Closed Bell Diving Courses Relaunched at The Underwater Centre
and trials center has become the world’s only commercial diving school to offer a closed bell saturation diving system with a self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboat (SPHL), following a major refurbishment.Thanks to significant investment and support from the global oil and gas sector, The Underwater Centre relaunched its three-week closed bell diving course in June. The first course was fully subscribed and applications are open for future courses.Subsea 7 and TechnipFMC have provided technical support, site supervision and conducted the refurbishment work on behalf of The Underwater Centre,
The Underwater Centre Under New Ownership
The Underwater Centre, a subsea training and trials center located in the Scottish Highlands, has turned a corner after receiving industry support to secure its future.Industry and public bodies including Oil & Gas UK, Subsea 7, TechnipFMC, Premier Oil and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) have collaborated to support The Underwater Centre and ensure that the industry continues to have access to critical, world-leading underwater training and can undertake vital subsea equipment trials.The company will now operate as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, which will be funded and
Kawasaki Tests Prototype AUV in UK Waters
AUVs utilizing sophisticated underwater vehicle technologies fostered in-house over the years, with support from a subsidization project by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The AUV verification test was carried out from November 6 to 20, 2017 at The Underwater Centre, a marine testing and training facility in Fort William, Scotland. Tests at sea used a prototype AUV and a charging station, and included automated docking of the AUV to the charging station, contactless charging, and large-capacity optical communication operations. During the testing
Loudon Honored for Diver Training Contributions
A commercial diver who now instructs the next generation of divers has had his contribution to commercial diver training recognized with a peer-nominated industry award. David Loudon, Commercial Diver Trainer at The Underwater Centre in Tasmania, has been awarded the Maurie Vierow Award of Excellence by industry body Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme (ADAS). The award recognizes outstanding contributions and service from within ADAS and ADAS Accredited Training Establishments. Loudon – who is a qualified supervisor and has obtained Certificate IV TAE in Training
New Training Scheme Boost Commercial Diving Safety
The Underwater Centre, the subsea worker training experts with 40 years’ experience, has announced its new International Training Establishment (ITE) Partnership scheme, as well as its first partner, Singapore’s SSE Training Centre. The scheme will allow training centers around the world to deliver internationally recognized commercial diving courses, accredited by ADAS. This is the first time divers have been able to train to a top-caliber international standard outside the standards body’s home country. “There are huge opportunities in commercial
Next-Generation Subsea Metrology: Better Measurements, Fast
shorten the time needed to map underwater structures and offshore sites. Representatives from across the North Sea energy sector, including senior figures from oil majors, contracting companies and service providers, attended the demonstrations which were held over three days at The Underwater Centre in Fort William. The event was organized by DOF Subsea to showcase the capabilities of dynamic mobile mapping. The new technique uses a 3D laser scanner fitted to an ROV to create highly detailed, point cloud images of subsea assets and environments. By combining the 3D laser
Subsea Cener to Deliver Enhanced Diver Training Courses
specialist area. The Commercial Enriched Air Nitrox Course – the only one of its kind delivered by an independent training provider – gives a recognized industry qualification and ensures training in specific techniques around using Nitrox as a diver. Steve Ham, The Underwater Centre’s Commercial Director, said: “These courses are being included now because they have been highlighted as important by industry and they will make important additions to our students’ CVs when it comes to looking for a job as a commercial diver. “This is a very
New Course Launched at The Underwater Center
Subsea training and trials facility, The Underwater Centre, is working in collaboration with Stork, a global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity services focused on the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, to deliver a brand new one-day certified course in bolt tensioning. The ECITB approved course, MJI 21 Hydraulically Tensioned Subsea Bolted Connections, addresses a key activity which every offshore construction diver should be familiar with and will be added to the Centre’s commercial diving training suite, firstly as a standalone course. It will provide
Air Nitrox System Strengthens Osiris Diving Capability
in the required number of divers on-site as well creating the potential to reduce operational downtime, as the system is capable of blending gas and refilling cylinders on-site. Osiris was also the first UK based company to undertake a commercial Nitrox diver training course at The Underwater Centre in April 2014. Aiden West, managing director of Osiris, explained, “With health and safety underpinning all offshore subsea operations, being the first commercial diving company based in the UK to undertake this course, along with a fully operating Enriched Air Nitrox system
February 2024
