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The Dive Industry Technician Course DITC
DITC (10day) Course Syllabus outline and study schedule
Day 1
- Monday
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Session 1 |
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Timing |
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09.00
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11.00 |
Introduction, Health and safety, Asset Member Forms
Section 1: Conventions |
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Break 11.00 |
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Session 2 |
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Deviation |
Timing |
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11.15
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13.30 |
Section 2: Gas Laws & the Behaviour of Gases
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Lunch
13.30 |
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Session 3 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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14.15
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16.00 |
Section 3: Tools and Workshop Practices.
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Break
16.00 |
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Session 4 |
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Timing |
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16.15
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17.30 |
Section Workshop procedures.
Introduce practical inspection session and Inspection forms for
tomorrow. |
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Finish 17.30 |
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Homework: Read section 1 & 2 (and Exam 1 & 2 if not completed in
class) |
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Day
2 - Tuesday |
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Session 1 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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09.00
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11.00 |
Practical Session: Routine inspection of professional/rental/school
equipment – BC’s, Cylinders, Regs
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Break 11.00 |
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Session 2 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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11.15
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13.30 |
Practical session continued: |
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Lunch
13.30 |
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Session 3 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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14.15
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16.00 |
Section 3: workshop procedures and common errors. |
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Break
16.00 |
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Session 4 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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16.15
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17.30 |
Section 3: Workshop Safety
Section 4: Pressure Control |
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Finish 17.30 |
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Homework: Read section 3 (and Exam 3 if not completed in class) |
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Day 4 -
Thursday |
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Session
1 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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09.00
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11.00 |
Practical session Regulator maintenance
Instructor demonstration
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Break
11.00 |
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Session
2 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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11.15
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13.30 |
Practical session Regulator maintenance
Student
practice
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Lunch
13.30 |
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Session
3 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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14.15
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16.00 |
Practical session Regulator maintenance
Student
practice
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Break
16.00 |
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Session
4 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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16.15
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17.30 |
Practical session Regulator maintenance
Student
practice
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Finish
17.30 |
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Homework read section 4 |
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Day 3 -
Wednesday |
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Session
1 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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09.00
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11.00 |
Section
4: Principled of regulators & First stage types. |
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Break
11.00 |
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Session
2 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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11.15
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13.30 |
Section
4: Second stage types. |
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Lunch
13.30 |
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Session
3 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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14.15
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16.00 |
Section
4: Regulator performance etc. |
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Break
16.00 |
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Session
4 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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16.15
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17.30 |
Section
4: Anti-freeze systems, etc
Section
4: Theory complete |
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Finish
17.30 |
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Homework: Read section 4 |
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Day 5 -
Friday |
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Session
1 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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09.00
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11.00 |
Practical session Regulator maintenance
Student
practice
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Break
11.00 |
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Session
2 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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11.15
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13.30 |
Practical session Regulator maintenance
Student
practice
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Lunch
13.30 |
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Session
3 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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14.15
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16.00 |
Practical session Regulator maintenance
Student
practice & instructor demo and explain cleaning process.
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Break
16.00 |
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Session
4 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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16.15
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17.30 |
Section
5: BCDs, Torches Cameras, Watches and batteries.
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Finish
17.30 |
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Homework: Read section 5 (and Exam 4 if not completed in class) |
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Day 6 -
Saturday |
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Session
1 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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09.00
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11.00 |
Section
5: Cylinder Valves inspection and gauging and maintenance |
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Break
11.00 |
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Session
2 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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11.15
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13.30 |
Practical Session: Soldering, Pressure Testing, Cyl Valve inspect and
Gauging, PTFE Tape. BCD and suit inflators |
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Lunch
13.30 |
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Session
3 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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14.15
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16.00 |
Practical Session continued Practical Session |
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Break
16.00 |
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Session
4 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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16.15
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17.30 |
Section
6: Cylinder testing |
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Finish
17.30 |
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Day 7 -
Sunday |
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Session 1 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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09.00
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11.00 |
Section
6: Cylinder testing standards and procedures. |
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Break
11.00 |
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Session
2 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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11.15
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13.30 |
Section
6: Cylinder testing standards and procedures. |
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Lunch
13.30 |
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Session
3 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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14.15
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16.00 |
Section
6: Rejection limits explanation in brief (more detail in Pt 2) |
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Break
16.00 |
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Session
4 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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16.15
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17.30 |
Section
6: Hydraulic testing |
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Finish
17.30 |
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Homework: Read section 6, (exam 5 if not completed in class)
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Day 8 -
Monday |
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Session
1 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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09.00
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11.00 |
Section
6: Practical session: Cylinder Inspection, measurement methods,
practice, and Hydraulic testing. |
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Break
11.00 |
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Session
2 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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11.15
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13.30 |
Section
6: Practical session: Cylinder Inspection, measurement methods,
practice, and Hydraulic testing. |
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Lunch
13.30 |
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Session
3 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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14.15
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16.00 |
Section
6: Practical session: Cylinder Inspection, measurement methods,
practice, and Hydraulic testing. |
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Break
16.00 |
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Session
4 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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16.15
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17.30 |
Section
6: Practical session: Cylinder Inspection, measurement methods,
practice, and Hydraulic testing. |
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Finish
17.30 |
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Homework: read section 7, (exam 6 if not completed in class) |
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Day 9 -
Tuesday |
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Session
1 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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09.00
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11.00 |
Section
8: Compressors & filtration |
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Break
11.00 |
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Session
2 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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11.15
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13.30 |
Section
8: Compressors & Air purity testing.
Practical session: Air Purity test. |
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Lunch
13.30 |
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Session
3 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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14.15
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16.00 |
Section
8: Air Banks |
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Break
16.00 |
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Session
4 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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16.15
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17.30 |
Section
8: Compressor controls & basic electrics
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Finish
17.30 |
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Guided Learning: Read section 8, complete quiz
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Day 10
- Wednesday |
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Session
1 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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09.00
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11.00 |
Section
8: Student practical
Compressors, Air banks & Cylinder charging |
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Break
11.00 |
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Session
2 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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11.15
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13.30 |
Section
8: Student practical
Cylinder charging.
Section
8: Exam |
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Lunch
13.30 |
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Session
3 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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14.15
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16.00 |
Section
9: Trading Standards |
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Break
16.00 |
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Session
4 |
Subject |
Deviation |
Timing |
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16.15
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17.30 |
Questions and discussion
Certification
Course
ends |
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Finish
17.30 |
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