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"
