Dive Briefings and Debreifings

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Dive Briefings and Debreifings
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OBJECTIVES

• Outline 2 techniques for giving a good briefing
  or debriefing.
• Explain one advantage of using a slate or hard
  copy of your briefing or debriefing.
• Describe 3 purposes for a briefing or debriefing.
• Describe 5 topics to be discussed in a briefing
  or debriefing.
• Discuss the advantages of providing a good
  briefing or debriefing.

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Techniques

• Have a system
• Work from parking lot-beach-water-surface-depth
• Use slates
• Wont forget stuff
• Liability exposure
• Make sure people are listening

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Briefings

• PURPOSES
• Foundation for directing all types of diving
• Opportunity to motivate good diving behavior,
  establish rapport with the group, reiterate
  important safety information.
• Opportunity to set the tone of the dive.

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Briefings

• TOPICS
• Orientation to facilities and sites
• Conditions
• Hazards and dangers
• Activity overview
• Establish objectives
• Provide specific instructions
• Increase safety of the activity
• Answer questions and avoid confusion
• Motivate students
• Make activities with limited communication run
  well

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Debriefings

• PURPOSES
• Obtain immediate feedback about the dive.
• Compare performance to objectives.
• Assess the diver physically and emotionally.
• Identify problems and provide solutions.
• Provide praise and encouragement.
• Recap key points.
• Answer questions.
• Motivation for future diving activities

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Debriefings

• TOPICS
• Enjoyment
• How the diver felt
• What did you see.
• Any new experiences.
• Conduct of the dive
• Bottom time
• Depth
• Where you went
• Conditions
• Air reserve
• Diver performance
• What went well
• What could be improved
• How to improve
• Questions
• Readiness/Desire to conduct another dive