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2 Weeks
$3,000 (ALST)
The ADAS Life Support Technician (LST) and Assistant Life Support Technician (ALST) are integral roles in the Dive Bell team. The responsibilities and actions of an LST directly effect and control the lives of the divers under their care. The primary responsibility of an LST is maintaining an environment to sustain life within the saturation diving complex.
These courses cover working safely in a hyperbaric operation, operating life support equipment as part of a team in a saturation diving operation, performing compression, decompression and therapeutic recompression operations, and working safely in offshore diving operations.
The Life Support Technician (LST) course is a great addition to any commercial divers CV. The course prepares those with the relevant industry experience the ability to work as part of a bell dive team.
This course is going to be the best add-on to a Part 3 certificate as it builds upon the skills and knowledge needed to work successfully offshore in the oil and gas industry.
CDA’s ADAS Part 4 (Closed Bell) course includes ALST certification for all students.
More information regarding career pathways from an Assistant Life Support Technician (ALST) to Life Support Technician (LST) to Life Support Supervisor (LSS) can be found on the ADAS website.
Current First Aid, CPR and Advanced Oxygen Resuscitation certificates or Diver Medic Technician (DMT) with Advanced Oxygen Resuscitation completed in the last 12 months.
- To meet the AS/NZS 2299.1 and ADAS requirements anyone who joins a course at CDA, or any other ADAS school is required to have a current first aid, 02 provider and CPR certification.
- In general, if the card has First Aid on it, and the course was about a day long, it is likely this will be accepted. Though if you are not sure if your First Aid ticket is accepted, you can contact us any time to find out.
- If you are completing your First Aid, CPR or O2 course in Australia, you can check if the units are acceptable by checking this table.
For non-divers:
- Candidates who do not hold a current ADAS dive qualification are required to complete a non-diver top-up module. This is a week long course teaching basic diving theory.
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Successful completion of this course results in the following Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification:
- LST: Certificate IV in Hyperbaric Operations (Saturation system). (National Qualification Code: 11006NAT, awarded by Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme (ADAS), Registered Training Organization (RTO) Number 88104).
- ALST: Partial completion of Certificate IV in Hyperbaric Operations (Saturation system). (National Qualification Code: 11006NAT, awarded by Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme (ADAS), Registered Training Organization (RTO) Number 88104).
More information including details on the unit standard, course competencies & prerequisites can be found on the ADAS website: CLICK HERE
Life Support Technician: the following units of competency are included:
- BSBWHS211 Contribute to health and safety of self and others
- NAT11006001 Work safely in hyperbaric operations
- NAT11006002 Maintain effective working relationships within dive or hyperbaric operations team
- NAT11006003 Apply knowledge of anatomy, physiology and diving physics to diving
- NAT11006004 Assess diving casualty and assist with first aid and treatment of diving illnesses and injuries
- NAT11006036 Apply knowledge of basic physics and decompression tables to hyperbaric operations
- NAT11006038 Prepare, operate and maintain twin-lock compression chamber
- NAT11006041 Support hyperbaric operations with equipment monitoring and routine servicing
- NAT11006042 Work safely and effectively as an assistant life support technician
- NAT11006043 Maintain environment in saturation diving life support equipment
- NAT11006044 Operate life support equipment as part of a team in saturation diving operations
- NAT11006065 Apply knowledge of basic physics, anatomy, physiology and psychology to hyperbaric work
- NAT11006074 Prepare to work safely in offshore diving operations
- NAT11006077 Complete closed bell and chamber surface procedures
Assistant Life Support Technician: the following units of competency are included:
- BSBWHS211 Contribute to health and safety of self and others
- NAT11006001 Work safely in hyperbaric operations*
- NAT11006002 Maintain effective working relationships within dive or hyperbaric operations team
- NAT11006036 Apply knowledge of basic physics and decompression tables to hyperbaric operations*
- NAT11006041 Support hyperbaric operations with equipment monitoring and routine servicing
- NAT11006042 Work safely and effectively as an assistant life support technician
- NAT11006065 Apply knowledge of basic physics, anatomy, physiology and psychology to hyperbaric work
- NAT11006074 Prepare to work safely in offshore diving operations*
- NAT11006077 Complete closed bell and chamber surface procedures
- * Indicates required non-diver top-up units.
No, course fees exclude accommodation and food, these are your responsibility. We are more than happy to provide you with a list of local accommodation providers.
Yes, we offer a pickup on the first day only for courses in Tasmania. Pick up can be either from Launceston Airport or from your accommodation in Launceston city if you arrive earlier. Please note that we do not offer daily transport during the course.
We cannot assist with visa applications, if you do need assistance we suggest contacting a visa agent in your home country. We can provide an acceptance letter once you have paid a deposit and secured a place on a course.
