Information Notes

The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) has released version 1.1 of its P1 and P2 geophysical position data exchange formats.  Originally released in 2012 to replace the UKOOA P1/90 and P2/94 formats, the revised versions incorporate industry feedback from the first release and provide greater flexibility –

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Members will wish to be aware that the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has recently issued guidance and advice to vessel owners, operators and masters on the subject of piracy and armed robbery against ships. The information is contained in AMSA Marine Notice 07/2015 which supersedes 15/2009 and is attached

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The finalised version of the British and European Standard BS EN 12021:2014 – Respiratory equipment – Compressed gases for breathing apparatus – was released in late 2014.  As well as its obvious application to diving breathing gas, the new BS EN 12021, which has superseded BS EN 12021:1999, is also

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IMCA’s Chief Executive, Chris Charman, has stepped down, with immediate effect (as from 1 May).  Jane Bugler has become Acting Chief Executive, thus ensuring that IMCA is in very safe hands.  A new Chief Executive will be sought to take IMCA forward and continue to deliver ever more support for

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA R 03/15

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Companies operating in the UK sector are reminded that the new passenger size limits for offshore helicopters in the UK take effect from 1 April 2015. From 1 April 2015, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will prohibit helicopter operators from carrying passengers on offshore flights, except in response to

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The United States Coast Guard has published proposed amendments to its commercial diving regulations. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is attached. The deadline for comments is 20 May 2015. The US Coast Guard is proposing to amend its regulations for commercial diving that is conducted from deepwater ports or

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In the United Kingdom the main set of regulations that apply to diving are the Diving at Work Regulations 1997 (DWR97). The Diving at Work Regulations cover all divers when one or more divers are at work, whether employed or self-employed.There are five Approved Codes of Practice (ACoPs) which give advice on

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The UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has issued an amendment to its UK policy on personnel transfer procedures in the wind farm sector, notified to members in section briefing note IMCA E&A 01/15 (now withdrawn). The amendment clarifies the fact that it does not apply to vessel to vessel

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Last year IMCA’s Remote Systems & ROV Division Management Committee identified that members have encountered failures and problems with ROV umbilicals and tethers. At the time the ROV committee agreed that the creation of a database of ROV umbilical or tether failure and damage incidents would be a useful addition

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This IMCA information note is intended to provide information and give advice to diving contractors wishing to manage any possible hazards associated with balancing the need for divers in saturation to have unobstructed access through trunkings while providing protection against possible suction or pressure loss. 1       The Need to Provide

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The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) has published a revised version of its HSE competency management guidelines for the geophysical industry. This revised report is intended as the geophysical industry base reference for HSE competency management and training. It has been updated significantly to provide guidance to all

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The UK HSE has recently published the updated Offshore Diving Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) – L103 – Commercial diving projects offshore: ACoP and guidance (2nd edition). HSE notes that this publication sets out what you have to do to comply with the requirements of the Diving at Work Regulations

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The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has launched an e-guide for managing stress and psychosocial risks in the workplace. As part of the Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress campaign, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has launched its e-guide on managing stress and

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The issue of validity periods for competence assurance assessments has been revisited by the Competence & Training (C&T) core committee following feedback from member companies who now have established in-house competence assurance and assessment schemes in place. This information note supersedes the information notes on the same topic issued in

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The OGP (International Association of Oil & Gas Producers) Geomatics Committee’s Seabed Survey Data Model (SSDM) Task Force has published SeabedML, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Geography Markup Language (GML) Application Schema for SSDM version 1. OGC GML enables open data exchange of geographical features and is particularly useful on web-enabled

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