ADCI Underwater Today

The ADCI announces an extension of its Annual 30 Day Public Comment Period for submittal of proposed revisions to the ADCI Consensus Standards for Commercial Diving and Underwater Operations (6th Ed.).  The new extended time period will conclude on September 21, 2012.

The ADCI encourages all industry stakeholders to submit their proposed revisions to the Consensus Standards.  To submit revisions go to www.underwatermagazine.com and link on to ADCI Consensus Standards 30 Day Review 2012.

 

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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.

 

Since 2005, your association has inducted selected nominees into the Commercial Diving Hall of Fame. These individuals are nominated from all walks of life and represent men and women who have made a recognized and lasting contribution to commercial diving throughout their lifetime.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/adc-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=188292&issueID=24212 to view the full article online.

 

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.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/adc-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=188293&issueID=24212 to view the full article online.

 

Interested in contributing to UnderWater magazine?
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.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/adc-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=188294&issueID=24212 to view the full article online.

 

All eyes on dangerous storm whose track is proving particularly difficult to predict. Oil and gas operators continue to evacuate offshore platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of a steadily intensifying Tropical Storm Isaac. The storm is now expected to be a strong Category One hurricane when it makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday. As of Sunday evening, 39 of the 596 production platforms and eight of 76 rigs in the GoM had been evacuated, according to U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.

Visit http://social.decomworld.com/structures-and-maintenance/platforms-rigs-gom-evacuated-ahead-tropical-storm-isaac to view the full article online.

 

The best engineering of the day failed Franklin and his men. But there are hopes that, with the launch last week of the largest search yet for the lost ships of Franklin's doomed 1845 expedition in search of the Northwest Passage, high-tech equipment may find the final resting place of their vessels.

Visit http://ca.news.yahoo.com/robotic-shark-prowl-arctic-lost-franklin-ships-090533621.html to view the full article online.

 

YSI Inc.’s (Yellow Springs, Ohio) EcoMapper AUV, a small, portable vehicle, was used in an October 2011 study to collect bathymetry and water quality data in a mussel farm in Lorbé, Galicia. The AUV has sensors for measuring CTD, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, pH, ORP (oxidation reduction potential) and turbidity, as well as an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) and Doppler velocity log. A two-man team equipped with the EcoMapper visited the mussel farm to explore the possibility of collecting data by AUV.

Visit http://www.sea-technology.com/features/2012/0812/deploying_AUVs.php to view the full article online.

 

Seafloor massive sulfides (SMS) deposits are typically located in water deeper than 1,000 meters and in close proximity to tectonic plate boundaries and submarine volcanic activity. Commercial exploration of SMS deposits requires mapping the seafloor at various scales, from regional mapping (greater than 10,000 square kilometers) to detailed prospect delineation (1 to 10 square kilometers). Vessel-based multibeam echosounder (MBES) surveys are commonly used at the regional scale of mapping. Follow-up detailed high-resolution mapping has been done with either ROVs or deep-towed geosurvey platforms.

Visit http://www.sea-technology.com/features/2012/0812/AUV_technology.php to view the full article online.

 

In a mission lasting almost seven hours, the SeaCat AUV, made by Atlas Elektronik (Bremen, Germany), dove through a water supply tunnel 24 kilometers long in the vicinity of Stuttgart, Germany, successfully investigating the tube for damage. With this survey in March 2012, it became possible to inspect the Albstollen water-supply tunnel in the state of Baden-Württemberg for the first time in 40 years of operation.

Visit http://www.sea-technology.com/features/2012/0812/seaCat.php to view the full article online.

 

Technical divers will return to Masbate today to assist the Philippine Coast Guard in retrieving the right engine of the ill-fated Piper Seneca plane that carried Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo and two pilots. Once everything is in place, Tan said the diving operations would begin Tuesday morning. The Coast Guard’s BRP EDSA 2 also stayed at the crash site to assist in the dive since it is equipped with a decompression chamber that could aid divers who might suffer from decompression sickness. A Coast Guard helicopter was also directed to fly back to Masbate today to provide support in the retrieval operations.

Visit http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=842368&publicationSubCategoryId=63 to view the full article online.

 

OSIsoft, provider of the PI System, the industry standard for the management of real-time data and events, and Kongsberg Maritime, the leading maritime and offshore technology provider, today announced a strategic partnership. As a result, users of the sophisticated new Kongsberg Information Management System (K-IMS) will benefit from the PI System’s ability to process data and events.

Visit http://www.lightreading.com/quote.asp?extrapath=news/read/22105420/osisoft_announces_strategic_partnership_with_kongsberg_maritime_to_improve_maritime_operations_&_safety to view the full article online.

 

Coupled with the recent government announcement concerning decommissioning Relief Deeds, activity in the region is more evident than ever before. This increase in activity creates a long-term challenge for operators in the North Sea and a lucrative opportunity for suppliers and service providers to secure their place in the offshore decommissioning market.

Visit http://social.decomworld.com/regulation-and-policy/shell-bp-chevron-premier-oil-and-decc-meet-discuss-north-sea-decommissioning-b to view the full article online.

 

Technip was awarded by Swiber Offshore Construction a flexible pipe supply contract for the Brunei Shell Petroleum’s Champion Field, located 40 kilometers offshore Brunei, at a water depth of 45 meters.
The contract covers the supply of 12 flexible flowlines*, with a total length of 19 kilometers.
Brunei Shell Petroleum will use these flexible pipes to increase the existing Champion Field production by redeveloping it. The Champion WaterFlood Project, divided into brown field and green field, will be carried out in several phases and will aim at increasing oil recovery from the field.

Visit http://www.technip.com/en/press/technip-awarded-flexible-pipe-supply-contract-champion-field-brunei to view the full article online.

 

Honor places him among the world's most eminent engineers
Subsea 7’s Allen Leatt, Senior Vice President Engineering, has recently been elected a Fellow of the UK’s prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering. The Academy brings together the country’s most eminent engineers from all disciplines to promote excellence in the science, art and practice of engineering.

Visit http://social.decomworld.com/projects-and-technologies/subsea-7-senior-vp-elected-fellow-royal-academy-engineering to view the full article online.

 

Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC) announced today the award of an EPIC SURF contract valued at approximately $600 million from Chevron Overseas Congo Ltd for the development of the Lianzi field offshore Congo and Angola.

Visit http://www.rovworld.com/article6350.html to view the full article online.

 

As demanded in the specification, the design and build fulfils all the strict specifications of both DNV Class and the Danish Maritime Authority rules. In the design, a number of advanced marine technologies were adopted, including a DP-2 dynamic positioning system and an all-electric propulsion system, so the vessel has excellent mobility between the pier and wind farm, and accurate dynamic positioning ability in the floating condition.

Visit http://shipbuildingtribune.com/2012/08/27/china-a2seas-third-generation-wind-turbine-installation-vessel-named/ to view the full article online.

 

Fair seas are ahead for Odyssey Marine (OMEX), the undersea treasure hunter. After the successful salvage of the SS Republic in 2003, the company found and salvaged 17 tons of silver coins from a shipwreck the courts later determined to be a Spanish warship. A federal appeals court held that US law and treaties provide for indefinite Spanish ownership of their sunken warships and cargo. The coins were then transferred to Spain. A new business plan was adopted whereby the identity of a shipwreck would be determined and agreements reached with potential claimants before salvage was commenced.

Visit http://seekingalpha.com/article/826741-odyssey-marine-has-sails-set to view the full article online.

 

The BIRNS Snooperette-UV™, model 5676, Ultra Violet (UV) is a powerful, cutting-edge lighting system for the commercial diving and ROV market that brings incredibly versatile new options to a wide range of Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI) and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) projects. With this unique BIRNS UV helmet light, divers can have both hands free while using a powerful UV light to help identify metal fissures and weak areas at depth, and as it’s rated to 3,400m, ROVs and other vehicles can shed UV light at depth for a variety of offshore inspection applications.

Visit http://www.birns.com/birns-snooperette-uv.html to view the full article online.

 

Bowtech Products Ltd (‘Bowtech’), a market leader in underwater and harsh environment vision systems, has announced the launch of a completely redesigned and improved website, aimed at providing customers access to new product lines and industry specific product pages. The website now enables users to search for products by industry sector, with new landing pages for ROV AUV, oil and gas, defence, oceanographic and research, nuclear and leisure and marine science. The website can be viewed at www.bowtech.co.uk.

Visit http://www.rovworld.com/article6345.html to view the full article online.

 

Global marine technology developer Kongsberg Maritime’s Aberdeen based underwater camera group has received contracts to supply comprehensive underwater camera packages to a total of four new state-of-the-art SMD trencher and mining vehicles being delivered to major subsea service clients.

Visit http://www.yoursubseanews.com/kongsberg+cameras+and+accessories+chosen+for+latest+generation+smd+deep+water+trenching+and+mining+vehicles_80807.html to view the full article online.