid training for both emergency life threatening and non-life threatening emergency underwater/diving incidents. 

The course introduces the participant to basic diving medicine - in the areas of diving medicine history, diving physics , diving physiology together with the human bodily system interaction. Upon understanding these basic concepts, the participant is then trained to manage underwater diving injuries such as emergency life threatening & non-life threatening conditions, the conscious & unconscious diver, pressure related illnesses, dissolved gas injuries, diving related medical/dental conditions,  marine life inflicted injuries etc.

Participants will undergo practical skills training for deploying emergency first aid medical equipment , performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the deployment of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) and rendering first aid for treatment of diving injuries. 

The Principles of Diving Injury Management in the areas of Prevention, Standby, Telemedicine, Emergency Deployment (P-STED) and importance of Remote Specialist Integrative Consultations (RSIC) together with Immediate Effective Oxygen and Fluids administration will be addressed.

This Course in Emergency Diving First Aid for Occupational Divers equips the occupational diver with the knowledge and skills to identify, treat and manage the various occupational diving related  emergencies and injuries. The course forms the foundation of diving first aid training for both emergency life threatening and non-life threatening emergency underwater/diving incidents. The course introduces the participant to basic diving medicine - in the areas of diving medicine history, diving physics , diving physiology together with the human bodily system interaction. Upon understanding these basic concepts, the participant is then trained to manage underwater diving injuries such as emergency life threatening & non-life threatening conditions, the conscious & unconscious diver, pressure related illnesses, aquatic disease conditions, diving related medical/dental conditions, psychological conditions, underwater trauma, marine life inflicted injuries etc. Participants will undergo practical skills training for deploying emergency first aid medical equipment , performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the deployment of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) and rendering first aid for treatment of diving injuries. The Principles of Diving Injury Management in the areas of Prevention, Standby, Telemedicine, Emergency Deployment (P-STED) and importance of Remote Specialist Integrative Consultations (RSIC) together with Immediate Effective Oxygen and Fluids administration will be addressed.