The Underwater Centre Fremantle successfully completed a training
program on behalf of Covus Corporation Pty Ltd in conjunction with
the Petrosea, “Tunu” Project. The program was conducted
between 16 and 25 October 1999, at the Petrosea construction facilities
at Tanjung Batu, Balikpapan, Indonesia. Training was undertaken onboard
the "Clough Challenger".
The aim of the course was to assess the knowledge and practical competencies
of local divers expected to work in low visibility to a maximum depth
of 20 metres using surface supplied breathing apparatus. Twelve local
divers participated on the program.
The training program served an important role in formally assessing
the divers competency for the work they are about to undertake on
the Tunu Project. TUCF Managing Director Ian Milliner said, "Petrosea
and Covus now have some assurance as to the safety and efficacy of
their workforce". He went on to say that "The ultimate success
of the training program will be measured by the results the divers
achieve, both in terms of safety and accomplishment of tasks during
the “Tunu” project".
The divers took two to three days of practical training to reach a
level of expertise satisfactory to accomplish the relatively simply
tasks set. In an operational sense if each new shift of divers took
the same period to reach a satisfactory level of competency before
constructive work could commence, then the Tunu Project might have
experienced significant delays with the subsequent costs this incurs.
Having undertaken a form of “work up training” it is expected
that the operational effectiveness of the divers will be reflected
in their ability to immediately accomplish tasks set.
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