News about ADAS
Bruce Thompson, contributor to the establishment of ADAS, passes away at the age of 78 after a long and illustrious career in both military and commercial diving industries. Beginning his diving career at the age of 22, Bruce was an…
Three year long project comes to a close. On Wednesday 11th March Cal Dive demobilised the final vessel and dive team from the Barrow Island LNG jetty project after three years and eight months supporting construction work on the challenging…
One of ADAS’ major purposes is the continual strive to not only improve diver safety but also to provide opportunities for ADAS card holders in Australia and internationally. This includes creating partnerships with international organisations so ADAS card holders can…
The Underwater Centre Freemantle (TUCF) closes its doors for the last time. James Fisher Australia Pty Ltd, have notified ADAS that they no longer wish to continue operations as an ADAS Accredited Training Establishment in Western Australia. After 19 years…
An exciting opportunity available for research workers. Earthwatch Australia, an environmental not for profit organisation, is asking for divers to be involved in Project Manta which has been developed to study and learn more about the elusive manta ray. Participants…
Alf Leadbitter, a trainer with The Underwater Centre Tasmania (TUCT), was awarded the prestigious “Outstanding Contribution to the Subsea Industry” in February 2015 by Subsea UK. The award is in recognition of Alf’s exceptional experience and input into the hyperbaric…
This month ADAS will introduce new and improved ADAS cards. The new cards have been developed to provide more detail about a person’s certifications while also reducing the number of cards. The formatting of the cards has been modernised…
ADAS welcomes Greg Hodge to the ADAS Board of Directors. Thank you to all those who took an interest in the ADAS Board member position which was advertised in the last ADAS Newsletter. There were many impressive applicants who took…
ADAS has introduced the first in a series of free online learning modules. The modules are being designed to assist students prepare for training to help refresh material that you may have been taught some time ago. The first of…
News from NOPSEMA NOPSEMA has recently released a new Diving Project Plan (DPP) Concordance table to assist diving contractors seeking approval of DPPs and operators for diving projects in their review and approval of DPPs. For further information and access…