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where we'll announce the most recent additions to our website.
If you want to know what's new and what's changed at TUCF, take
a look here. Click on the links to the right for the latest press
releases.
04th
October 2011
Immerse - Exploring the Deep
TUCF is proud to support “Immerse: Exploring the Deep”, an exhibition that will plunge you into an interactive ‘underwater world’ to explore the depths of the ocean.
TUCF are honoured to be both an exhibitor and supporter of the first interactive exhibition in Australia to showcase the amazing technology that enables humans to survive and work underwater. Since ‘hard-hat’ diving was introduced to the pearling industry in the 1860s, Western Australian has been at the forefront of subsea technological innovation when it comes to developing tools and equipment to work underwater. Discover how it is now used to go to places and do things once thought impossible.
The main focus of the exhibition is to illustrate the challenges, ingenuity and opportunities the underwater industry brings to the broader community. The centrepiece of the display is a working observation class Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV) in a purpose-built tank and an ROV simulator.
The key themes for the exhibit are:
• Diving technology
• Underwater robots
• Acoustic technology for discovering the seafloor
• Below the Seabed: The story of oil and gas exploration and utilisation
• Sustainability and the future
• Careers in underwater technology
Underwater technology is used in a variety of fields ranging from the oil and gas industry, to investigating the flora and fauna of the world’s oceans and river systems and even to understanding maritime history through exploring shipwrecks. Immerse hopes encourage secondary and tertiary students to see the opportunities available in a career in underwater technology and engineering. It will also appeal to people interested or attached to the industry, and features a number of WA innovators in this field.
Head on down and check it out!
A Free Exhibition:
3 September 2011 – 2 March 2012
Western Australian Maritime Museum
9:30am – 5:00pm daily
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22nd
February 2011
TUCF Leads the Way with Innovative eLearning Solution
TUCF
has commenced the implementation of an innovative eLearning support
program during the conduct of its current ADAS Diving Supervisor's
course. From this date forward all students undertaking diver,
supervisor and DMT courses will be issued with Apple iPads containing
an eReader and an extensive range of texts, reference books and
related materials. Students will also be provided electronic versions
of ADAS Texts and TUCF notes on thumb drives.
The iPad gives student's texts in an easy to read format. The
books are easy to navigate, in colour and are supported by the
latest IMCA documents. In addition, the iPad give students access
to the web, email, contacts, calendars and other cool features.
They are also environmentally friendly reducing the large quanity
of paper texts printed during TUCF training programs.
When asked to comment on the new iPads, Trainee Offshore Supervisor
Serge Le Goueff said, "they are fantastic, great to use and
allow me to be 70% more productive when researching relevant information".
TUCF will roll out iPads to all courses over the next two months.
Commenting on the roll out, Managing Director Ian Milliner noted,
"TUCF had been looking to use an eReader device for some
time, but small laptops and other eReaders just were not up to
the job. The iPads are the perfect tool and gives us the eLearning
solution we were looking for."
For photos of the students using iPads, click
here.
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28th October 2010
World's
first 'Offshore
Diving Supervisor Training Simulator' to be launched in Australia
Melbourne
Thursday, October 28, 2010: The
Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme (ADAS) AU$1.4M Diving Supervisor
Training Simulator Project is expected to create a world first
for the commercial diving industry by adapting existing airline
and maritime simulator concepts specifically for the diving environment.
The construction of two purpose-built offshore diving supervisor
training simulators are now complete and are due to be launched
next month at The Underwater Centre Fremantle (TUCF) in Western
Australia.
ADAS Executive Director, Paul Butler said: "The Diving
Supervisor Training Simulators offer a new approach to the way
that we undertake this critical aspect of diver management. ADAS
has for a long time believed the diving supervisor are the key
to the management of risk in diving operations and we have put
a lot of effort into developing our supervisor training concepts
over the last 10 years."
For full story click
here.
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20th July 2010TUCF
Joins Facebook
TUCF
has launched a company Facebook page, click
here to become a fan and keep up to date with the latest
news and photos.
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with the MUATUCF
recently submitted a Greenfields diving agreement with the Maritime
Union of Australia. On 20th July 2010, this was approved by Fair
Work Australia. This is a positive step forward towards employing
onshore and offshore divers through TUCF. It comes in a timely
fashion as it follows the completion of the industry agreement
negotiations..
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28th June 2010
AFP Dive Supervisors Course CanberraTUCF
commences an ADAS Part 1 Onshore Dive Supervisor Course today
for four personnel from the Australia Federal Police. The course
is being conducted in two parts. Theory training is being conducted
in Canberra and practical training and assessment is being undertaken
at TUCF's facilities in Fremantle.
This is the second split Supervisor's course run by TUCF, with
the first being conducted for McLennans
Diving Service in 2009. The split course format has worked
well for corporate clients needing a flexible training solution
to qualify Supervisors who need accreditation in accordance with
the relatively new requirements of AS2299.1:2007.
14th
June 2010
TUCF ISO9001:2008 Quality Management
Systems
After a detailed auditing process, TUCF has again been
re-accredited as having an ISO9001:2008 Quality Management System.
For a copy of our current ISO Certification please click
here.
22nd
May 2010
Course Dates for 2011 to 2013TUCF
is please to announce training dates for training programs from
January 2011 to December 2013. By providing dates so far in advance
divers are able to plan for training specific to their needs.
For more information on training dates click
here.
01st
May 2010
TUCF Launches New Wet Bell and BargeAfter
several months of planning and work, TUCF launched and commissioned
our new Wet Bell, Launch and Recovery System (LARS) and supporting
dive platform, the dumb barge "Dauntless". These new
training assets will significantly increase the quality of diver
training delivered by TUCF and will enhance the diving experience
of all students. The system represents a $230K investment in training
infrastructure for the school.
For pictures of the new system, please click
here to see our galleries.
08th
March 2010
TUCF Commences Major Korean Training
ProgramAfter
being chosen from 23 other national and international commercial
diving school's, TUCF commenced the first of two comprehensive
diver and supervisor training programs for the Korean base Woongjin
Development Co. Ltd..
Each course commenced with 12 experienced Koreans divers and consisted
of RPL assessment for ADAS Part 1 and 2, and full ADAS Part 3
training. These experienced divers were then trained and assessed
as ADAS Part 2 Onshore Dive Supervisor. A selected group went
on to complete ADAS DMT training.
For pictures of the Korean divers in action, please click
here to see our galleries.
06th
March 2010
WA Desalination Project, BinningupTUCF
has been contracted by Dempsey Australia Pty Ltd to provide a
16 metre crew boat and four crew to support 24/7 construction
work on the Binningup Desalination Project near Bunbury WA. Vessel
and crew are expected to work through until the end of September.
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28th February 2010
Adelaide
Desalination Project
The Adelaide
Desalination Project has already commenced with site works
at Port Stanvac, South Australia. Key sub contractors Emergency
Risk Management Asia Pacific Pty Ltd (ERM) commenced hyperbaric
interventions this week and expect to complete tunelling in August
this year. The project has two tunnels in construction with a
tunnel boring machine (TBM) being launched from one launch shaft.
The shafts are 50 metres deep with the first tunnel extending
from the beach 1 kilometre and the second extending 1.4 kilometres
into the Spencer Gulf (off Port Stanvac).
The internal diameter of the tunnel is 2.4 metres and is a segment
machine (it builds the tunnel at the TBM) and has a very small
railway to get to and from the TBM.
Construction workers (also referred to as Compressed Air Workers)
will be working at a maximum depth of 3.5 bar (4.5 ATA) and will
use French Tunnelling Decompression Table. There will be approx
30 metres of seawater above in addition to metres of earth/rock!
To support the construction workers TUCF is supplying ERM with
three highly trained Lock Operators (ADAS Part 3 Supervisors)
who will assume the responsibility of inside attendants when Compressed
Air Workers are in the pressurised environment. Their work includes
operating the pressure locks, managing decompression and providing
emergency decompression support.
For pictures of TUCF staff in action, please click
here to see our galleries.
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27 November 2009
PSET Workers Complete Fremantle Hospital Chamber Orientation
As part of TUCF's ongoing
commitement to support chamber operations at the Fremantle
Hospital Hyperbaric Unit, TUCF PSET Water Workers all completed
a two day orientation on the different hyperbaric systems currently
in use at the Hospital.
This synergy of training opportunities has proven to be very useful.
PSET workers are able to gain valuable clinical exposure which
they will be able to take back to their work at the RAN Submarine
Escape Training Facility, HMAS Stirling.
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3rd August 2009
TUCF wins Pressurised Submarine Escape
Training (PSET) contract with RAN TUCF are pleased to announce their successful
tender as contractor for Pressurised Submarine Escape Training
(PSET) at the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Base, Rockingham. The
focus of this training is to prepare submariners with theoretical
knowledge and practical skills for safe escape from a disabled
submarine.
The two year contract with the Australian Defence Organisation
was signed by Managing Dirrector, Ian Milliner, at the end of
last month. Specialist training of TUCF personnel has commenced
this week and will provide the team with the qualifications required
to provide PSET services.
For further information click here.
28th July 2009
Information for international courses
is now available in Bahasa Malaysia TUCF have just uploaded a new webpage to assist
international students from South East Asian Regions finding out
information about our commercial diving courses.
For commercial diver training information in Bahasa Malaysia please
click here.
3rd July 2009
Financial Assistance during your ADAS
Course All ADAS accredited courses have been approved
by Centrelink. This enables students to access Centrelink benefits
while studying ADAS courses at TUCF.
To apply for Centrelink support while studying with TUCF, students
need to download an application form from the Centrelink
website and include the Institution Code for ADAS on the form:
2P924.
Centrelink - payments will start from the date the application
is lodged.
29th June 2009
TUCF Now Recruiting for Pressurized Submarine
Escape TrainingTUCF are currently recruiting for Pressurized
Submarine Escape Training, please click
here for further details.
24th Febuary 2009
TUCF Deliver World Class Training StandardsThe International Marine Contractors Association,
IMCA, is
the international trade association for offshore, marine and underwater
engineering companies. We are pleased to announce our ninth consecutive
year as a member of this organisation.
IMCA provide a 'single authoritative voice' when lobbying on regulatory
matters with corporate organisations and government bodies. Promotion
of self-regulation, through IMCA guidelines, directs the way in
which IMCA members conduct their business. This means clients
of TUCF can expect operations to be efficient and consistent,
meeting industry expectations.
Membership keeps TUCF in touch with global networks and experiences,
as well as quarterly regional forums to tackle local issues. TUCF
participate in the development process, safety discussions, technical
issues, regulatory developments, and events of the offshore industry.
As a company we have shown a strong commitment to act responsibly
in accordance with IMCA's International Code of Practice for Offshore
Diving. This assures clients and commercial diving trainees of
TUCF that they are receiving the highest possible standards of
service.
All of which can be audited against through IMCA, to show compliance
with relevant guidelines where required by a client contract.
Note:
Some of the text used in this news item was drawn from the IMCA
Website.
30th January 2009
Exciting career opportunities through
HARDSUIT™ training at TUCFTUCF is pleased to announce the reintroduction
of training for Atmospheric Diving Systems (ADS) in Australia
commencing as soon as 01 March this year.
Spearheading the use of this technology, TUCF will become the
world wide centre for ADS training in affiliation with OceanWorks
International and welcomes trainees from all regions to participate
in our five week course. It is anticipated that up to 30 new Pilots,
Supervisors and Technicians will be trained over the following
six months with many more courses expected to follow.
Read more here
