Diver Training The Myths The Reality The Future

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Diver Training The Myths The Reality The Future

• Alf Leadbitter
• Diver Training Manager
• The Underwater Centre Fort William

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The Myths

• To run a dive school all you have to do is
• Get a couple of supervisors
• Buy some equipment
• Find some water
• Bring in the students
• Throw them in the water and train them

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The Reality
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The Training Schools
Management Administration
Support Staff
Training
Instructors
Equipment
The Course producing safe competent Working
Divers
Dive sites
Classrooms
The Students
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Competency
Proving Competency
Lectures
Do the Job
Practice
Do the Job
Assessment
Competent Worker
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A Training School Fort William

• Location
• Deep Sheltered Water

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Essential Personnel

• Manager
• Instructors
• Supervisors
• Standby Divers
• Engineers

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General Dive Platforms

• Barges

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General Dive Platforms

• Jetties
• Shallow water
• Tasks

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General Dive Platforms

• Saturation System
• Boats and Ribs

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Equipment to Dive With

• Panels
• Hats suits Cylinders etc
• ROV or cameras

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Underwater Centre Task Sites

• An Interesting seabed
• Low visibility High visibility
• Tasks placed on seabed

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Basic Air Course

• All basic courses will concentrate on diving
  safety
• All will have tasks some safety some work
• Most modern schools rely on achieving competency
  by assessment

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Advanced Equipment Courses

• Using Advanced Equipment
• Wet Bells
• Closed Bells and Saturation Systems

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Advanced Work Courses

• Welding and Burning
• Rigging Lifting Bags

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Advanced Work Courses

• Inspection and NDT Work

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Additional Courses

• Diver Medic
• ALST
• Supervisors
• Hat Maintenance
• Technicians
• Acquaint Courses
• ROV

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Global Vision of TUC To Impart its Diving
Training Specialisation Expertise Globally
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INDIAN CHAPTERA Joint Venture BetweenDolphin
Offshore The Underwater Centre (UK)
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The Future The Indian Chapter

• Indias Continued Dependence on Oil Gas
  Dominating Sector.
• Thrust towards increased explorations,
  particularly Deep Offshore Explorations.
• Availability of vast pool of Human Resources
  Educated, Skilled Motivated (with Marine
  Orientation).
• Focus towards Advanced Underwater Technology
  Extensive utilisation of ROVs as well as Divers

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The Future The Indian Chapter

• On A Fast Track
• Establish a State of Art
• Diving Training Institute
• in India
• A JV between DOEIL TUC (UK).
• Classroom courses planned to commence at Mumbai
  shortly, followed by Diving Courses in a phased
  manner.

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Future Plans for Diving Courses

• Phase 1 1st Year Mainly Classroom Courses
• ALST
• Trainee Air Supervisor
• Trainee Bell Supervisor
• Diver Medics
• Phase 2 2nd 3rd Years Air Diving
  Courses
• Phase 3 4th Year
• Saturation Diving
• Research Development.
• Hyperbaric Training

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Planned Locations

• West Coast of India
• Diving Training
• East Coast of India
• Hyperbaric Training
• Research development Facilities

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Thank You.