The Standards Committee shall advise the Board of Directors and
the President in the development, review and revision of standards and
procedures for safe scientific diving certifications, and for safe
scientific diving programs. The Standards Committee Chair or
President shall appoint the Standards Committee. The Standards Committee shall:
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Maintain a Manual of Standards for Scientific Diving Certification and
Operation of Scientific Diving Programs to respond to the needs of the
membership and the scientific diving community in general;
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Periodically review the standards and procedures for scientific
diving, solicit recommendations from organizational member, and
recommend to the Board of Directors revisions, changes, deletions or
updates;
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Recommend to the Board of Directors and the appropriate standing
committees subject matter for symposia and workshops to educate the
membership and others in matters pertaining to the standards and
procedures for scientific diving;
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Recommend to the Board of Directors subject matter for the research
and development of standards and procedures for safe scientific diving;
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Review the proposed diving safety manual of applicants for
Organizational Membership, and make appropriate recommendations to the
Membership Committee;
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Review the particular changes and modifications proposed by any
Organizational Member for its own diving safety program or Manual for
Diving Safety, and make appropriate recommendations to the Board of
Directors;
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Participate in on-site visitations or other forms of inspections of
the scientific diving policies, standards, procedures, programs and
practices of an Organizational Member, as directed by the Board of
Directors;
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Distribute to the membership the revisions, changes, deletions or
updates of standards and practices for scientific diving that have been
approved by the Board of Directors;
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Respond to the inquiries of individuals and organizations, both
members and non members, regarding policies, standards, procedures,
programs and practices for safe scientific diving and emergency related
matters;
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Represent the safe scientific diving goals and purposes of the
American Academy of Underwater Science, as directed by the Board of
Directors, before other organizations and government agencies with
corresponding or parallel interests in the development and
administration of safe diving standards;
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Submit to the Treasurer when requested an annual budget and cost accounting of the work of the Diving Standards Committee; and
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Perform other functions pertaining to scientific diving standards that
the President or the Board of Directors may request from time to time.
Notes from Committee:
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If you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact AAUS at [email protected] or the committee chair.
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Organizational members need to review their standards manuals on a yearly basis and submit any changes to [email protected]