Diving Control Board
The Diving Control (safety) Board has autonomous and absolute authority over the operations of the Penn State Science Diving Program. Functions of the Board are:
- Approves and monitors diving projects.
- Reviews and revises the diving safety manual.
- Assures compliance with the manual.
- Certifies Scientific Divers for the Penn State Science Diving Program.
- Certifies depths to which a diver has been trained.
- Takes disciplinary action for unsafe practices.
- Assures adherence to the buddy system for scuba diving.
Membership of the Board includes:
- A Chairperson elected by the Board.
- The University Dive Safety Officer (DSO).
- The Director of the Penn State Aquatics Program.
- A representative from each unit acively involved in scientific diving for research or education.
- A representative (dive instructor) from the Kinesiology scuba diving program.
- A representative of the Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education.
Current Members:
- Chair. Dr. Robert Crane, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
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DSO. Dr. Timothy White, Research Scientist, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
- Lee Kump, Professor of Geosciences, Department of Geosciences.
- Jay Stauffer, Professor of Ichthyology, School of Forest Resources.
- Craig Bown, Athletics Coach, Kinesiology SCUBA Instructor
- Jeremy Cohen, Associate Vice Provost. Office of the Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education
How can I participate?
Participation in the Penn State Science Diving Program is by application only. The application process includes:
a signed waiver of liability and requires a medical exam. Medical exams are also required at periodic intervals in order to maintain active diving status. A Dive Medical History Form must be completed each year and submitted to the Science Diving Program . A link to the application package is available here. Participants are also required to submit a log of each dive. The web form can be found here. Selecting these links will open a new browser window.
