Taking place at the Northwestern Michigan College - Great Lakes Water Studies Institute, this 10 week training program covers all aspects of ROV operations as related to both onshore and offshore marine applications. This course is intended for all personnel who seek employment opportunities in the ROV industry and includes practical training with equipment typically used in these operations. Northwestern Michigan College is a fully accredited institution by the Higher Learning Commission and is renowned for delivery of training programs for the entire marine and maritime industry.

Two known commercial diving entities are now joined together under one umbrella. Eason Diving & Marine Contractors, Inc., located in Charleston, South Carolina, merged under the Mainstream Commercial Divers, Inc. brand name. Since 1976, Eason Diving has provided quality services to their clientele based throughout the southeastern United States and specializes in providing diving services to nuclear and fossil fueled power plants.

COMMERCIAL diving offers potentially rewarding career opportunities, and such services are required in multiple areas of the maritime sector and marine environment preservation. These points were highlighted in a keynote address by Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat, the Minister of Communications during a seminar on commercial diving safety organised by Al-Hadid Marine Services (B) Sdn Bhd yesterday at The Empire Hotel & Country Club.

A dentist is warning keen divers to ensure their teeth are in good health, to avoid pressure-induced pain. Dr Richard Coates, who works at award-winning Riveredge Cosmetic Dentistry, is himself a scuba diver who has seen many cases of barodontalgia - pain in the teeth caused by being underwater. Now he is encouraging divers to check they don't have poorly executed fillings or cavities, to avoid the possibility of problems when they dive.

Oceaneering has been awarded a technology development contract by Statoil. The contract provides for the development, manufacturing, testing, and mobilization of a self-contained, battery-powered work class remotely operated vehicle (E-ROV) system deployed on the seabed.

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The Great Lakes Water Studies Institute is hosting an ADCI Certified ROV Pilot Technician Professional Training Program March 6 - May 6, 2017. The cost of the program is $10,600, which includes all tuition, books and fees. The program is limited to 10 participants and local housing options are available. For more information about the program entrance requirements or to register for the program, click the learn more link below.

Registration for Underwater Intervention 2017 is open now! This is the premier event for the commercial diving and underwater ROV Industry. Taking place at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, from February 21-23, UI17 brings together the entire industry for three days of industry education, networking and evaluation of the latest and greatest products and services. This year, Underwater Intervention has developed a new format with compelling education. The preliminary schedule of events is posted on the Underwater Intervention website at underwaterintervention.com. The Exhibt Hall will feature new attractions including the Supplier Solutions Track, The Think Tank and the UI Cafe. For more information about UI17 or to register, click the link below

The November/December issue of Underwater Magazine is online now. This issue features stories on industry topics ranging from Contaminated Water Diving, the CalPIA Marine Technology Training Center and a Slice of Diving History from the United States Navy. All of this and much more in the November/December issue of Underwater Magazine.

Unique Group is investing almost 2m euros in an innovative healthcare division to bring its 25 years’ of expertise in hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) chambers to new markets. The new division – Unique Medical Technology – will launch in February 2017 at the Arab Health Show in Dubai, where the business will be demonstrating its expertise in quality focused production and client services for the healthcare sector.

Xodus Group said it has won a contract with North Sea operator Apache to deliver subsea engineering services for two new infill well developments at the Nevis and Skene fields in the Northern North Sea.

The Spanish port of Valencia could be set to break Algeciras’ virtual vessel maintenance services monopoly in the country, thanks to the availability of the eco-friendly HullWiper hull cleaner, according to the Managing Director of the company behind the diver-free system.

RJE International introduces the new and improved lightweight military DG-100 Digital Depth Gauge to their line of diver navigation products. The DG-100 measures and displays depth up to 330 feet/100 meters using a state-of-the-art pressure transducer. The timer functions automatically track dive and surface times, and user-adjustable brightness settings of the OLED display aids in poor visibility conditions. A built-in stopwatch allows tracking of leg times, independent from dive or surface times.