Dive Team Role Sheet
Buddy pairs cover who's diving with whom; a role sheet covers who's responsible for what. On a larger or more complex dive, clear roles (who navigates, who tracks time and gas checkpoints out loud, who handles surface support) prevent the assumption that "someone else" is handling it.
Common roles worth assigning explicitly
- Navigation
- Timekeeping / checkpoint calls
- Surface support / boat contact
- Equipment check lead
- Emergency roles (see the EAP template for a fuller emergency-specific list)
Roles are a coordination tool, not a certification
Assigning a role documents who's agreed to handle a task on this dive -- it doesn't certify anyone to perform it, and it doesn't replace the training each diver already holds.
Dive Brief organizes information entered by the dive team. It does not calculate whether a dive is safe or replace training, certification, professional judgment, dive computers, agency standards, or a live predive briefing.
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