Information Notes

Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA D 02/08

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Members will no doubt be interested in the statement which has just been issued by The Diving Medical Advisory Committee (DMAC) – an independent body of diving medical specialists which seeks to provide advice about medical and certain safety aspects of commercial diving.  The statement is intended to provide a

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Recently, DNV, at the request of Shell E&P UK, has developed the attached draft DNV recommended practice for the design of hyperbaric evacuation systems for divers.  This document is linked to the existing classification services offered by DNV.  The draft recommended practice is focused on the design of hyperbaric evacuation

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Background In 1999, IMCA produced a protocol to provide information for its members on the thermal testing of hyperbaric evacuation systems (HESs). This was issued as information note IMCA D 24/99, with an extensive technical note (see right-hand panel) which provided the technical details for those responsible for testing and assessing

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA TCPC 03/05, IMCA D 03/05

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA D 02/05

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA D 08/03

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA D 06/03

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One of the primary objectives of IMCA is to strive to raise the health, safety and environment standards across the industry,  to provide the safest working environment possible for our member companies and their employees. A key tool in this  effort has been the use of the IMCA safety flash

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA D 06/02

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Diving contractors have been involved in the recovery of bodies from wrecks at sea as long as there has been a diving industry. It goes without saying that the experience can be traumatic for those involved. An IMCA contractor has kindly made available a copy of its plan covering the

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA D 12/01

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA D 03/01

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA D 19/00

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA D 16/99

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Originally issued with the following reference(s): IMCA D 21/98

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