Incident and near-miss first notes
Use this to capture facts while they are fresh. Your company's incident procedure, and any legal reporting duty where you work, come first. See the regulation hubs for reporting rules. Adapt this to your own dive project plan, company procedures and the rules that apply where you work. It is a prompt list, not a statement of what the law requires.
Incident and near-miss first notes · Marine Deep Port template · adapt before use
Date and time
Location / vessel
Recorded by
Supervisor on duty
What to write down now
- What happened, in order, with times, in plain words (facts, not blame)
- Who was involved, and who saw it
- Depth, task and equipment in use at the time
- Immediate actions taken and by whom
- Equipment or evidence kept aside (do not alter or discard)
- Who has been told (company, client, emergency services, regulator) and when
Template from port.marinedeep.com. It is a prompt list, not a statement of legal requirements. Adapt it to your dive project plan and procedures.