ADCI Underwater TodaySeptember 28, 2018 INDUSTRY NEWS
A new exhibit titled "Working Underwater" is now open at Seacoast Science Center in Rye, NH, giving visitors a glimpse into the challenging world of undersea exploration and engineering.
Visit http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180927/working-underwater-exhibit-opens-at-seacoast-science-center to view the full article online. The Women Divers Hall of Fame ™ (WDHOF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring and raising awareness of the contributions of outstanding women divers. WDHOF provides educational, mentorship, financial, and career opportunities to the diving community throughout the world. Each year, WDHOF awards scholarships and training grants that provide financial and educational support to individuals of all ages, particularly those who are preparing for professional careers that involve diving.
Visit http://californiadiver.com/applications-now-open-for-2019-women-divers-hall-of-fame-scholarships-and-training-grants-931/ to view the full article online. Offshore and subsea construction company Hydra enters the saturation diving market with a powerful diving support vessel, the M/V Subsea Responder. Trevor Davis, president and CEO, announced that the company has converted its flagship vessel, the M/V Subsea Responder and acquired a saturation diving system to prepare for the influx of projects as the oil and gas industry experiences an upturn.
Visit https://www.worldoil.com/news/2018/9/20/hydra-enters-saturation-diving-market-prepares-for-industry-upturn to view the full article online. New On ADCI-TV
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This Fall 2018, the 6.3 edition of ADCI's International Consensus Standards will bring improved standards of safety for commercial divers across the globe. To view the ADCI TV archives, please click here.
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mark your calendars for February 5-7, 2019, as Underwater Intervention returns to New Orleans. This is the must-attend event of the year for the entire underwater operations industry. Make sure to visit www.underwaterintervention.com often for more information about UI2019.
The September/October issue of Underwater Magazine is online now. This issue features an article discussing Extreme Rescue & Recovery Operations, an overview of the Gulf of Mexico Subsea Market Outlook for 2019, a History of Dive Lab, Inc. and much more. All of this in the latest issue of Underwater Magazine.
Visit https://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ADCS/ADCS0518/index.php#/0 to view the full article online. UNDERWATER Magazine and the ADCI are looking to continue their library of industry-related images. If you have any great pictures of commercial divers, job sites, equipment, or anything else related to the industry that you would be willing to share and possibly see published in an upcoming issue of UNDERWATER Magazine please contact Steve Guglielmo at sguglielmo@naylor.com
Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/adc-nwl/articles/index-v5.asp?aid=523979&issueID=57495 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
The U.S. Navy's Office of the Supervisor of Salvage is leading an effort to remove fuel oil from the sunken heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, a WWII war prize that was used in the American atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.
Visit https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/u-s-navy-salvors-remove-oil-from-a-bomb-test-ship to view the full article online. Paul Smith has been appointed group managing director at UTEC Survey (UTEC), one of the industry’s leading off- and onshore survey companies and part of subsea services group Acteon.
Visit https://www.oceannews.com/news/milestones/utec-appoints-new-group-managing-director to view the full article online. Greensea has recently announced the appointment of Regina Yopak as Applications Engineer, Service Manager.
Visit https://www.oceannews.com/news/milestones/greensea-appoints-new-applications-engineer-service-manager to view the full article online. NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Improving safety for saturation divers was the motivation behind JFD’s Compact Bailout Rebreathing Apparatus (COBRA), which was used for the first time in the North Sea in April this year by Bibby Offshore.
Visit https://www.osjonline.com/news/view,rebreather-boosts-safety-for-saturation-divers_54238.htm to view the full article online. |