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This page is 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.

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Senior Instructor (Malaysia) Relocates to Fremantle

Koh Kim Choon, recently employed as a Senior Instructor and Business Development Manager at TUCF, is running his first Fremantle-based ADAS ECRPL course for nine Malaysian students beginning 9 May 2008. leading

Koh joins TUCF following several years as a Senior Project Manager for Sapura Diving Services in Malaysia where he successfully coordinated commercial diver training by TUCF for the Royal Malaysian Navy. He and his family plan to relocate to Western Australia shortly. Read more here

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North West Expo

TUCF will be exhibiting at the North West Expo, to be held at Broome Recreation and Aquatic Centre on 3 and 4 May 2008. The Expo highlights the North West region's unique mix of economic and lifestyle opportunities, as well as providing education and employment information to young adults in the region.

TUCF will be promoting our occupational diving courses, with a particular focus on local pearl divers. Perth-based Managing Director Ian Milliner, General Manager Diving Paul Masters and Training Administrator Nicole Gallop will be in Broome to discuss training options and career paths.

Broome staff Louise Mullin and Isabel Mulheron will be at the Expo to represent TUCF's marine logistics activities in the Kimberley region.

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Dusty Miller Speaks at SUT

Dusty Miller, TUCF General Manager Operations Support Services, will be discussing "Air Diving in 2008" at the Society for Underwater Technology's meeting on Manned Intervention this Wednesday, 16 April 2008.

Dusty and fellow industry leaders will speak of their experiences and insights into the necessary and crucial role of manned intervention despite increasing reliance on remotely operated vehicles in the commercial marketplace.

Presentations start at 6pm at the Melbourne Hotel in Perth. For more information and bookings, please visit www.sut.org.au or contact SUT on 9204 3826.

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14 April 2008

Work in the Kimberley

Fortescue and Valour have returned to work in the Maret Islands following successful out-of-water survey in Dampier by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure. The turtle surveys are complete and vegetation surveys about to begin.

Dive School Update

TUCF were audited by the Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme last Friday and we are very pleased to announce our successful reaccreditation as a Commonwealth-recognised Diver Training Establishment.

Staff Changes

A number of staff changes have occurred at TUCF in recent months.

Paul Masters has returned to TUCF after three years working as an offshore saturation diver and supervisor in Houston, Texas. He is now the General Manager Diving at TUCF, responsible for the commercial diving sector of the company, including everyday operations and long-term management of the training school.

We have said goodbye to Shelley Burton and wish her luck for the future. Natalie Paulus is now Admin Manager and Sergey Usol’tsev is Accounts Manager. Tess Harry has returned from travelling to provide administrative support in the Fremantle office. Kathryn Allen joins her in Rous Head. Josh Knox, a former student, has joined the school in an instructional capacity on a casual basis between diving jobs.

Congratulations to Par Andersson on his position as Medic. It is goodbye and good luck to marine crew Glenn Campbell, Robert Kennedy, Danny Deacon, Carlie Sinclair, Kate Moffat and Bolinda Green.

While many have encountered Isabel Mulheron in the Broome office or on the phone, we haven’t officially welcomed her to TUCF since she commenced employment in December last year. The same goes for James “Jim” Wolfe who started at TUCF in November 2007 as a Senior Instructor at the dive school. He and his family have recently relocated from the UK.

Welcome aboard to all newcomers!

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TUCF Launches "Apply the TEST" Safety Campaign

31 March 2008

TUCF is launching its “Apply the TEST” safety initiative today. TEST is an acronym for TUCF’s Essential Safety Tools, a set of eight safety requirements. Every job, activity or task must satisfy the safety requirement before it can proceed, and more than one TEST may apply.

Mr Hill declared TUCF’s Safety Goal for the year is zero accidents and incidents. Every TUCF staff member must familiarise themselves with the fundamental principles of TEST in order to recognise when it applies to your operation. Please look out for the posters at every TUCF worksite and remember to always apply the TEST. Read more here

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 Lloyd's Register Approve TUCF Ship Security Plan

20 February 2008

Lloyd's Register yesterday approved TUCF's Ship Security Plan for the Petra Pioneer as required by the ISPS code.

This follows Interim ISM Code Certification issued by Lloyd's Register on 12 February 2008.

TUCF now has the ability to manage vessels of the Other Cargo Ship and Offshore Support Ship classes.

TUCF General Manager Marine, Craig Maddison, said “this allows TUCF to manage the Petra Pioneer, further cementing our relationship with Petra and increasing our capabilities in the region. Read more here

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 Safety Conference QHSE Outcomes

25 January 2008

TUCF have identified 61 Corrective Action Recommendations following our Safety Conference in Broome earlier this month. The main issues were related to training policies, further development of Management Systems, emergency response procedures, conduct and frequency of safety meetings, and communication and integration.

TUCF management, crew and support staff are already hard at work, diligently addressing these CARs. Read more here

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 Broome Safety Conference

The TUCF 2007/08 Safety Conference is to be held at Cable Beach Club Resort in Broome on 7 and 8 January 2008. It will be attended by all TUCF crew members, management and Perth and Broome support staff, as well as INPEX senior management and QHSE staff.

The theme of the Conference is "Safety is Everybody's Responsibility".

Read more here about the success of the Safety Conference.

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Business Class to Deliver Hot Shot Cargoes

Woodside have again recognised TUCF's superior service. MV Business Class is chartered to Woodside as of 14 November 2007, to standby and deliver hot shot cargoes from a base in the Port of Broome. The vessel will service the Sedco 703 drilling rig in the Browse Basin.

TUCF General Manager Marine, Craig Maddison, indicated that he is looking forward to a continued relationship between Woodside and TUCF.

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Continued Contractual Success Between TUCF and Woodside

31 October 2007

MV Business Class was chartered to Woodside by TUCF on 26 October to standby and carry out personnel basket trials at the Nanhai VI drilling rig off Exmouth, Western Australia. Despite inclement weather and rough seas, the trial was successfully completed today.

The vessel reportedly held station under the rig's crane for three minutes while the crane driver held the personnel basket steady on deck. The accomplishment was filmed by both parties. Master of Business Class, Grant Farris, praised the performance of the vessel and crew.   

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Sea Sprint Chartered to Woodside

TUCF has chartered MV Sea Sprint to Woodside, commencing 4 September 2007, to assist the Browse Maxima environmental survey program at Scott Reef, Western Australia.

This is TUF's first contract with Woodside, a major Australian company. TUCF General Manager Marine, Craig Maddison, said the award of the contract is an important step forward in recognition of TUCF's safety management systems.”