Media Dive Crews Ltd.Diving Risk Assessment

Production Britain’s Biggest Adventures with Bear Grylls

Date of Diving Activities

2 Sept 2014

Contacts’ names and contact details

Production TeamMark Challender – 07976 xxxxValeria Arpel – 02070 xxxxxDive TeamDavid Jones – 07887 xxxxJo Ruxton – 07818 xxxxxxHarry Gouge – 07849 xxxxxFrances Perry – 07747 xxxxxBoat SkipperPaul Turkentine – 07768 xxxxx

Dive Contractor Media Dive Crews LtdJo Ruxton – 07818 xxxxDavid Jones - 07887 xxxxxx

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Locations East of East Tudwell Island, Tremadog Bay Wales

Details of diving activities planned

1. Collection of Mantis Shrimps for filming the following day

Hazards identified, risks arising and preventative action

1. Normal risks associated with SCUBA including drowning, decompression sickness, dehydration, burst lung, hypothermia.

All of the support dive team are very experienced and will take all appropriate precautions needed to prevent any of these dive related incidents from occurring. There will be diver-medics on board

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plus oxygen with attendant O2 providers. The depth and time for the planned dives would make the incidence of decompression sickness negligible.

2. Shrimps have barbed claws, risk of cuts or grazes

Divers collecting the shrimps will wear gloves with appropriate thickness. Shrimps will be collected in jars directly from the burrows.

Boat Details Fully coded RIB – 6m

Operating conditions Expected to be calm weather. Collection site within Tremadog Bay, tides are minimal. Skipper is very familiar with this area and the collection zoneLW 08:20 HW 13:50

Insurance Papers to be inspected by dive contractor on site

Skipperincluding qualifications and/or experience

Paul Turkentine – Commercial Skipper

Animal subjects Mantis Shrimps –benign, may nip if handled

Handler or expert

Harry Gouge

Dive team size 4/5

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Dive team details David Jones – Standby Surface/In-water safety

HSE Part IV

Jo Ruxton – Dive Supervisor – HSE Media

Harry Gouge – Diver 1 – HSE Part IV

Frances Perry/Thomas Stamp – Diver 2 – PADI Divemasters

Dive conditions

Dive Plan

Max depth 20mSand/MudSheltered locationTidal streams minimal - Neaps

The diving will be carried out under the Scientific ACOP

To search for Mantis Shrimp Rissoides desmerestiIn Tremadog Bay. The U-shaped burrows will be located and 3 – 5 will be dug to collect the shrimp living inside.

A series of dives will be undertaken with appropriate timings until either 3 shrimps are collected or time and conditions dictate an end to the diving day.

Decompression regime

Safety stops/within computer no stop limits

Dive equipment service

Annual Services

Bail out systems Octopus

Due dates of diver’s medicals

David Jones – 1/7/15

Harry Gouge – 21/4/15

Frances Perry – 11/3/15

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Thomas Stamp - 11/3/15

Divers’ Insurance Insured under Production cover

First Aid General Jo Ruxton/David Jones trained divermedics

First Aid Kit provided

All of the team are HSE First Aid qualified

Oxygen administration

Jo Ruxton/David Jones

Recompression and evacuation

Murryfield Hospital, Holmwood DriveThigwall WirralCH61 1AU

24 hrs. 0151 6488000

Evacuation – Helicopter from Abersoch beach

Level of risk Low

Signatures Date

Dive Contractor……Media Dive Crews……… ………30/08/14………………..

Dive Supervisor ………

Producer ………………………………………….. ………………………..

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