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KFT Newletter October 2022
In this newsletter we address the following topics:
- Diving and Covid: current situation and presentation by Dr Van Laak (DAN Germany).
- Crossover / TEL in spring summer 2023
- Scientific Publications using the Scientific Diving Method
- Research diving and recreational diving - simply explained
You can find the download here:
Crossover and Dive Mission Leader Course on Helgoland
From 08.05.2023 (arrival on 07.05.2023) to 12.05.2023 a Dive Mission Leader and Crossover Course will take place on Helgoland in cooperation with the Alfred Wegener Institute Centre for Scientific Diving (CSD) and the Diving Centre of the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT). The announcements with further information and the requirements for participation can be found here:
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New Recommendation for Action "Use of resuscitators"
In times of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is also more difficult to ventilate an injured diver. To minimise contact with the diver, resuscitators are a good solution. However, their use is not necessarily taught in first aid courses. This recommendation for action is intended to serve as a guideline for training in the use of resuscitation bags.
KFT-Recommendation for the use of scientific divers during the COVID-19 pandemie
New Recommendation for Action 2 Version 2 from 14.11.2020
This recommendation for action was written by the Commission for Research Diving Germany in close cooperation with the medical expert of the Examination Commission for Research Diving and is addressed to all scientific divers and to all institutes and scientific facilities involved in scientific diving operations. The overarching goal of the KFT recommendation for action is to protect employees who are involved in scientific diving from health hazards caused by an infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
We encourage all companies to have divers and other persons directly involved in a scientific diving assignment fill out a binding voluntary self-declaration on the personal status of a possible SARS- CoV-2 infection / COVID-19 disease before each assignment.
29.07.2020: We added a few new documents in this section, so please check it out.
Welcome to the Commission for Scientific Diving in Germany
The Commission for Research Diving in Germany (KFT) is a registered professional association of german research institutions which carry out scientific diving on the basis of the current national rules and regulations. Members of the professional association are in particular universities, non-university research institutions and companies which employ "certified research divers", the training companies for research divers recognised in Germany according to GUV-R 2112, the examination commission for research divers of the DGUV and the Federal Ministry for Research and Technology (BMBF).
The KFT is responsible for the development and coordination of scientific diving in Germany. It represents the scientific and logistic interests of diver-assisted aquatic research at the national and international level. It represents German interests in the field of professional scientific diving in Europe as a member of the European Scientific Diving Panel (ESDP) within the Network of Marine Research Institutes and Stations.
Important tasks of the Commission for Research Diving Germany with its different working groups are:
- the advancement of the safety regulations for research diving in Germany in cooperation with the relevant government agencies.
- the methodological further development and guarantee of a high scientific standard in scientific diving.
- the creation of training plans for research diving in Germany.
- Consulting of third parties (universities or institutions without their own research divers) regarding the implementation of scientific projects in which research divers are to be deployed.
KFT is thus the central point of contact for all questions relating to professional scientific diving in Germany. The main objective of the Commission is to support German scientists in the implementation of safe and scientifically excellent diving projects in Germany and abroad.
KFT is a professional association registered at the Bremerhaven Local Court. Prof. Dr. P. Fischer (chairman), Dr. M. Schmid (deputy chairman), Dipl. Biol. F. Donat (deputy chairman) and Dr. Marcus Herrmans (deputy chairman) are appointed as members of the executive board.
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- Category: Commission