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TAMUG Dive Program

TAMUG Dive Program    

The TAMUG Dive Program supports many undersea programs involved in Scientific Research, Academic Training, Dive Safety, Equipment Operations, and Sport Diving that the ocean-focused TAMUG campus has to offer. On an annual basis, the TAMUG Dive Program facilitates scientific and educational activities through undergraduate courses, continuing educational and training programs, and safety oversight, at both regional and global locations.

Leadership for the TAMUG Dive Program is an enthusiastic group of faculty and staff, who operate with a full dive locker with facilities for gear storage and maintenance of University-owned equipment, breathing gas compressor and fill system, and administrative spaces.

The TAMUG Dive Program seeks to become the best research, educational, and dive training facility on the Gulf Coast to support the broader academic mission of Texas A&M University.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS    

21 May, 2020

On 14 May 2020, the TAMUG Diving Control Board met to discuss changes to the Standard Operating Procedures for individuals diving beneath the auspices of Texas A&M University at Galveston in response to COVID-19. The DCB has been consulting with professional medical personnel, and other national and international diving organizations.

Effectively immediately, until December 2020 when these points will be re-evaluated, the following changes to the standard operating procedures will occur:

  1. TAMUG will have a moratorium on technical diving through the rest of the 2020. Technical Diving includes diving beyond no decompression limits, overhead environments, and closed circuit rebreather diving.
  2. Individuals with a blood oxygen saturation below 92% should not dive until they have been further screened by a physician with experience in dive medicine. Pulse oximeters will be available on all dive sites for self-screening, and additional normalization in the usage of this equipment shall occur (note: equipment already available in TAMUG dive locker).
  3. Until further notice, any SCUBA diving skill that requires the direct transfer of equipment from mouth to mouth during teaching be transitioned to a simulated training activity (as advised by appropriate training agencies), or alternate activity to allow for disinfecting equipment between activities.
  4. Any divers with confirmed, or suspected, COVID-19 illness are to be screened, and approved, by a physician with experience in dive medicine and by the DCB before returning to dive activities.
  5. Any diver suspected of COVID-19 illness or displaying COVID-19 symptoms will not be permitted to dive, and must follow university guidelines regarding medical approval to return to normal activities.  A test indicating that the student is currently COVID-19 negative may be required in order to return to diving activities.

Any questions can be directed to members of the safety and compliance team in the TAMUG Dive Program.

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