The "Introduction to Offshore Diving"
has been designed as a brief familiar-ization course, to introduce
engineers and other interested professionals to offshore diving operations.
On this page you will find information on course details, course prerequisites,
course synopsis, the programme and what's included in the course.
• Duration
- 2 days.
• Location
- The Underwater Centre Fremantle &
Covus Corporation.
• Minimum
Number - 4.
• Maximum
Number - 8.
• Price
- (On Application).
Course dates are available on application.
For more information contact webmaster@tucf.com.au
The course has been designed to allow those participants
with recreational diving qualifications to undertake dives in a decompression
chamber and on surface supplied equipment (in both the pool and ocean).
Each student who wishes to dive will be required to meet the following
prerequisites prior to diving on the course:
• PADI
Open Water Diver or approved equivalent.
• 18
years of age.
• Medically
in date.
Diving participants will be required to complete:
• PADI
Medical Statement.
• TUCF
Statement of Understanding.
Medical forms and TUCF Statements of Understanding will be provided
on the first morning of the course.
Non-divers can experience surface supplied equipment in the pool.
However, they will be required to complete a Medical Statement, and
Statement of Understanding.
To introduce engineers and other interested professionals
to offshore diving operations. The program is not a certification
course and does not imply or provide accreditation as a commercial
diver.
The objectives of the course are as follows:
• To
introduce the various codes, standards and regulations relevant to
diving and ROV operations offshore.
• To
introduce different diving techniques and illustrate the abilities/limitations
for each.
• To
display typical diving and ROV equipment to ensure familiarity.
The course is to be completed via the delivery of a two (2) day program
and will be conducted at the TUCF training facilities in North Fremantle
and at Covus Corporation’s headquarters in Kewdale.
Day 1
Time Activity
08:30 Course Introduction.
09:00
Legislation & Guidance.
10:00 Break.
10:15 Review the type of
structures found offshore (from a diver’s perspective).
11:15 Review
the range of ROV operations and explain the different classes of ROV.
12:00 Lunch.
12:30 Offshore
Diving - Recompression Chambers.
13:15 Practical
Training Activity (DDC) – Chamber dive.
14:00 Break.
14:15 Display
different items of the diving spread and how they operate.
15:00 Practical
Training Activity (Pool) – Initial dives using SSBA, drills.
17:45 Finish.
Day 2
Time Activity
08:30 Review
a display of typical offshore air spread, ROV(s), and rock bolting rig.
10:00 Return
to TUCF/Early Lunch!
11:00 Briefings
for practical training exercises.
12:30 Practical
Training Activity (Open Water – Ocean).
16:00 Break
down equipment.
16:45 Course
debrief.
17:00 Finish.
Text
books, certification and all equipment. For more information on the
conduct of the Surface supplied diving equipment, text book, lunch and
participation certification are provided. Course participants are requested
to review the following prior to the course:
• Pre-course
Registration
• What
you need to bring to the course
• Course
"Statement of Understanding"
