United States Navy Diving Safety Program

The United States Navy has an aggressive and comprehensive diving safety program. The program begins with the initial selection of candidates for formal diving training and follows the diver throughout training and into the Fleet in various forms. One of these forms is technical guidance with the primary vehicle being the United States Navy Diving Manual. This manual sets forth the procedures and equipment to be used for diving evolutions. A second form is the various inspections our diving systems, equipment and divers undergo. Included are INSURV, operational readiness, safety, administrative and systems/equipment certification inspections. A third form serves as an aid to assist the Navy to evaluate procedures and equipment. In this form computerized statistics are kept on all dives performed by Navy divers. This cradle-to-grave philosophy totally encompasses Navy diving and statistics show that it is successful.