The Canadian Working Divers Institute is running a DCBC approved Unrestricted and Restrictive Surface-Supplied Diving Supervisors Course. Course runs from 07:00 to 15:00 for 4 days $750 tax free tuition Toronto March 16th to 19th Comfort Inn on Airport Road, (call 905-677-7331 to reserve a room $99/night) Vancouver April 1 to 4th (after the Canadian […]
Divers are divers – commercial or military or police or public service. We all share a waterline over our head! As I have done in the past, the new 2015 Screen Saver Calendar of the Mine Counter Measures (MCM) divers of the NATO’s Deep Diving Teams divers plying their trade has been released today – […]
The times they are a changin’,” sang Bob Dylan. Our Diving industry is in the midst of a sea of change. Crooner Bobby was so prophetic; I wonder if he ever got wet? I attended a meeting of the Ontario Infrastructure Health and Safety Association-Diving Labour Management Committee to discuss issues working divers and companies […]
CSA has now put up for public review the draft of the new Z275.1 Hyperbaric Facilities. DEADLINE DEC 30 2014 This Standard applies to hyperbaric chambers that have as their primary function the subjection of humans to pressure environments exceeding 1 atmosphere absolute, such as those required in diving operations, work under compressed-air conditions, medical […]
The Canadian Navy – an associate member of CADC – hosted the multi-national deep diving excercise for Naval Special Forces (Mine Counter Measures) divers held this year in Victoria BC and hosted by the Canadian Fleet Diving Unit Pacific. Photography by Doug Elsey. (DougElsey.com) The slide show is presented to the participants on the conclusion […]
The CSA Diving Standards Committees are to meet in Mississauga at the CSA Building at Mississauga 5060 Spectrum Way, Mississauga, ON L4W 5N6 The meeting schedules are as follows: Nov. 4 a.m. Hyperbarics (Z275.1) SC Meeting Nov. 4 p.m. UXO Diving SC (Z275.6) Meeting Nov. 5 a.m. Competency and Training (Z275.4/Z275.5) SC Meetings Nov. 5 […]
Given the need to keep hydroelectric projects operating as much as possible, the alternative of using a remotely operated vehicle or diver to perform inspections and repairs opens a realm of opportunities and applications. The use of divers and remotely operated vehicles (ROV) at hydroelectric facilities and dams can provide a cost-effective alternative to dewatering […]
A remotely operated underwater vehicle searching the Victoria Strait made the discovery on Sunday. It’s one of two ships that belonged to Sir John Franklin’s doomed Arctic expedition, though researchers aren’t sure yet whether it’s HMS Terror or HMS Erebus. “I am delighted to announce that this year’s Victoria Strait Expedition has solved one of […]
The draft of the proposed changes to the Z275.2 Diving Operations Standard is now out for public review. There has been extensive changes and input into the Deep Diving section as well as other subtle but important changes to other sections. Have you input NOW before it goes into the standard (and eventually into regulations). […]
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