Air Chamber Attendant Training is a core module for personnel supporting hyperbaric and diving operations. It develops the knowledge and practical understanding required to assist with chamber procedures, maintain safety under pressure, and support diver care during routine and emergency chamber operations.
Chamber attendants play a vital role in supporting communication between internal and external personnel, assisting medical practitioners, and ensuring the chamber environment remains controlled, hygienic, and operationally safe. This module introduces chamber systems, key operational roles, attendant responsibilities, and safe practices for managing chamber occupants, treatment gases, and emergency response procedures.
Key areas covered include:
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Introduction to chamber systems and terminology
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Key personnel roles and CHATT responsibilities
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Chamber design, components, and operational features
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Oxygen toxicity recognition and response procedures
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Decompression illness overview and neurological assessment
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Therapeutic treatment tables and treatment gas support
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Documentation requirements and record keeping
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Chamber preparation, patient assessment, and pre-dive duties
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Briefing procedures and locking-in/out operations
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Emergency procedures and medical lock operations
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Hygiene, housekeeping, and chamber maintenance
By the end of this module, learners will be able to describe the roles of chamber personnel, support chamber operations safely, prepare and brief chamber occupants, assist with patient care and treatment gas delivery, recognise diving-related disorders, respond appropriately to emergencies, and maintain documentation and hygiene standards in accordance with industry requirements.
Course Features
- Lectures 31
- Quiz 0
- Duration Lifetime access
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 226
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Yes
- 11 Sections
- 31 Lessons
- Lifetime
- Introduction to Air Chambers5
- Chamber DesignObjective: Develop the knowledge and practical understanding required to describe chamber design features and operational components that support safe chamber use.
Knowledge: Explain where chambers are used, describe chamber functions and operational uses, explain view port care and maintenance, differentiate between locks, and identify valve types and testing requirements.
Skills: Demonstrate chamber operational understanding by identifying chamber components and explaining correct handling, care, and safety considerations for operational readiness.5 - Managing Oxygen ToxicityObjective: Develop the knowledge and response understanding required to recognise oxygen toxicity and apply correct procedures during therapeutic treatment operations.
Knowledge: Define oxygen toxicity, explain its causes and symptoms, describe recognition requirements, and explain when oxygen must be removed during therapeutic treatment.
Skills: Demonstrate treatment support readiness by identifying oxygen toxicity symptoms and selecting appropriate corrective actions during simulated treatment scenarios.3 - Decompression illness/sicknessObjective: Develop the knowledge and monitoring understanding required to recognise decompression sickness and support response procedures during diving operations.
Knowledge: Explain decompression sickness (DCS/DCI), describe common signs and symptoms, explain neurological assessment principles, and identify the purpose of therapeutic tables for treatment support.
Skills: Demonstrate operational support ability by identifying symptoms in scenarios, assisting with monitoring processes, and supporting the correct response procedures under supervision.3 - Documentation1
- Chamber Preparation4
- Briefing of Chamber Occupants6
- Providing Treatment Gas1
- Safe Operation of a Medical Lock1
- Chamber Emergency ProceduresObjective: Develop the knowledge and response understanding required to identify chamber emergencies and support appropriate emergency procedures safely.
Knowledge: Explain common chamber emergency scenarios, outline emergency response procedures, and describe reporting and communication requirements during chamber incidents.
Skills: Demonstrate emergency readiness by selecting correct emergency actions, supporting response procedures, and maintaining communication and control during simulated emergency scenarios.1 - Taking care of the ChamberObjective: Develop the knowledge and maintenance understanding required to maintain chamber hygiene, housekeeping standards, and operational readiness.
Knowledge: Explain hygiene and housekeeping requirements, identify contamination risks, describe cleaning and maintenance procedures, and explain how chamber care supports safety and compliance.
Skills: Demonstrate correct chamber care practices by applying hygiene routines, maintaining housekeeping standards, and supporting operational readiness through correct cleaning procedures.1
