News for regulators
Congratulations to members of the New South Wales Police Diving Unit, an ADAS Accredited Training Establishment (ATE), who were recently recognised in the Australian 2021 National Search and Rescue Awards. The Professional Search and Rescue Award was awarded to NSW…
ADAS school, the Commercial Dive Academy (CDA), has recently gained approval to conduct training and assessment in Brisbane, Australia. After submitting a successful application to ADAS in order to conduct training outside of Tasmania, CDA now offers training and assessment…
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is holding a meeting with members of the Victorian commercial diving industry in December in order to discuss future negotiations in the industry. The meeting will be held at the MUA offices in West…
ADAS school, BURC, which is located in Turkey is currently involved in Project DiveSafe, a consortium of diving organisations aiming to develop an integrated system for scientific and environmental underwater systems. The project receives funding from the European Maritime and…
In an effort to understand and develop support for mental health issues affecting offshore workers, especially those affected by COVID-19, a tripartite Mental Health Working Group (MHWG) has worked with two major Australian universities to develop a mental health survey…
This issue we share four Safety Events reported by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), including valuable lessons learnt from a real time recovery of an incapacitated diver from a wet bell; and a NOPSEMA Safety Alert relating to a…
A vital safety aspect of occupational diving is that all dive team members hold current occupational dive medicals, which is mandated by AS/NZS 2299.1 Standard. While it can be a confusing area to navigate, there are ways to ensure that…
The ADAS WHS Certificate aims to provide skills and knowledge relevant to onshore diving work classified as “general diving” – that is, diving work not deemed “high risk” in nature. Under the Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations (Part 4.8 Diving…
The first part of 2021 has fortunately been relatively quiet in regard to incidents in the hyperbaric industry. In this issue we share an IMCA alert relating to incorrect umbilical markings. IMCA Safety Flash 09/21 Incorrect measurement and markings on…
Due to a continuing number of diver fatalities relating to ship husbandry (although thankfully none in Australia), IMCA, IOGP, and ADCI have collaborated to produce a guidance document aimed to alleviate this worrying trend. The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA)…