It has been a busy year at ADAS engaging with stakeholders in Australia and the wider Asia Pacific region, and the Executive Director has also attended an international diving forum in the UK and a seminar in Norway.
Safety
Four safety incidents have been shared in recent International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Safety Flashes, including the case of a diver in Brazil who became disabled due to decompression illness.
- IMCA SF 13/25 Diver sustains laceration to right hand
- IMCA SF 13/25 Dive chamber procedures and operations
- IMCA SF 14/25 Brazil: diver permanently disabled after decompression illness
- IMCA SF 14/25 Diver reports unwell post-dive: non-decompression illness
See also: ADAS News April 2022 – IMCA publishes new guidance on the use of deck decompression chambers (DDCs) to treat divers with decompression illnesses.

