Scuba Diving Operational Risk Management: An SAS approach to principles, techniques and application

Scuba Diving Operational Risk Management is the first book dedicated to the practical application of risk management to diving of all kinds and at all levels.

In seeking to maintain diver safety, inform rescue management procedures and learn from near misses a process for identifying and dealing with risks is vital. In this key text, former SAS Assault Swimmer Class 1 Gino Ferreri details the step-by-step procedure for pinpointing the real causes of dangers, and mitigating against them and their effects.

Of great benefit to recreational, advanced and professional divers, plus anyone directly or indirectly associated with diving. All will find value in the principles and techniques contained in the book, which will remain relevant throughout their personal development and any future advances in equipment and approaches.

• Looks at diving risk management the SAS way.
• Includes a toolkit of ready-reckoners and templates.
• Contains information that aligns with the ISO 31000 international risk management standard.

Claudio Gino Ferreri BSc (Security) has made risk management his life's work, having dived as a member of the Australian SAS, been a permanent acting police senior sergeant with the Western Australia counter--terrorism and bomb disposal teams, and a government security manager for the Anti Corruption Commission and Corruption and Crime Commission. He holds recreational diving qualifications to TDI Trimix level, and has served as committee member and Diving Officer to the Underwater Explorers Club of Western Australia.