The CSA Diving Standards Committees are to meet in Vancouver for 3 days during the CSA AGM at the Weston BayShore Inn. The Diving Standards Meetings will be starting on TUESDAY afternoon (June 21st) and end on Thursday the 23rd. The exact schedule of the CSA meetings are (normal starts 0900 for morning and 13:30 […]
Most everything in this world has a “service life.” Not unlike, the diving industry in Canada is lead today by some incredible individuals, but we must all remember there were leaders before them and there will be leaders after them. As time marches on, so must the standards and regulations that provide the framework that […]
Have you registered to attend the 2016 CUCE yet? Why attend? – Network with industry professionals – Meet experts and influencers face to face – Learn about new products and industry projects – Introduce yourself and make connections with industry leaders – Come for the workshops, stay for the conference Don’t […]
Several Dive Supervisors courses will be held in December and Jan. The diving supervisor course will be of 36 hours duration, be taught by a diving supervisor with five years’ experience as a supervisor and three years’ experience as a teacher at an accredited diver training establishment, and will cover the following subjects: (i) elements […]
(Reprint from CBC Website) Gord Hay remembers Luke Seabrook as a “very keen” and eager student of commercial diving at the Canadian Working Divers Institute in 2010. In Hay’s 23 years running the school in Chapleau, Ont., Seabrook is the first graduate to die on the job, and that angers Hay. “This should never have […]
IAN FAIRCLOUGH VALLEY-SOUTHWEST Published October 20, 2015 – 6:42pm A 41-year-old Digby County man has been slapped with more than $60,000 in fines and penalties for violations of occupational diving regulations and ignoring a stop-work order. Frank Joseph (Joey) Oickle was sentenced Tuesday in Digby provincial court. The owner of CJM Fisheries Ltd. was charged […]
Diving Supervisors Course Date: Dec 14-18, 2015 Location: Ottawa Police Services 245 Greenbank Rd. Nepean (Ottawa area), Ontario Topics Include: Elements of supervision Motivation & communication Legislation Site emergencies and accident investigation Dive accident prevention and management planning Health and Safety, policies, management and procedures Management of simulated diving emergencies (shams)- theory only Review […]
On Monday August 31, 2015, Jim Wilson – former Executive Director of the CADC – died peacefully in his room at Sunnybrook Veterans’ Centre surrounded by his family. He was 88 years old. Jim was predeceased by his beloved wife of nearly 60 years, Joyce Woodburn (April 2013) and is survived by his children […]
The CSA Diving Standards committees will be meeting in Marriott Hotel in Niagara Falls June 16-18th in conjunction with the CSA Annual General Meetings. Committee meetings are scheduled as follows: Tues., June 16 13:30 – 17:00 Z275.1 Hyperbarics SC Wed., June 17 10:00 – 12:00 Z275.2 Diving Safety Code SC Wed., June 17 13:00 […]
Steve Duffy of Surrey BC was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canadian Underwater Conference in Victoria BC in March in recognition for his work in dive safety for the Canadian diving industry. Steve Duffy was a Royal Canadian Navy Clearance diver who was trained at Fleet Diving Unit (Pacific) and the Naval School […]
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