SHIPS Diver - Heritage Course

The SHIPS Project is a community enterprise that involves lots of enthusiastic volunteers working alongside the Project team. Training is an important part of the work that we do and the SHIPS Diver - Heritage course is the starting point for anyone working on our underwater heritage projects.

After completing the one-day SHIPS Diver - Heritage training course you will:

• Have an appreciation for maritime heritage in and around Plymouth Sound.
• Understand the role of The SHIPS Project CIC.
• Understand why we are recording Plymouth’s heritage.
• Understand how to complete a circular search underwater.
• Understand how to complete a radial search underwater.
• Understand how to record objects underwater.
• Be able to undertake basic finds recording.
• Have an introduction to locating shipwrecks.
• Understand the fundamentals of shipwreck law.
• Understand working underwater, task loading, and health and safety procedures.

At the end of the course you will receive a certificate of attendance from The SHIPS Project.

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