Employers and contractors are reminded to always read both sides of ADAS cards to check the certifications of the card holder, and submit verification enquires to ADAS by email.
NOPSEMA is inviting expressions of interest to join their Community and Environment Reference Group (CERG), particularly those who can provide local community or regional perspectives.
ADAS has welcomed a new Board Chair Dr Stuart Cannon, and Board Member, Ben Law, as we farewell Board member Wendy Chambers and Chairman Ian Milliner, and thank Ian for his ten years of service on the ADAS Board.
There have recently been changes to ADAS training facilities with one school expanding into Western Australia and another no longer offering ADAS training courses.
At a recent meeting of the ADAS Board of Directors, the decision was made to increase ADAS certification fees by 20%. In ADAS' twenty year history, the price of ADAS certification fees has only increased once, which occurred in 2008.
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has revised and updated the principal documents within its DESIGN (Diving Equipment Systems Inspection Guidance Note) suite of documents.
In a welcome change from the office, the Executive Director recently took leave from ADAS to volunteer as a diver for a project led by University of Sydney on One Tree island off the Queensland coast.
After two years of virtual remote meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IDRCF and EDTC were able to meet face-to-face again in September 2022 in Marseille, France. In other news, the South African Department of Labour (SADOL) has introduced a legal requirement for commercial diving personnel to register with SADOL and revalidate that registration every four years.