Recently, Ocean Plan 's 'Diver Communication and Positioning System,' along with its 'Equipment Training Instructor Team,' arrived at Pulau Damar Besar in northern Jakarta, Indonesia. The team provided equipment operation training and systematic technical support for local underwater search and rescue divers conducting underwater rescue missions. This training marks another practical professional application of Ocean Plan's underwater equipment in Southeast Asia, further strengthening the foundation for bilateral cooperation in water safety and rescue.
Indonesia, known as the 'Land of a Thousand Islands,' consists of more than 17,500 islands. The training site, Pulau Damar Besar, is part of the Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu), located north of Jakarta. Known for its pristine beaches and clear waters, the island offers a peaceful holiday getaway and opportunities to explore marine life. Just about an hour by boat from Jakarta, with water depths ranging from 5 to 40 meters, it features typical open-water diving conditions, making it an ideal place for diving training and coordinated command exercises.
The two sides carried out professional training centered on the full process of 'communication–positioning–command,' ensuring a seamless integration of theoretical instruction, equipment operation, and underwater application.
In this training, divers used the Dive Navigation Computer, which enables real-time underwater positioning, target navigation, and text messaging, while supporting multi-diver coordination. Surface commanders operated the Surface Control Center to continuously monitor divers' movements, receive mission updates, and issue commands—forming a stable 'surface–underwater' coordination mechanism.
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After gearing up and entering the water, divers completed several training modules:
Underwater Search and Return Training
Using the Dive Navigation Computer to perform target navigation and return-to-base tasks.
Information Exchange and Mission Coordination
Achieving two-way communication—surface to diver and diver to diver—via mission text messages.
Position Monitoring and Situational Assessment
Surface command personnel continuously tracked diver movements based on positioning data.
Underwater Emergency Rescue Simulation
Simulating diver-in-distress scenarios and using SOS alarms to improve emergency response efficiency.
Throughout the training, divers and surface command personnel worked in close coordination, and all underwater modules were executed successfully. Indonesian underwater search and rescue divers highly praised the system's stability, ease of use, and mission support capabilities. Its value in critical applications—such as underwater search and rescue, mission coordination, location monitoring, and communication—was fully recognized, demonstrating its strong potential in water emergency rescue operations.
Ocean Plan will continue advancing underwater communication and positioning technologies, providing professional equipment to support water safety efforts in more countries and regions, and delivering reliable technical support for diving operations.
