ADCI Underwater Today
June 22, 2018
INDUSTRY NEWS
Effective now, Kirby Morgan has discontinued P/N 545-100 Chin Strap.
Visit http://www.naylornetwork.com/adc-advisory/newsletter-v4.asp?issueID=57521 to view the full article online.
Bay-Tech industries will be hosting a Ocean Technology Oxy-Arc Underwater Burning Safety Training class with Certification June 25th, 26th and 27th . It is a 2-1/2 day Safety Course. The cost is $500.00 per person. This class is for Dive Supervisors, Safety Officers, Project Managers and Company Representatives only. Limited spots are available and filling up quickly. Students are required to provide their own Laptop, Class Manual, Safety Glasses, Steel Toe Boots and Overalls. The Manual can be purchased the day of the class at Bay-Tech. Contact Karl Miller, kmiller@baytechrentals.com or call 504-328-6456 to reserve your spot.
Visit http://www.naylornetwork.com/adc-advisory/newsletter-v4.asp?issueID=57521 to view the full article online.
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) will hold its Annual Seminar with the theme ‘Working Together: getting back to business – oil companies and contractors finding new ways of working’, on 28 and 29 November 2018 at the World Forum in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Visit https://www.imca-int.com/news/2018/06/20/imca-annual-seminar-working-together-with-technical-sessions-on-marine-and-diving/ to view the full article online.
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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The May/June issue of Underwater Magazine is online now. This issue features an update to the ADCI Consensus Standards, a status report after one year of the ADCI Audit, a primer on how to protect your brand on Social Media, and the return of The Last Word and Ocean Currents. All of this and much more in the latest issue of Underwater Magazine.
Visit http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ADCS/ADCS0318/index.php#/0 to view the full article online.
Recognizing and honoring individuals whose efforts and accomplishments have significantly contributed to commercial diving through a lifetime of dedication.
Nominees do not have to be commercial divers, but can be any individual who has been influential and who has made a significant and recognizable life-long contribution to the commercial diving community.
Inductees will be honored at the Awards Dinner at Underwater Intervention 2017.
For more information, contact
Phil Newsum
Executive Director
(281) 893-8388 or
pnewsum@adc-int.org
Deadline for submittal of nominations:
OCTOBER 31, 2018
Please visit adc-int.org to download the nominations form and to learn more about the Commercial Diving Hall of Fame.
Award
This year the ADCI will award 2 Scholarships at $4,000.00 each.
Eligibility
This ADCI Scholarship is open to members of the community of all ADCI voting member companies who are current and in good standing with ADCI, with the exception of officers and/or directors of the ADCI Board of Directors or their immediate families. This award is available for any institution of higher learning after high school including universities, colleges, junior colleges, vocational training schools and trade schools.
Scholarship recipients will be honored at the Awards Dinner at Underwater Intervention 2019.
Deadline for submittal of nominations:
OCTOBER 31, 2018
Please visit adc-int.org to download the application form.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
UK subsea services company, Rovco has announced the successful completion of an underwater survey of the Amazon Reef, off the northern coast of Brazil, for leading environmental organization, Greenpeace.
Visit https://www.ecomagazine.com/news/companies/rovco-completes-amazon-reef-survey-for-greenpeace to view the full article online.
Glosten and Global Diving & Salvage (Global) announce the successful treatment of ballast water with a mobile system on board a 350-foot marine vessel moored in Coos Bay, Oregon.
Visit https://www.maritime-executive.com/corporate/glosten-and-global-diving-treat-ballast-water-with-mobile-system#gs.rPFtonE to view the full article online.
KB Associates is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of the 2018 Historical Diving Society Leonard Greenstone Award. The Award recognises safety professionals, groups, organisations or companies in the fields of commercial, scientific, military or recreational diving. It was founded by, and named after, Leonard Greenstone, in 1974 and supported by NAUI; after which was then deeded to the Historical Diving Society USA (HDS) in 2012 when he passed away. Leonard was a U.S. Navy salvage diver during WWII, and a strong advocate of diver's safety. Among his many contributions to the world of diving was the establishing of the Leonard Greenstone Marine Technology Training Program at Chino State Prison, California, which has consistently recorded the lowest prisoner recidivism rate in California history and possibly in the nation also.
Visit https://www.prurgent.com/2018-06-18/pressrelease444226.htm to view the full article online.
NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
RTsys has a complete range of underwater acoustic recorders used in scientific studies or to monitor wind and tidal energy farms.The quality of the data collected by these recorders is widely recognized by users, such as universities, institutes, industrials such as marine renewable energies and oil & gas companies. RTsys recorders are also used by national navies.
Visit https://www.oceannews.com/news/subsea-intervention-survey/cutting-edge-technology-in-underwater-acoustics-listening-systems to view the full article online.