News for regulators
ADAS undertakes a major review of occupational SCUBA training. Many of you may now have heard about a tragic incident that occurred at an ADAS Accredited Training Establishment earlier this year, where trainee diver Mark Murphy sadly lost his life.…
Jane Bugler of IMCA has provided the following information regarding IMCA systems. Underwater Lifting and Rigging IMCA has an active workgroup developing guidance on underwater rigging and lifting which is intended to complement IMCA’s offshore lifting operations guidance. The workgroup…
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…
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…
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…
IMCA D 051 – Hyperbaric evacuation systems interface recommendations – Following feedback from a lifeboat manufacturer, IMCA has made some minor changes to the document to better reflect different sizes of lifeboats available. After consultation, particularly with equipment manufacturers, the…
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…
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…