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There are substantial differences between the 5th and current 6th editions. Please take time to note all of the changes and additions to:
• Operational and equipment requirements
• Diving personnel medical training requirements
• Diving personnel certification requirements
• Checklist and audit protocols

Implementation of Certification and Equipment Requirements
Except where noted, all new certification and equipment requirements will take effect immediately. Noted changes to take effect after formal adoption of this document will be annotated by a superscript (1, 2, or 3) after the stated requirement.

The legend for the superscript is as follows:
1 – Compliance required after 6 months from 7 July 2011
2 – Compliance required after 12 months from 7 July 2011
3 – Compliance required after 24 months from 7 July 2011

Preview the Consensus Standards for Commercial Diving and Underwater Operations 6th edition on the ADCI website.  A "read only" version can be found at www.adc-int.org.

The ADCI Commercial Diving Hall of Fame was established in 2004 with the first inductees being those persons who had previously received either the John B. Galletti or Tom Devine Memorial Awards.  The Hall of Fame is intended to "recognize and honor individuals whose dedication and accomplishments have significantly contributed to commercial diving through a life time of dedication."    Prior inductees and short biographies are available on the ADCI Website at www.adc-int.org. 

Nominees do not have to have been a commercial diver.  Prior recipients have represented the medical community, have developed equipment for diving, were educators, or others persons who in some other manner went on to be influential in our community.  Likewise, nationality is not a factor as there  are many prominent individuals who have been or remain active in the international community of commercial diving. Those contributions might be the development of improved and safer diving tables; new or improved equipment, enhanced safety devices, practices or procedures, better educational methods for commercial diving personnel, etc. In short - the primary qualification is that individual(s) nominated and selected must have made significant and recognizable life-long contributions to commercial diving.

When nominating an individual please remember that members of the Commercial Diving Hall of Fame are not nominated nor selected because they are popular, well known, or have merely been around a long time.  The inductees represent the best that contributors to our community have offered and are those persons who went well beyond the calling of their job or occupation to truly contribute to commercial diving in a meaningful manner that can be fully documented and verified.

Please use the attached Nominating Form to submit your nomination to the ADCI office.  Nominations will be accepted continuously until 15 September 2012.   Please keep in mind that induction to the Commercial Diving Hall of Fame is the highest honor that an individual can receive on behalf of the commercial diving industry and therefore, you honor that person through submittal of a nomination that is as thorough and well detailed as possible.  Attachments to this form are welcomed.

If you have any questions, please contact the ADCI office at 5206 FM 1960 W., Ste 202, Houston, TX  77069; Phone 281-893-8388 and request that those questions be forwarded to the Hall of Fame Selection Committee.

A copy of the nominations form can be found at the following link: click here

Thank you,

Ross Saxon, Ph.D.
Chairman
ADCI Hall of Fame Selection Committee

UnderWater magazine is seeking feature stories and photography covering subjects of broad significance to the commercial diving industry. Possible article topics include, but are not limited to: safety, new techniques, new equipment, equipment reviews, recent projects, etc. Special attention will be given to articles highlighting safety; however, all topics of general interest to diving contractors will be considered. Photography accompanying your story is welcome and encouraged. Here is a chance to highlight and share some of the notable accomplishments of your company or school.

If you are interested in supplying photography to be used within UnderWater’s pictorial features, please supply brief captions, along with the credit information of either the photographer or your company. See the photography guidelines below.

Please understand that the editorial plan set forth by the editorial board determines the availability of space for articles. If you would like to submit stories or photography for consideration in UnderWater, please contact Sean Garrity at sgarrity@naylor.comor (800) 369-6220, ext. 3442.

Writing Guidelines:
Articles should be between 500 and 3,000 words. Longer pieces will be considered, depending on available space.

Articles should be formatted in Microsoft Word, and sent via email to sgarrity@naylor.com.

Photography Guidelines:
Hard Copy Prints
For hard copy prints, please write any identifying and/or caption information on sticky notes and attach the notes to the backs of the photos. We ask that you not write directly on the backs of the photos or use tape to attach paper to the photos, as these practices may compromise our ability to make high-quality reproductions.

Electronic or Digital Images:
Electronic illustrations (digital images) must be a minimum resolution of 300 dpi at the actual image size. Scanned images of less than 300 dpi do not have enough detail to print well. We likely will not be able to use electronic images scanned at less than 300 dpi.

Electronic images may be submitted in any of the common image formats: .tiff, .eps, .jpg, .gif, etc. We cannot accept files in Powerpoint (.ppt), Word Clipart (.clp) and MicrosoftPublisher (.pub).

Crofton Industries hosted former governor and candidate Mitt Romney’s endorsement for President from Michele Bachman on May 3, 2012 at its headquarters in Portsmouth, Va. Crofton Industries was asked by Romney’s campaign to host this significant and national endorsement event due to the company’s  long standing history as a force in the Port of Hampton roads Virginia, and the significance of businesses such as Crofton Industries that  represent free enterprise and entrepreneurship and what they mean to the United States.

The theme of the addresses of Representative Bachman, our Virginia governor Bob McDonald and Mitt Romney was that of energy and the need for independence from foreign markets and how his campaign will focus upon relaxing regulatory restrictions which currently shackle our ability as a nation to move forward toward energy independence and jobs.

It was a national campaign event and it was very impressive in the way that the former governor and candidate engaged with the some 600 people who were present at the facility.