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Emergency Action Plan Builder

How This Builder Works

An Emergency Action Plan (EAP) is a simple document that organizes critical information before a dive begins. If something goes wrong underwater or at the surface, the team already knows where to go, who to call, what equipment is available, and how the response should unfold. Planning these details in advance removes confusion when time matters most.

This tool helps you build a basic Emergency Action Plan for a recreational dive site, charter, or training operation. Enter the dive location details, nearby medical facilities, and key emergency contact numbers. The checklist section confirms that essential safety equipment is available. The risk assessment section encourages you to think through the specific conditions at the site and how your team would prevent or respond to common problems.

When finished, the builder generates a printable Emergency Action Plan that can be kept with dive gear, on a boat, or posted at the dive site. The goal is not to create a complex document, but a clear one that can actually be used if an incident occurs.

Location of Diving Activities

Medical Facilities

Nearest Hospital

Emergency Numbers

Emergency Items Checklist

Confirm that these emergency items are packed or available on site before diving operations begin.

Item
Yes
No
First Aid Kit
Oxygen Unit
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Save-A-Dive Kit
Surface Float / Throw Line
Dive Flags
Cell or Satellite Phone (as appropriate)
Audible Signal Device
Surface Visible Signal Device
Cutting Tools
Binoculars
Spinal Immobilization / Backboard

Custom Checklist Items

Add your own items and mark whether they are available.

Custom Item
Yes
No

Site Risk Assessment

This section is intentionally open-ended. No predefined answers or drop-down selections are provided where judgment and planning matter most. The goal is to think through the real risks at this site, how those risks can be reduced, and how the team would respond if something goes wrong.

Item
What Are The Risks?
How to Minimize The Risks?
How to Handle If The Risk Happens?
Weather Forecast
Air Temperature
Water Temperature
Current
Waves
Bottom Composition
Boat Traffic
Visibility
Depth
Overhead Environment?
Entanglement Hazard?
Marine Life
Egress Method
EMS Access

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Written by Tyler Allison • Last updated March 15, 2026