This page is a repository for all NOAA diving forms. 

Each of the form links below will take you to a page with basic instructions and a downloadable form. All forms are provided as pdf documents and should be downloaded from here in order to make sure you are using the most recent version. If you have any questions about these forms, please send an e-mail to support.ndc@noaa.gov.

Although the list appears dauntingly long, rest assured that we try to keep the administrative burden for you as low as possible. Our hope is to balance the needs and time of our divers with the necessary safety precautions. Thanks for your patience!

Unit Administration

• NF 56-30 Officer Diving Authorization Request 
• NF 57-03-01 Diving Incident Report Form 
• NF 57-03-02 Diving Program Annual Report 
• NF 57-03-03 Diving Unit Inspection Checklist 
• NF 57-03-04 Diving Unit Change Form 
• NF 57-03-05 Review for Diver Reciprocity 
• NF 57-03-06 Letter of Reciprocity Request
• NF 57-03-07 Verification of Liability Coverage 
• NF 57-03-08 Observer Diver Waiver of Liability 
• NF 57-03-09 Liability Release & Assumption of Risk 
• NF 57-03-10 Agreement Approving Diving Operations from NOAA Owned or Contracted Vessels Under Non-NOAA Diving Standards 
• NF 57-03-11 Volunteer Diver Service Agreement 

Operations  / Logs

• NF 57-03-20 Dive Operations Plan (DOP) 
• NF 57-03-21 Diving Emergency Assistance Plan (DEAP) 
• NF 57-03-22 Dive Operations Plan - Safe Ship 
• NF 57-03-23 Dive Operations Plan: Pre and Post-Dive Checklist [This form has been replaced with NF 57-03-30]
• NF 57-03-24 Monthly Dive Log 
• NF 57-03-25 Supervisor's Dive Log 
• NF 57-03-26 Observer Diver Report 
• NF 57-03-28 Decompression Diving Request 
• NF 57-03-29 Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) Decompression Diving Request 
• NF 57-03-30 Dive Operational Risk Management 
• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)

Training

• NF 57-03-34 Annual Training Record 
• NF 57-03-35 Checkout Dive Skills Evaluation  
• NF 57-03-36 Field Evaluator Skills Checklist 
• NF 57-03-37 Field Evaluator Student Evaluation Record 
• NF 57-03-38 Training Request and Authorization
• NF 57-03-39 Swim Test Evaluation 
• NF 57-03-40 Annual Watermanship Assessment 
  
• NF 57-03-41 Diving Activity Resume 

Medical

• NF 57-03-50, 51, 52 Report of Physical Examination - Diver 
• NF 57-03-53 Report of Medical History - Observer Diver 
• NF 57-03-54 Report of Medical History - Annual Update 

Standardized Equipment

• NF 57-03-65 SEP Measurement Form 
• NF 57-03-66 SEP Transaction Form 
• NF 57-03-67 SEP User Agreement 
• NF 57-03-68 SEP Dive Computer User Agreement 
• NF 57-03-69,70 NOAA-Owned Gear Off-Duty User Agreement
• NF 57-03-72 SEP Review of Property 

Cylinder Inspection / O2 Kits

• NF 57-03-80 Visual cylinder Inspection Sticker - NOAA units can order stickers by contacting NDC at support.ndc@noaa.gov
• NF 57-03-81 Visual Cylinder Inspection Report 
• NF 57-03-82 Visual Cylinder Inspection Summary 
• NF 57-03-84 Emergency O2 Kit - Inventory, Maintenance & Order Form 
• NF 57-03-85 Emergency O2 Kit Valve Test Instructions