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…
Welcome to the new ADAS website. Thanks for your patience during the necessary transition from our old website to the new version and we are sure it will be worth the inconvenience. The new look site still has all the information…
As a result of recent discussions and negotiations, ADAS has been able to facilitate a reduction in the cost of logbooks. We are pleased to be able to pass on the savings to you by lowering the price of logbooks.…
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…
Due to pending changes and improvements to ADAS qualifications, the planned Dive Project Management / Projects course start date has been moved to July 2015. By this date, the qualification will have incorporated enhancements and amendments based on consultation with…
Jim from the UK achieves a world first - recognised panel time in the saturation diving supervisor training simulator In this article we examine changes to the ADAS and IMCA Offshore supervisor scheme, which now allows the acceptance of simulator…
A closed bell diver shares his thoughts Like many commercial divers, Gabriel didn’t start out in commercial diving. He has worked as a bar tender and in the construction industry before looking for a career that offered job satisfaction and…